Robert Clements

Mr or Ms Know-All!

Very often we come across people who know everything: These highly-blessed know-alls act and speak like walkie-talkie Encyclopedia Britannicas.

I looked up and saw birds, quite a few of them watching it with interest, and yet the snail, knowing it was being watched, did not stop.

“Little exciting things happening,” I said, “that make you laugh or quite often make you ponder if there’s a deeper meaning.”

“But there are no drummers, sir!” said the surprised watchman, as I angrily pulled off my earphones and realized there was no sound of drums at all!

This is a story of a young man who had everything; a luxurious home, cars plus lots of money, but try as he might he couldn’t get the girl he loved.