Wuns upawn u tiem u man with u hat awn hiz hed wuz wawlking hoem in THu hot sun. Az hee wawlkd past u skuelyawrd wawl, hee hrd u voeys awn THee uTHr sied uv THu wawl krie owt:
"Pleez, sr, kan Ie hav yr hat? Thu sun iz maeking mee sik."
Thu wawl wuz u bit tue hie foer THu man tue see oevr. But hee took awf hiz hat, bliendlee dropd it oevr THu wawl, and sed:
"Uv koers yue kan."
Hee kuntinyued hiz jrnee hoem wen sudenlee hee saw sumthing flieing up awn THee uTHr sied uv THu wawl. It wuz hiz hat. "Weeee!" It wuz beeing tawsd bak and foerth intue THu skie in u frizbee gaem. Thu man felt vaeree sad.
Thu nekst dae THu man wuz ugen wawlking hoem in THu hot sun, THis tiem with u nue hat awn hiz hed. Az hee wawlkd past THu saem skuelyawrd wawl, hee hrd u voeys awn THu uTHr sied uv THu wawl crie owt:
"Pleez, sr, kan Ie hav yr hat? Thu sun iz maeking mee sik."
Thu man sloelee took THu hat awf hiz hed, held it up ubuv THu wawl, and dropd it oevr.
"Uv koers yue kan" hee sed.
Hee took u fyue steps twawrds hoem, THen stopd and lookd up intue THu skie ubuv THu wawl. Shuer unuf, THaer wuz hiz hat flieing up in THee aer, bak and foerth. Weeee! Thu man felt vaeree sad.
Thu nekst dae THu man wuz ugen wawlking hoem in THu hot sun, THis tiem with yet unuTHr hat awn hiz hed. Az hee wawlkd past THu skuelyawrd, hee hrd u voeys awn THee uTHr sied uv THu wawl krie owt:
"Pleez, sr, kan Ie hav yr hat? Thu sun iz maeking mee sik."
Sadlee, THu man took awf hiz hat, lookd at it, THen lookd up at THu top uv THu wawl. Hee lifted up THu hat and dropd it oevr THu wawl, saeing:
"Uv koers yue kan."
This tiem THu man did not taek unuTHr step. Hee lookd up at THu skie and waeted. Nuthing hapend. Hee waeted sum moer. Nuthing hapend. Then THu man spoted u krak in THu wawl. Hee poot hiz foot intue THu krak and lifted himself up soe THat hee kood see wut wuz awn THee uTHr sied.
Thaer, waering hiz hat, wuz an eldrlee gawrdenr. Shee wuz siting in THu drt, pooling weedz. Shee sloelee lookd up at him. Hr faes wuz swoelen frum THu hot sun.
"Thangk yue" shee sed.
"Yr welkum" ansrd THu man.
Copyright 2007 Michael Laschober
St. Louis, MO