PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

A YOUNG SCOTTISH LAD AND LASS

WERE SITTING ON A LOW STONE WALL,

HOLDING HANDS,

GAZING OUT OVER THE LOCH. 

FOR SEVERAL MINUTES

THEY SAT SILENTLY.

THEN FINALLY THE GIRL LOOKED

AT THE BOY AND SAID,

"A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, ANGUS."

"WELL, UH, I WAS THINKIN'.

PERHAPS IT'S ABOOT TIME

FOR A WEE KISS." 

THE GIRL BLUSHED,

THEN LEANED OVER AND

KISSED HIM LIGHTLY ON THE CHEEK.

THEN HE BLUSHED.

THE TWO TURNED ONCE AGAIN

TO GAZE OUT OVER THE LOCH. 

MINUTES PASSED AND

THE GIRL SPOKE AGAIN.

"ANOTHER PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS,

ANGUS." 
"WELL, UH, I WAS THINKIN'

PERHAPS IT'S NOO ABOOT TIME

FOR A WEE CUDDLE." 

THE GIRL BLUSHED,

THEN LEANED OVER AND

CUDDLED HIM FOR A FEW SECONDS.

THEN HE BLUSHED.

AND THE TWO TURNED ONCE AGAIN

TO GAZE OUT OVER THE LOCH. 

AFTER A WHILE, SHE AGAIN SAID,

"ANOTHER PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS,

ANGUS."

"WELL, UH, I WAS THINKIN'

PERHAPS IT'S ABOOT TIME YOU

LET ME PUT MY HAND ON YOUR LEG."

THE GIRL BLUSHED,

THEN TOOK HIS HAND

AND PUT IT ON HER KNEE. 
THEN HE BLUSHED.

THEN THE TWO TURNED ONCE

AGAIN TO GAZE OUT OVER THE LOCH

BEFORE THE GIRL SPOKE AGAIN. 

"ANOTHER PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS,

ANGUS." 

THE YOUNG MAN GLANCED DOWN

WITH A FURLED BROW.

"WELL, NO," HE SAID,

'MY THOUGHTS ARE A WEE BIT

MORE SERIOUS THIS TIME.' 

"REALLY?"

SAID THE LASS IN A WHISPER,

FILLED WITH ANTICIPATION. 

"AYE," SAID THE LAD, NODDING. 

THE GIRL LOOKED AWAY IN SHYNESS,

BEGAN TO BLUSH

AND BIT HER LIP IN

ANTICIPATION OF THE

ULTIMATE REQUEST. 
THEN HE SAID: 

"DAE YE NAE THINK IT'S

ABOOT TIME YE PAID ME THE

FIRST THREE PENNIES?"