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by Rick Walton
When Louie woke up in the morning, the first thing he noticed was that his mind was missing.
Now this was a serious matter, because if you don't have your mind, how can you think great thoughts?
So Louie decided that during the day he would look for his mind. Yes, that's what he decided. (You don't need a mind to decide because deciding is done in your chin.)
So Louie put on his hat, then he put on his shoes and socks, then his underwear, pants and shirt.
And then he went to do the things he had to do that day. (He remembered what he was supposed to do because his memory was kept in his nose.)
His first stop was at the bakery to buy some bread. After he bought his bread, he said to the baker,
The baker scratched his hair and tugged on his chin, then said, "Have you looked in your left shoe?"
"Why no," said Louie, who immediately looked in his left shoe. But his mind wasn't there.
His second stop was at the butcher shop to buy some meat. After he bought his meat, he said to the butcher,
The butcher rubbed his nose and pulled his ear, then said, "Have you looked in your right shoe?"
"Why no," said Louie, who immediately looked in his right shoe. But his mind wasn't there.
His third stop was at the vegetable shop to buy some vegetables. After he bought his vegetables, he said to the vegetable girl,
The vegetable girl twirled her braid and cocked her head, then said, "Have you looked up your sleeve?"
"Why no," said Louie, who immediately looked up his sleeve. But his mind wasn't there.
His fourth stop was at the candy store to buy some candy. After he bought his candy, he said to the candy man,
The candy man tapped his foot and twiddled his thumbs, then said, "Have you looked in your hat?"
"Why no," said Louie, who immediately looked in his hat. But his mind wasn't there.
His fifth stop was at the dairy to buy some milk. After he bought his milk, he said to the milk lady,
The milk lady blinked her eyes and folded her arms, then said, "Have you looked in your pocket?"
"Why no," said Louie, who immediately looked in his pocket. And there was his mind!
"Now I remember!" said Louie, as he poked himself in the nose, "I put my mind in my pocket before I went to bed!" He took his mind out of his pocket and pushed it in his ear.
Then he took his bread and his meat and his vegetables and his candy and his milk and he went home.
And he lived thoughtfully ever after.
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