[Magdalen] The Burrowing Donkeys of Pacoima.

[Grace Cangialosi]

Lord, that's even worse than monsters under the bed or in the closet!  I
knew if I had to get out of bed to go to the bathroom, they'd grab my
ankles...Never though of donkeys under there!

On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 8:16 PM, M J [Mike] Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> A little background.  (Smile!)
>
> Me and my buddy Juan would often come up with Kovacs-ian stories to
> entertain ourselves while we were eating and drinking etc during the early
> to mid-90s.  One of them, with his wee daughter Susana at our heels, was
> "The Burrowing Donkeys of Pacoima".  Here's Juan's description:
>
> [begin quote]
> Well, not sure how it started, but the conversation evolved to there
> being donkeys under the carpet, who would stick their snouts through
> holes and bite one's feet and ankles.
>
> Now, bear in mind that the recipient of such wisdom was my 4 year old
> daughter, who sagely retorted that it wasn't true, "I can't see them".
>
> The reply (from me): "Just because you can't see them, it doesn't mean
> they're not there."
>
> She immediately leapt into my arms.
> [end quote]
>
> The wee Susa to this day, loses several minutes of useful existence
> laughing herself silly, as she remembers that day.
>



-- 
Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

Keep Calm and Carry OM.