More listening in on the Dojos ...

[Dojosmama]

FIRST (AND FATTEST) MALE DOJO: "Sure am glad Mama came back! I sure missed my treats!"

MALE ROSY BARB: "Yeah? Well, we missed them, too."

ALL THREE DOJOS IN UNISON: "Ditto! Ditto!"

FEMALE DOJO: "She had her hands in our tank, again, pulling off that silly sponge after she made the water stop flowing. Wonder what she does with that thing?"

SECOND MALE DOJO: "Silly! That's the pre-filter sponge. She takes that out and squeezes it into a bucket, then puts it back on that plastic tube with the holes in it. Guess she thinks our water will stay cleaner that way."

FEMALE DOJO: "Yeah, and she had that hose in here again, sucking up our water! Then comes that crazy waterfall from that long thing with the spout."

FEMALE ROSY BARB: "Oh, you mean that pitcher. What's wrong with that? Nice little waterfall cascading over her hand. Mama usually starts that after she has emptied about half our water."

FIRST MALE DOJO: "Sure is noisy!"

SECOND MALE DOJO: "Yeah, sure wish she could do that more quietly."

FEMALE DOJO: "What you beefing about? That's nice clean water we're getting. We don't have to do any of the work! We just sit here on this gravel and look cute. Mama does it all!"

SECOND MALE DOJO: "Well, at least she hasn't stuck that big sucker in here, yet. I always hide when I see that thing coming!"

FEMALE DOJO: "Yeah, and one of these days she isn't going to see you and you'll end up sucked into that thing!"

YELLOW GLO-FISH: "I got sucked into it, once. I ended up in a bucket of water, got netted out and put right back in here. Big deal!"

FEMALE DOJO: "But, you're tiny! It was probably just an amusement ride to you. Hell, that huge sucker could slice one of us in half if it lands on us instead of around us."

FIRST MALE DOJO: "Aw, shucks! I think Mama watches us very carefully. Notice how she stirs the gravel with her hand to flush us out? Mama wouldn't let anything bad happen to us. We're her little darlings!"

SECOND MALE DOJO: "Maybe so, but I still don't like that thing!"

MALE ROSY BARB: "Well, get used to it, because she uses it regularly."

FEMALE ROSY BARB: "Just wait til we end up in that large tank. She's getting something called a 'Python', then! A huge snake! Yikes!"

RED GLO-FISH: "Aw, hush! A 'Python' is just a glorified gravel sucker, not much different than what she now uses."

(DOJOS LOOK DOUBTFUL)

"Besides," RED GLO-FISH CONTINUES, "We aren't all going to move into that huge tank. I think you three get to stay here."

YELLOW GLO-FISH: "Yeah, I hear her talking about getting six more of you guys for that big tank."

FIRST MALE DOJO: "You know, it might be nice to have more space to swim around in. Think she'll reconsider and put US in there, too?"

FEMALE DOJO: "Well, if she doesn't, we'll still have the good life ..."

(ALL THREE DOJOS NOD IN AGREEMENT)

SECOND MALE DOJO: "Oh, boy! Look what's coming! Algae pellets! Yum-yum!"

MALE ROSY BARB: "You'll have to get them away from US, first!"

FIRST MALE DOJO: "Quit being a hog! There's plenty for all of us! ... Pay attention, now! Here they come ...."

(AND THE FEEDING FRENZY ENSUES, HEAD-OVER-HEAD, TAIL-OVER-TAIL, BODIES WRITHING, FINS FLARING ... AMY VANDERBILT WOULD HAVE A FIT ... SUCH AWFUL MANNERS ... TSK! TSK !...)

[Crissyloach]

LOL keep it coming!