Walter Willoughby was a wasp expert. He reckoned he could identify any wasp just by the sound it makes. You could say that he was a bit of a Wizard with Wasps.
One day Walter was walking past Rodney’s Records, when he spotted something in the window. It was an old shabby LP called The Wonderful World of Wasps.
“Ooh, that’s interesting,” thought Walter, “The Wonderful World of Wasps. that’s right up my street. If there is anything new on there I’ll be even more of a wizard on wasps.”
Walter went inside and went up to Rodney, the Sole Prop of Rodney’s Records, to enquire about the record in the window. “Hello," said Walter, “I’d like to listen to the record you have in the window, Wasp World”.
“Oh yes,” replied Rodney, “do you mean The Wonderful World of Wasps?”
“Yes, that’s the one,” replied Walter, “The wonderful World of Wasps. You see, I am a big fan of wasps; I can identify any wasp just from its sound. In fact, some people say that I’m a bit of a wizard with wasps.”
“I’ll put it on for you, you can listen in booth number 4.”
So Walter went over to the booth and put on the headphones.
Imagine his delight when the sound started. The very first track was a brand new sound he’d never heard before! More wonderful wasp sounds to make him even more of a wizard with wasps. Fantastic!
But wait – what’s this? Track 2 was new, too. Surely not, TWO new wasps sounds he hadn’t heard before, this was wonderful beyond his wildest dreams.
But then came track three and track four, both brand new wasp sounds. This was getting fishy and Walter didn’t like it. Perhaps he wasn’t such a wizard after all. Walter reckoned something must be wrong.
So he went back to Rodney, the Sole Prop of Rodney’s Records, and asked:
“I’m sorry to bother you, Rodney, but I am an expert on wasps. I can identify any wasp by its sound, that’s why people say that I am a bit of a wizard with wasps. But this record is full of sounds I’ve not heard before. That seems very strange. Can you please check that you put the right record on?”
Now Rodney, the Sole Prop of Rodney’s Records, was none too pleased at having his professional competence queried, but he new of Walter’s reputation as a bit of a wizard with wasps, so he went to check. It was a good job he did, really, because he had to come back and eat humble pie.
“I’m terribly sorry, Walter,” admitted Rodney, the Sole Prop of Rodney’s Records, “I made a mistake.”
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“I’d put on the bee side!”
Ray
One day Walter was walking past Rodney’s Records, when he spotted something in the window. It was an old shabby LP called The Wonderful World of Wasps.
“Ooh, that’s interesting,” thought Walter, “The Wonderful World of Wasps. that’s right up my street. If there is anything new on there I’ll be even more of a wizard on wasps.”
Walter went inside and went up to Rodney, the Sole Prop of Rodney’s Records, to enquire about the record in the window. “Hello," said Walter, “I’d like to listen to the record you have in the window, Wasp World”.
“Oh yes,” replied Rodney, “do you mean The Wonderful World of Wasps?”
“Yes, that’s the one,” replied Walter, “The wonderful World of Wasps. You see, I am a big fan of wasps; I can identify any wasp just from its sound. In fact, some people say that I’m a bit of a wizard with wasps.”
“I’ll put it on for you, you can listen in booth number 4.”
So Walter went over to the booth and put on the headphones.
Imagine his delight when the sound started. The very first track was a brand new sound he’d never heard before! More wonderful wasp sounds to make him even more of a wizard with wasps. Fantastic!
But wait – what’s this? Track 2 was new, too. Surely not, TWO new wasps sounds he hadn’t heard before, this was wonderful beyond his wildest dreams.
But then came track three and track four, both brand new wasp sounds. This was getting fishy and Walter didn’t like it. Perhaps he wasn’t such a wizard after all. Walter reckoned something must be wrong.
So he went back to Rodney, the Sole Prop of Rodney’s Records, and asked:
“I’m sorry to bother you, Rodney, but I am an expert on wasps. I can identify any wasp by its sound, that’s why people say that I am a bit of a wizard with wasps. But this record is full of sounds I’ve not heard before. That seems very strange. Can you please check that you put the right record on?”
Now Rodney, the Sole Prop of Rodney’s Records, was none too pleased at having his professional competence queried, but he new of Walter’s reputation as a bit of a wizard with wasps, so he went to check. It was a good job he did, really, because he had to come back and eat humble pie.
“I’m terribly sorry, Walter,” admitted Rodney, the Sole Prop of Rodney’s Records, “I made a mistake.”
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“I’d put on the bee side!”
Ray
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