School closed for the summer and teachers gathered for lunch at a local restaurant, a highlight for the end of the school year. Since the weather was pleasant, they chose an outside table to relax. Chatter and laughter flowed as they scanned the menu.
“Something furry just brushed my leg,” one teacher giggled, still looking at her menu.
“Odd place for a stray cat.” another added.
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“Oh, it just brushed by me,” exclaimed a third teacher.
They looked under the table. Screams spewed from their mouths.
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“Skunk!”
Chairs tipped as women rushed for the restaurant door, pushing each other through like a startled herd. Inside, they caught their breath and calmed their beating hearts. They gathered near another table chatting all at once as to who should call Animal Control when another scream erupted.
“Skunk! The skunk is inside! The skunk has followed us inside!”
More chairs tipped as the herd of women pushed each other through the door to the outside. They plunked their heaving bodies onto chairs at the table that they had just left. Squealing and prattling, they attempted to gain some order and review the menu. They searched the road for Animal Control.
One teacher’s face turned white. She froze.
“Something is nibbling my toe,” she whispered.
A teacher peeked under the table.
“No one move,” she said. “The skunk is on your foot!”
They all froze. They whispered to each other to stay calm so that the skunk may wander away. After a suspenseful eternity, the skunk lumbered off into a ravine. Animal Control drove into the parking lot.
