A wee frog hops his way into a bank and says to a teller, 'I'd like to apply for a loan, please.'
'Certainly, sir' replies the teller. 'I'll just bring you to our chief loan officer, Mr. Pahdiwakk. Right this way, please.'
The frog follows the teller to Mr. Pahdiwakk's office and repeats his request for a loan. 'Well, we normally require security for any loans,' the official informs him. 'What can you offer as collateral?'
The frog reaches into his satchel and extracts a small, exquisitely sculpted figure of a mermaid. 'This has been in my family for ten generations,' he tells Pahdiwakk, 'and is quite valuable.'
The loan officer is quite taken with the figurine, but tells the frog he'll need to get the bank manager's approval for such an unusual bit of collateral. Taking the mermaid with him, he goes to the manager's office and explains the situation. The bank manager examines the figurine very closely and says:
Boru
'Certainly, sir' replies the teller. 'I'll just bring you to our chief loan officer, Mr. Pahdiwakk. Right this way, please.'
The frog follows the teller to Mr. Pahdiwakk's office and repeats his request for a loan. 'Well, we normally require security for any loans,' the official informs him. 'What can you offer as collateral?'
The frog reaches into his satchel and extracts a small, exquisitely sculpted figure of a mermaid. 'This has been in my family for ten generations,' he tells Pahdiwakk, 'and is quite valuable.'
The loan officer is quite taken with the figurine, but tells the frog he'll need to get the bank manager's approval for such an unusual bit of collateral. Taking the mermaid with him, he goes to the manager's office and explains the situation. The bank manager examines the figurine very closely and says:
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
