Cowboy Bob and His Sidekicks Chico and Ernie

There it was again. The voice of the Matron repeating its petulantly insistent yet imploring demand, interrupting Singularity's quiet reading.

"Fact! Fiction! Quiet now, cease the argument!"

"Truth! Lies! You two as well, quiet now!"

Singularity knew that when the Matron Au Pair issued such a command that the engram embeds in the siblings would demand their obedient compliance, even at this late stage of the post incubation term.

Might as well let her speak, the sooner to return to her reading. Singularity was always an avid reader.

"I am going to tell you a story about Cowboy Bob. He was a handsome young cowboy, Bob was. And he had two good friends."

"These guys were named Chico and Ernie, and they were Reptylez."

"Cowboy Bob and Chico were drovers. Ernie was just a cowboy down on his luck."

"Cowboy Bob and Chico herded these Bovinids and it was hard work. Paid pretty good though."

"After the roundup, Cowboy Bob and his pals would enjoy going out for a few drinks and some poker.”

”They didn't usually go to the uptown saloon. Packed and noisy. Even out into the street, packed and noisy."

"And inside there were scads of dancing cowboys all dancing to some loud wild western tune.”

"Cowboy Bob and Chico preferred going to a quieter place closer to the outskirts of town. Ernie, well he was just along for the ride and didn't have much say."

"The place was run by Chicos's cousin. Maybe all the Reptylez were cousins, I dunno.
Anyway the place had a nice bar and a good grill. And a great floor if you wanted to stroll."

"So after this one roundup Cowboy Bob and Chico decided to get some chow and a few drinks and play some poker at the saloon."

Then Truth interrupted the Matron's monologue.

"Is this story actually..." she began. Lies finished the question without a pause, "...going somewhere?"

The Matron curtly told them to "Just listen up and learn!" and continued.

"A couple of tables away from Cowboy Bob and his pals there were cowboys from the Loudermouth spread south of town and they began to making rude remarks directed at them."

"Finally Cowboy Bob had enough and invited one of the Loudermouth boys to a good ass whuppin.”

"And one of the Loudermouths was actually foolish enough to have a go with Chico. Reptylez kick ass."

"Chico's cousin had called the Shuruff, but by the time the Shuruff and his Deputty arrived some serious ass whuppin had already been dispensed."

"The Loudermouths decided that the Shuruff's suggestion of a ride into the sunset would be for the best. They will return next season."

"Now Cowboy Bob and Chico can stroll in peace and quiet."

"The town Watchman observes everything. So you see how that worked?"

Singularity contemplated all of this. She had in fact paid rapt attention, such being the price she would pay to be able to return to her reading.

But no actually, she did not see how any of it worked. She thought that the Matron was becoming ever more obtuse in her didactic tales. Perhaps her neuralytics were deteriorating.

One thing however was certain. Truth and Lies along with Fact and Fiction would soon return to the never ending squabbles, the Matron's edicts be damned. And she could go back to her reading.

OK that’s a wrap. Hope you enjoyed it and thanks for reading! As always Comments, Criticisms, and Suggestions are welcome. Thanks be to God. ☺