Wuns upawn u tiem THaer wuz u hat kontest. Awl THu best hatmaekrz in THu kuntree had kum. Thae awl waeted tuegeTHr in u ruem beehiend THu staej. Thae wr waeting tue shoe THr best hats tue THu awdee-ens and jujez in THee awditoereeum. Umung THu hatmaekrz wr tue oeld men hue sat in chaerz nekst tue eech uTHr. Thae had spent THr entier lievz maeking hats. Thae wr mastr hatmaekrz, and THu hats THat THae held in THr handz wr truelee mastrpeesez.
Sudenlee, u hansum yung man entrd THu ruem and showted:
"Hae! Wut's hapinin?" Wie awr awl yue peepul heer?"
"It's THu hat kontest" sumbodee reeplied.
Thu hansum yung man eksklaemd:
"Tuedae? Wow! Kuel!"
Hee THen rushd intue THu bathruem and kaem owt u fyue minuts laetr with u toeylet seet balunsd awn hiz hed.
"Hae! Look at mee!"
Evreebodee in THu ruem lafd. Then hee oepend
THu staej doer and ran owt awntue
THu
staej.
"Look at mee!"
Thee awdee-ens lafd. Thu jujez lafd.
Thu toeylet seet fraemd hiz yung faes vaeree hansumlee. It hielieted hiz feechrz just prfektlee. Thu jujez fownd THu od hedpees soe utraktiv and soe daering THat THae uwawrded THu yung man THu priez. Thu krowd klapd and cheerd wieldlee.
Thu tue oeld mastrz, having lawst THu kontest, lookd at eech uTHr, smield,
and sed:
"Sum thingz just kan't bee topd"
Copyright 2007 Michael Laschober
St. Louis, MO