The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees was absent but had not
phoned in sick. So he dialed the employee’s home phone number and was greeted
with a child’s whisper. ‘‘Is your daddy home?’
‘ Small voice whispered, ‘Yes, he’s out in the garden,’
‘May I talk with him?’
The child whispered, ‘No.’
; So the boss asked, ‘Well, is your Mommy there?’
‘Yes she’s out in the garden too’
‘The boss asked; ‘May I talk with her?’
Again the ‘No’.
‘Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked,’ Is
anybody else there? ‘
‘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’s busy,’ whispered the child. ‘Busy doing what?’
‘Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the police dog men.
‘ Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise in the background, the boss asked, ‘What is that noise?’
‘It’s a helicopter’ answered the whispering voice.
‘What is going on there?’ demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive.
‘The search team just landed a helicopter’
‘A search team?’ said the boss. ‘What are they searching for?’
Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle … ‘ME’
