Looking For the Goodness in All Things - Part Two of Three

“Mayor Rump!” cried his personal assistant. “Miss Megan to see you!”

“Liar!”

“What?” said Megan.

“I know my Megan’s. And you are not a Megan," said Mayor Rump. “Believe me! From now on your name will be Little Miss Sad Faced Liar.”

”That‘s so rude! I am not a liar! And I’m not sad! I come from a happy place!”

“You’re a liar if I say you are. And since I’m the grown up you have to believe me. Believe me!”

“You don‘t sound very grown up.”

”I am so a grown up! I have a driver’s license and everything! Do you? Nooo! Ha!”

“You are so rude. And what’s wrong with your hair?”

“What? Mine’s the best hair on God‘s good earth. He told me so!”

“Sorry, but I thought I saw it move.”

“That’s because my hair gets upset when it’s surrounded by sad liars. It has a mind of its own. So does my mouth. Sometimes it says a thing before I’ve even thought it. But once it’s said. It all makes perfect sense.”

“To you,” said Megan.

“Of course to me. Who else? As long as I know a thing to be so. Then it’s so. So there! And,  by the way, all my body parts have minds of their own. That’s a credit to my true brilliance!”

“This dream is all too crazy! I have to get away from here and go find some goodness in things. I’m afraid I’m off to a horrible start.”

“You can’t leave without your pin! That’s why you were brought here! People need to know your true allegiance.”

“I don’t need a pin to let people know what a good person I am or where I belong. I know these things already. And the people who know me know these things about me. And people who don’t know me yet will be lucky to know such a person as me. A good, pinless person.”

“Sad. So sad.” said Mayor Rump. “A sad pinless liar. Bellytan!”

“Bellytan?” said Magan.

“Yes. My person assistant’s nickname. She likes the beach. My beach. It has Rump sand all over it. Best sand ever. Believe me. I even had my own sun brought in. I have the best sun, you know. Hotter than the hottest hot. Even hotter than that place on the other side of the Fence where all sad liars go. Believe me.”

“Did you call for me, Mr. Mayor?”

“Bellytan, I need you to pin Megan and make her say the pledge.”

“The pledge?"

“Yes, Bellytan. Remember? I pledge allegiance to the flag that flaps in the face of all sad faced liars. With liberty and justice to all who show loyalty to Rump the Righteous.  In Rump we trust. Blah, blah, blah.”

“Where is she, Mr. Mayor?”

“She was here a minute ago! Go summon the pigeon posse! Once they catch her have them drop her on the other side of the Fence with all the other sad-faced liars. My Fence. The best Fence ever! So great a Fence that it needs a capital letter! The best capital F ever! Believe me.”

***
“Hey, Morty.”

“Yeah, Lester?”

“I just got a call from headquarters. Seems there’s a Little Miss Sad Faced Liar running around the forest looking for some goodness in things. And she’s not wearing the pin. Get your wings in gear and let’s get the boys together.”

“Ooh! Can I drop her over the Fence this time? I love it when they go whizzing through the air, then plop! splat! ouch!”

“Yeah, sure, Morty. Only this time drop her on the trampoline like we’re supposed to. No rough stuff. Now go rattle some cages. We need all birds on deck. Pronto!”