Cross Bills

Tommy’s parents were in denial about his crossed bills.  They made excuses that he just had a lazy tongue or a lisp.  Birth defects like this didn’t happen in the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.  the Face of Everyman tried to explain that it wasn’t a deformity; but a evolutionary adaptation to eating seeds from pine cones.  He’d be just fine when they got to the Big Tree Timeshare owned by the venerable sage.  He  was sure that Tommy would make new friends.

Red Crossbill

Butch and Sundance assured the Face of Everyman that they were just passing through; headed for the high timber country.  As a gesture of hospitality the venerable sage gave each a pine cone; their dish of choice.  The banal foodstuff offered by the kindly ol’ pensioner was not suitable for these genetically adapted guests of the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa.   https://tinyurl.com/yafdazsp