Home stretch

“How could you do this to me?!?!”

“Sarah, wait! It’s not what you think..”

“First you lost, now you're begging for a doe; man what happened to you?”

"I was cheated!"

“We do the cheat’n around here."

"Yeah but not this time!"

"No I don't think your hearing me; we do the cheat'n, we don't get cheat'd."

"Rocky you don't think I don't know this? But I ain't talking about everyday, this was like a blood moon. It just comes and there wasn't anything I could do about it."

"Then you ain't one of us. We don't get swindled, especially from a turtle. It was a race for crying out loud, all you had to do was....."

"uh hem."

“Uhh sorry boss, didn’t see you there.”

“Bugsy you let me down."

"Boss I can explain. The race- that was easy. I was miles ahead of the competition. It was when I came around the lake just before the finish. They came out of the lake; four large turtles!"

“Four turtles? Are you kidd’n me? There's no way your gnn'a lie to us in front of the boss like this."

"These were no ordinary turtles! They were bigger than the rest, bigger in every way."

"What's next? You gnn'a tell me they were ninjas ha."

"You took the words right out of my mouth. It was like all those Jackie Chan movies."

"Look man, I get it but you can't just go making up stories. Just accept it, you lost to a turtle."

"No I was jumped by 4 turtles! I wouldn't of lost otherwise."

"But ya lost..."

"You think you would of done any better? Your always talking down to me; don't forget I helped build this tavern!"

"Woah guys, what is with you? Freddy, Rocky; show some respect when your in front of the boss. Bugsy stop acting like a child."

"Respect is everything, without it we aren't any better than the weasels down the street.

You were a son to me. I was proud to have you around. Had you at least shown some decency, we could have worked this out, but now....What would everyone think if I just looked away.

Bugsy, I can't have you sticking around.

This is good bye."

"Boss you don't have to do this! I was there at your daughters wedding, you know me!"

"Rocky see to it that he makes it safe to his new home; Freddy, check up on Sarah and make sure hes not forgotten. Don't forget his house warming gift."

"Aye boss/Sure thing boss."

"One more thing, make sure he doesn't come back."

"Of course boss."

"Tony, clean this up."

"Yes sir. Have a good night.

Now I don't want anyone saying a word, and we should be able to get past this before the snow melts. Keep your noses clean, take care of the family, and we will forget this ever happened."

……………………………………………………

"Geeze this place is packed, it isn't even Friday."

"Is that the guy?"

" Did you really win?"

“So, how did you do it?”

“QUIET! Let him Speak!”

"So......"

"Heh, well lets just say I know a rat.”

Why did the chicken cross the road?