Action Figure
Larry (pictured) had dithered long enough; it was time to propose to his longtime girlfriend and get the job done. His brother said that his new decisiveness made him a real action figure, yet Larry somehow had never figured himself as G. I. Joe or one of the Transformers. . .
Not a Chicken Hawk
Denny (a Kestrel) thought the Nature Channel documentary on Raptors would let people know that there were more hawks than Red Tailed Hawks and Chicken Hawks . . .
Beer Money
Dudley had been trying to steal the power line wire to sell the copper for beer money all week, but he just couldn’t get it loose. . .
Just Too Heavy
Ben had told the power company the line was in the wrong place. To fix what they wouldn’t, he tried to move the line himself, but it was just a little too heavy . . .