KIDS

The boss of a big company

needed to call one of his employees

about an urgent problem with

one of the main computers. 

He dialled the employee's home

phone number and was greeted with a child's

whisper, "Hello?"

Feeling a bit put out at the

inconvenience of having to talk to a

youngster, the boss asked,

"Is your daddy home?"

"Yes," whispered the small voice.

"May I talk with him?"

the man asked.

To the surprise of the boss,

the small voice whispered,

"No."

Wanting to talk with an adult,

the boss asked,

"Is your mommy there?"

"Yes,"

came the answer.

"May I talk with her?"

Again the small voice whispered,

"No."

Knowing that it was not likely that

a young child would be left home alone,

the boss decided he would just

leave a message with the person

who should be there watching over the child.

"Is there any one there besides you?"

the boss asked the child.

"Yes," whispered the child,

"a policeman."

Wondering what a cop would be

doing at his employee's home,

the boss asked,

"May I speak with the policeman?"

"No, he is busy,"

whispered the child.

"Busy doing what?"

asked the boss.

"Talking to daddy and mommy

and the fireman,"

came the whispered answer.

Growing concerned and even worried

as he heard what sounded like a

helicopter through the ear piece on the

phone the boss asked, 

"What is that noise?"

"A hello-copper,"

answered the whispering voice.

"What is going on there?"

asked the boss, now alarmed.

In an awed whispering voice the child answered,

"The search team

just landed the hello-copper!"

Alarmed, concerned and more than

just a little frustrated the boss asked,

"The search team?!

Why are they there?"

Still whispering,

the young voice replied along

with a muffled giggle,

"They are looking for me!"