Episode 329: Try to Keep Up With Us

One morning a doe and two fawns enter the backyard. The twins glue themselves to the kitchen window and stare at the animals. The doe’s ears are wide and trembling. The fawns begin browsing on the blossoms near Terrastina’s Quan Yin statue. Oh well, she says, there go my flowers. I hope they liked them. The twins are transfixed, silent and completely attentive. Mazolli comes into the kitchen. What’s going on? he says. Terrastina points to the twins. A bonding moment, she says. Mazolli looks puzzled. By the way, he says, did you see the deer in the backyard?