Longy and Shorty - Longer Is Better

cartoon with two snakes

might not be complete yet


[Scene: A desert at night. Under the stars we see Longy, a very long rattlesnake, and Shorty, a very short rattlesnake. They both wear neckerchiefs and cowboy hats. Longy is curled around a rock.]

Shorty: Hey, Longy, just because you’re longer, you think you’re better than I am?

Longy: To be longer is to be better!

[There may be forgotten lines, and then Longy sticks the tip of his tail above the rock and shakes his rattle absently. They both jump.]

Longy: What was that?

Shorty: It sounded like ... a rattlesnake!

Longy: I’m afraid of them!

Shorty: You shouldn’t be afraid. We’re rattlers.

Longy: Oh. [In a louder voice.] Come on out, buddy! We got you covered.

Shorty: Hey, Longy, seein’ that you’re longer and better than I am, take a nip out of his tail.

Longy: Okay. [He bites the tip of his tail, then winces and begins licking it.]

Shorty [laughs]: Hey, Longy, that was you!

Longy: That was me?

Shorty: Yeah, you had your tail curled around a rock!

Longy: Maybe bein’ long isn’t bein’ smart after all.

Shorty: Wanna borrow my snake-bite kit?

Transcribed by SilveryShoe@aol.com