Friday, October 8, 2010

Mr Kiwi the Salesman


Mr Kiwi sells nugget for cleaning shoes and boots. Today he is going to K. C. Bunnyborough to try and sell some of his nuggets. He has heard about the new school opening in K. C. Bunnyborough and thinks the young rabbits shoes and boots will be getting dirty hopping to and fro to the school.



He packs some of his nugget tins on the trap and starts walking towards K. C. Bunnyborough.



He arrives at K. C. Bunnyborough School and sees Mr Know teaching the young rabbits. He greets Mr Know and Mr Know sees his nugget tins and says, “None of the rabbits that come to school have shoes.” Mr Kiwi looks disappointed he thought that the parents of the rabbits would have brought them shoes or boots to wear to hop to school.



He leaves the school and decides to go and visit Mr and Mrs Grayson who he knows well. On the way he sees the pink boot home and thinks I haven’t met the family that lives there so goes over and knocks on the door. Mrs White opens the door and Mr Kiwi sees that she hasn’t shoes on either! Quick thinking Mr Kiwi asks, “Can I sell you some good waterproof nugget for your boot home?” Mrs White replies, “Have you got any pink nugget?” “No, but I have transparent nugget which I can recommend.” Mr Kiwi replies smiling.  Mrs White replies "Mr White is out and I would have to consult him before I make a purchase. Can you return next week?  “Yes I can,” answers Mr Kiwi.



Mr Kiwi visits Grandpa and Grandmother Cottontail next who are having a cup of tea outside their caravan. “Would you like to buy some black nugget to rub on your caravan wheels to keep them clean and supple?” asks Mr Kiwi hopefully. “Sorry, not today.” replies Grandpa Cottontail. Grandmother Cottontail invites him to join them for  a cup of tea.



He leaves feeling refreshed after a cup of tea but disappointed because he hasn’t made any sales today. He starts walking home with his head down and nearly misses seeing the approaching white rabbit family hopping towards him.



The Father rabbit tells Mr Kiwi that he and his family are going to K. C. Bunnyborough to live and that they have been hopping for two days to get there. Mr Kiwi can see that they are hot and tired. Quick thinking Mr Kiwi asks the Father rabbit, "Have heard about the ozone layer over K. C. Bunnyborough? You need to protect your ears against the sun. The tips of your ears can get blisters from the sun and can take a long time to heal. I can sell you this brown nugget which you put on your ear tips to protect them." He offers to rub the brown nugget on his wife’s ear tips. She is delighted to have her ear tips protected from the sun and insists to her husband that they must buy a tin of nugget for the sake of the young rabbits.







Father rabbit  buys a tin of brown nugget and mother rabbit rubs it on his and the young rabbits ear tips.  They continue to hop towards K. C. Bunnyborough.   Mr Kiwi smiles with satisfaction that he has made a sale and continues to walks home.