Here's my latest story - a very short one. Hope you like it...

The Shopping List:

By Timothy Neeno

A couple chipmunks walked into a shop. They hopped up on the counter, and one said to the shopkeeper: "We’d like to order a large sack of nuts." But the shopkeeper was suspicious and said: "Chipmunks don’t have any money. How are you going to pay?"

The chipmunk smiled and pulled a wad of twenties out of a pocket in his fur. The other chipmunk said: "Make sure you get the filberts, dear."

The first chipmunk nodded. "Filberts please."

The shopkeeper just grunted and started weighing out a bag of nuts. But then the shopkeeper’s cat decided he was hungry, (He was much too lazy to catch mice.) and started stalking the chipmunk couple as they looked around the shop.

But the lady chipmunk saw the cat sneaking up, grabbed a filbert, and threw it right at the cat’s nose. It struck, and the cat yowled in dismay and ran off.

The first chipmunk looked right up at the shopkeeper with a glare and said: "You sir, are creating a hostile environment based on your customer’s species. That’s discrimination!"

Fearing a lawsuit the shop owner said hastily: "Please... I’m sorry, I, I... don’t know what got into him... Here, take the nuts... on the house!"

As the two chipmunks walked out into the parking lot, dragging their bag of nuts, the lady chipmunk said: "Dear, you must remember to send the cat a check. How many more stores are on our list?"