Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for March 10, 2013
Transcript:
Rose: Oh, he will be thrilled! He just went to bed. Guess who wants to read you a bedtime story? Meemaw (on the phone): How's my boy? Pasquale: Meemaw! Meemaw (on the phone): Put the phone next to your pillow...then close your eyes! Pasquale: Okay! Meemaw: All we have to do is choose a story...I've made a few selections! There's a pirate who can't sail...he gets seasick...so sad...or a duck who forgets how to quack... I'd have to describe the lovely drawings! And Pety the Pterosaur...A prehistoric flying reptile who is afraid to fly! I hope there's a happy ending! Meemaw (on the phone): I'll leave the choice up to you, Pasquale! Pasquale? Meemaw: Uh...I hear steady breathing...is he already asleep, Rose? Meemaw (on the phone): Rose? "In the end, it's not about the perfect story... It's about the perfect storyteller!
I always liked Dr. DeSoto. He’s a mouse dentist who has a fox come to him with a toothache. The Dr. is conflicted about treating a dangerous animal. And the fox is conflicted about whether it would be poor form to eat the Dr. after he’s cured the toothache.