"Juan? What you whisper, whisper over there? Hey, tu, si, Tu in the tourista suit weeth tie say 'I American have money for souvenir'- come here, no be afrrraid of Eemerelda. See Eemerelda's souvenirs de Paratour, must have some, nice, No? You like Cheecken man statue? Made by Indians local, in camp wherrre we worrrks them. Also baskets, nateeve reeds, no, jus look like plasteek, es nateeve reeds. You like leech for pet? We sell. Make good pet. Kiddies love, tu have leetle ones? No? We got some, you buy? All very good keeds. Cheap and do mucho work for you. Loves yard work, kiddies do. You see? Give you best one, no extra price money. No? Well you make beeg mistake but I got more show you, Come <Eemerelda motions. Dazed, he folows in her wake. They enter the casa Yada Yada. All is dark, and cool, and he hears a slight buzzing, then bumps his head against the bug zapper. Eemerelda stands in the dim light, beside a table where a glowing screen flickers.>
"Come here, you see, Eemerelda haves newsletter for stock peecks giganticas. You buy, fourbanger you halves, es verdad." Horrified he runs out of the hovel, blindly stunbling through the chickens on the porch, behind him he hears Eemerelda calling "Tu just try, you no be sorry...Cyto....IPeeec...Iomeeega" |
