Blonde Venus

- Which one do you want to hear? - The one about Germany. - But you've heard that one so often. - I want to hear it again. - Ned. - Coming. - All set, Daddy? - You bet. - Go on, Mummy. - It was springtime in Germany, and it was warm. l had spring fever and the air was full of blossoms. - Now it's your turn. - Let's see. l was out with some other students on a walking trip... and pretty soon we came to a dragon sitting in an automobile... who told us there was a magic pool in the forest. - And what did you do? - We went to the pool, of course. - And what do you suppose we saw? - What? - lmagine! Half a dozen princesses taking a bath. - And what did you do when you saw him? - l told him to go away. - And did he? - He did not. - And what happened then? - The most beautiful princess of all... said that if I’d go away, she'd grant me my wish. - And what did you wish? - l wished to see her again. l couldn't think of anything better to wish. So that night l went to a theatre, and music began to play. And out upon the stage stepped this princess....and she looked more beautiful than ever. She was beautiful! - And then your heart began to go like this? And Mummy began to sing? - And my heart stopped beating entirely. - What happened to you when you saw him? - l could hardly sing, and l could barely wait until l saw him again. - But you did see him again, didn't you? - l met him later that night. - What happened then? - You can never guess. We went walking. - Go on, walk. - Okay, skipper. - And then we came to a park. - Only there was a tremendously large yellow moon up in the sky. lt was altogether too big and too bright. - But it was dark under the trees, very dark. - This is a tree, Johnny. - And what happened under the tree? - Then he kissed me. - And what happened after that? - He gave me another kiss. - And what happened then? - Then we were married. - And then? - And then we started to think about you... (04/12/2013)