by Guy Belleranti -
One fine sunny morning the voices at Snuffle’s house got all mixed up.
Mom said in Dad's deep voice, "We have pancakes, berries, and orange juice for breakfast."
Dad said in Emma's high voice, "What did you say?"
Emma said in Snuffle's voice, "Woof, woof!"
And Snuffle's said in Mom's voice, "Please pass the syrup."
"Yikes! My goodness! Woof!" cried the people.
"Yum, yum, yum," said the dog.
And all four ran out of the house, jumped into the car, and VROOM VROOMED to Doctor DoGood's Happy Health Clinic.
"Wow!" said Doctor DoGood when Mom talked in Dad's voice, Dad talked in Emma's voice, and Emma barked, "Woof, woof!"
"Wow again!" said Nurse Nicely when Snuffles asked in Mom's voice, "May I please have a big bowl of orange juice?"
Doctor DoGood, Nurse Nicely, Mom, Dad, Emma, and Snuffles ran out of the clinic, squeezed into the car, and VROOM VROOMED to Valerie the Vet's Perfect Place for Pets.
"Amazing!" said Valerie when Mom talked in Dad's voice, Dad talked in Emma's voice, and Emma barked, "Woof, woof!"
"Amazing again!" Valerie added when Snuffle's asked in Mom's voice, "May I please have a tasty treat?"
Valerie the Vet, Doctor DoGood, Nurse Nicely, Mom, Dad, Emma, and Snuffles ran out of the building and squeezed into the car. But they were squeezed too tight to drive anywhere. So they POPPITY-POPPED out of the car and piled onto a bus headed to Scientist Sam’s Lab of Learning.
"No dogs allowed on my bus," the bus driver told Snuffles.
"Who's a dog?" Snuffles replied. "I'm a hairy human."
The bus driver's eyes went POPPITY POP POP, and he VROOM VROOMED quickly to Scientist Sam’s Lab.
"Awesome!" said Scientist Sam when Mom talked in Dad's voice, Dad talked in Emma's voice, and Emma barked, "Woof, woof!"
"Awesome again!" Sam added when Snuffles pointed at a skeleton and asked in Mom's voice, "May I please chew on a bunch of those bones?"
Scientist Sam, Valerie the Vet, Doctor DoGood, Nurse Nicely, Mom, Dad, Emma, and Snuffles ran down the street to the news studio.
"This isn't news," said Newsman Nick when Mom talked in Mom's voice, Dad talked in Dad's voice, Emma talked in Emma's voice, and Snuffles barked, "Woof, woof!"
And indeed it wasn't. Everything was back to normal.
So Scientist Sam, Valerie the Vet, Doctor DoGood, and Nurse Nicely went back to work.
And Mom, Dad, Emma, and Snuffles went back home.
However…
