The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about
an
urgent problem with one of the main computers. He dialed the
employees
home phone number and was greeted with a child's whispered,
"Hello?"
Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a
youngster the boss asked,
Is your Daddy home?
"Yes", whispered the small voice.
"May I talk with him?" the man asked.
To the surprise of the boss, the all voice whispered,
"No."
Wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your Mommy
there?"
"Yes", came the answer. "May I talk with her?"
Again the small voice whispered, "no".
Knowing that it was not likely that a young child would be left home
alone, the boss decided he would just leave a message with the
person
who should be there watching over the child. "Is there any one
there
besides you?" the boss asked the child.
"Yes" whispered the child, "A policeman".
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss
asked "May I speak with the policeman"?
"No, he's busy", whispered the child.
"Busy doing what?, asked the boss. "Talking to Daddy and
Mommy and
the Fireman", came the whispered answer.
Growing concerned and even worried as he heard what sounded like a
helicopter through the ear piece on the phone the boss asked,
"What
is that noise?"
"A hello-copper", answered the whispering voice.
"What is going on there?", asked the boss, now alarmed.
In an awed whispering voice the child answered, "The search
team just
landed the hello-copper"
Alarmed, concerned and more than just a little frustrated the boss
asked,
"Why are they there"? Still whispering, the young voice
replied along with a muffled
giggle: "They're looking for me"