Tzu-jan

“Wait, wait wait!"  Said Pigmet.  “There’s somethin’ I have to do first.”  Geo and Shiara stood back up, looking at little Pigmet. Pigmet handed Geo his robe. He made a bow of respect before the Couch, and then he climbed up onto it.  He started jumping up and down on the Couch. “Boing! Boing! Boing!” he chanted.

“Tzu-Jan,” Geo whispered to Shiara. “It means ‘self-so” or the spontaneity of a child…”  “Yes,” she said, “he sure is a joy. He makes fun part of his business!”

“Boing! Boing! Boing!” went Pigmet.

“But he’s physically aging, Shiara.  He is old and he’s hurting and he is not letting on to us, but I see it.”  “Aging.” She said. “You bodily creatures do have that aspect.” "I am so eager to hear his story.  He must have a whole life story to tell!"

“Boing! Boing.  Okay, that’s done.”  He was sort of breathless, and he hurt in so many joints he didn’t know which to favor, so he hopped from side to side making it a little dance of joy.  He turned and bowed to the Couch. 

“My gassho to you, Pigmet” said Black Couch.  Then Pigmet turned and bowed in the opposite direction.

Geo and Shiara were both wide-eyed, and trying to repress their laughter, but it started anyway.  Geo bent halfway over and stamped his foot, and he let out that crazy laugh that he has.  Shiara clenched her teeth, and clapped at Pigmet’s performance.

“Be careful you don’t *Boing!* yourself right out that window and into that other universe,"  said Geo.

“Ooooooh!” said Pigmet, “I wonder what that would be like?”

“Before you *do* go into outer space,” said Shiara, "I would really like to hear the story about where you’ve been.”

“Oh, yeah, Duh” Pigmet said, hitting the side of his head, “That is part of the simmilation I was brought here for! But I’m hungry, though.  Hungry hungry.” And now that Pigmet had mentioned it, Geo was also ravenous with hunger.

“We bodily types have got to have food, Shiara.”  Shiara began to fidget again, but Black Couch was the one to answer.  “If you are looking for something you can’t find, it is always wise to check inside the cushions of the couch.  Try it out!”

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