The clouds are gathering, the heavens and opening, and the puddles are filling up.
Yes, rainy season is upon us again.
A few weeks of sharing off rain drops, glowing with the flow, and sloshing down the street. Rainy season has the effect of both figuratively and literally dampening the spirits.
Today, we’ll have a look at three characters who have not only survived, and also thrived during rainy season.
Enid Sponge
Avid aquarium keeper, Enid Sponge had a moment of insight one wet and windy day when her umbrella was blown inside out for the umpteenth time. It was while reflecting on why umbrellas are designed the way they were, that she hit on some truly original out of the box (out of the ‘brella?) thinking, and decided that this would be the ideal way for her to both stay dry and also take her pet fish, Bernard, for a ‘walk’ at the same time.
The only downside of this was the Enid had to do extensive hours in the gym to enable her to carry the full brolly.
Felix Losh
Map cap inventor, Felix Losh, thought he had hit upon the ideal way to stay dry with his rain orb. The rain orb surrounded the user in a transparent bubble which they could roll themselves around in regardless of the wetness of the weather.
However, while on his way to the patent office he bumped into a wandering porcupine and his dreams, his dryness and his orb were all popped.
Delia Doo-Rizzle
Enterprising zookeeper, Delia Doo-Rizzle thought her way out of getting wet while at the zoo one day.
She initially thought she was in for a soaking, having left her umbrella at home. Fortunately for her, she was able to enlist the help of Oscar the Ostrich, who was more than happy to dangle a modified lampshade over Delia’s head as she went about her duties.
Readers might be wondering whether this was not both a little unfair and also hazardous to Oscar’s health, to have him exposed to the rain. Fear not! Oscar is in fact an extremely rare Marine Ostrich which can be found in a few pockets along the East African coast. Marine Ostriches of course, love the water and are delighted to be able to go for a wander in wet weather or to dash about in a downpour.
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