Podge’s Family Reunion

Happening somewhere right now…

“Midge?” says Podge the toad.

“Yes, Podge,” says Midge the fairy godmother.

 “You know how I’m taking Friday off for my family reunion?” says Podge.

“Yes,” says Midge.

“Well, we always have this jumping contest and my cousin always wins and this year I want to win.”

“So, you want stronger legs?” asks Midge.

“It’s not just about legs. You can use anything at all to get the highest jump,” says Podge.

“No rules?” says Midge.

“No rules,” says Podge. “I usually wear my trampoline shoes. My cousin wears his pogo stick shoes. And my other cousin wears her sling shot shoes.”

“Who wins?” asks Midge.

“Sling shot shoes,” says Podge.

“Ok I can help.” says Midge, who loves a challenge. “But I’m not going to use magic.”

“But there are no rules,” says Podge.

“You won’t need it,” says Midge.

At the reunion, Pogo Shoes arrives in his pogo shoes, Sling Shot Shoes arrives in her sling shot shoes, and Podge arrives in his skin tight hot red compression aero dynamic suit.

“You think this is going to work?” asks Podge.

“I double majored in engineering,” says Midge.

“3. 2. 1.” calls out Podge’s dad.

Pogo Shoes goes high. Sling Shot Shoes goes higher. And Podge stays much lower than Midge anticipated. She reaches for her wand, swishes it a touch, and Podge is launched higher than any toad ever before him.

“Yay Podge!” says everyone. Except Sling Shot Shoes, who whispers a scandalous secret about Podge’s mom’s side of the family as revenge.

“Thanks,” says Podge, holding his engraved trophy.

“Any time,” says Midge, slipping her wand into her purse.

“I thought you said no magic?” asks Podge. “Not that it matters.”

“There’s a lot of improvisation that goes into godmothering. That’s something you should know about my line of work,” says Midge.

“I’ll remember that,” says Podge.

“And I actually didn’t do very well in engineering,” says Midge. “The professor just liked me.”