Nell: I’m not playing Cheeky Animals with David again.
Me: Why not?
Nell: He fell asleep.
Me: It’s ever so hot today, Nell. You can’t blame him.
Nell: It’s not as if I play that often anymore.
Me: I know.
Nell: But today I felt like a quick game.
Me: Fair enough.
Nell: And David said he was happy to join in.
Me: Darling Big Brave Beautiful Boy. He’s such an accommodating dog.
Nell: So, there I was carefully sticking my tongue out when I heard snoring.
Me: Oh dear.
Nell: I could have been loudly licking my paws and he wouldn’t have noticed.
Me: I would. Why do you all have to do that cleaning thing so loudly?
Nell: A clean animal has a clear heart.
Me: What does that even mean?
Nell: Clean paws open doors.
Me: Now you’re teasing me.
Nell: Anyway, Cheeky Animals is no fun played alone.
Me: I’ll play with you.
Nell: No. You’re dreadful at it.
Me: I’m not.
Nell: You can’t even pant casually.
Me: I didn’t know I had to.
Nell: Of course you do. It’s the moment when a casual pant turns into a sticking out tongue that is one of the most exciting parts of Cheeky Animals.
Me: Talking of casual pants, did you see the huge moon yesterday?
Nell: Yes, I did, but that’s got nothing at all to do with casual pants.
Me: If we were in the US right now we’d be discussing trousers.
Nell: I give up.
Me: Talking of trousers.
Nell: Good grief.
Me: Did Knitwear Wolf feel the urge to howl at that enormous moon?
Nell: You know it’s a myth that wolves howl at the moon?
Me: Really?
Nell: Yes, and Rupert is not a howling sort of wolf.
Me: No. Sorry.
