Special Skills Required

How Hard Could It Be?

NANNIES WANTED

For a house full of unusual children.

Special skills required:

Eugene the Panda requires:

  • The ability to stack pancakes at least 10 pancakes high
  • Someone who can tell very serious panda jokes
  • A nanny who understands that snack time can happen every 7 minutes

Outback Bear the Koala requires:

  • Someone who does not mind very long naps
  • A nanny who can say “Crikey!” at the right moment
  • Someone willing to scratch a koala behind the ears

Medved the Red Panda requires:

  • A nanny who can spot sneaky squirrels
  • Someone who enjoys mysteries and mild mischief
  • The ability to balance a cookie on your nose
  • Ability to understand and write tweets

Yogianna the Grizzly requires:

  • A nanny who understands fashion emergencies
  • Someone who can help decide between sparkly pink, glitter pink, or super glitter pink
  • A nanny who can host tea parties for bears

Danger Bear requires:

  • Someone brave enough to check the closet for imaginary monsters
  • A nanny who can run very fast if things get exciting
  • Someone who understands that Danger Bear is mostly dramatic
  • Must be a pancake affictionado
  • Must be able to pick the good “maple syrup”

Georgia the Baby Gorilla requires:

  • A nanny who can make funny monkey noises
  • Someone who can dance the banana dance (interpretive dance)
  • A nanny who gives world-class hugs

Final note on the sign:

Warning:

Applicants must be comfortable working with very unusual children.

Ava might stare at the sign and say:

“Permafrostia… do you know how to dance the banana dance?”

Permafrostia might shrug and say:

“No. But how hard could it be?”

Just then they hear a voice from inside the house shout:

“VERY HARD!”