Old Schnitzelgruber immediately recognised the black cylinder-shaped object lying among his cabbages. He also knew it could go off suddenly, so he called the police and reported an unexploded bomb.
The police knew old Schnitzelgruber too. He was notorious for complaining about his neighbours: Mueller’s cat peed on his doorstep; Weber’s tree cast a shadow on his lawn; Frau Funk had lots of male visitors.
Still, unexploded ordnance wasn’t uncommon, even 70 years after the war, so they sent someone round. “It certainly is a big one, Herr Schnitzelgruber”, said the officer, “but don’t worry. Courgettes do not usually explode.”
The police knew old Schnitzelgruber too. He was notorious for complaining about his neighbours: Mueller’s cat peed on his doorstep; Weber’s tree cast a shadow on his lawn; Frau Funk had lots of male visitors.
Still, unexploded ordnance wasn’t uncommon, even 70 years after the war, so they sent someone round. “It certainly is a big one, Herr Schnitzelgruber”, said the officer, “but don’t worry. Courgettes do not usually explode.”
