With one final push and an unearthly cry from the mother, the baby slithered free and into the waiting arms of the midwife.
An appreciative murmur ran through the room. The midwife grasped the infant and rushed it over to be weighed. There followed an anxious silence until the newborn uttered a shrill cry. The midwife relaxed then stared at the child in her arms. The baby regarded her calmly through its one large central eye. She glanced around the room gradually becoming aware of the baby's father looking steadily at her. Slowly he winked his one large central eye.
An appreciative murmur ran through the room. The midwife grasped the infant and rushed it over to be weighed. There followed an anxious silence until the newborn uttered a shrill cry. The midwife relaxed then stared at the child in her arms. The baby regarded her calmly through its one large central eye. She glanced around the room gradually becoming aware of the baby's father looking steadily at her. Slowly he winked his one large central eye.
