You will probably be surprised to learn that us chipmunks
occasionally do laundry. We have towels and linens to wash. The wife sent me to
the laundry mat with the spring cleaning wash. I got there only to find a sign
in the window saying the owner had gone to her vacation burrow in the White Mountains. My backup plan was to borrow an old
fashion wash board from one of my fans.
How hard is it to use a wash board? I filled a tub full of
soapy hot water, stuck the wash board in it. I left it in the hot water and ran
to grab the wash. When I got back, I discovered that washboard had shrunk!!! I
checked the instructions and discovered it said “cold water only wash.”
How am I suppose to explain to my fan that I shrunk her
washboard? While I was contemplating this conundrum, Chippy Jr. walked by and
jokingly said, “So, Dad you are starting a folk band?” I replied, “What a
brilliant idea, DIY [do-it-yourself] instruments for a band.” I rummaged
through the human’s recycling bin found some tin cans, bits of string and some
rubber bands. I created a drum, rubber band “harp” and washtub string cello,
and of course there was the shrunken washboard.
A tuna can makes a perfect drum
I asked Chippy Jr. to move the washboard to a
different part of the stage.
He found a creative way to move it on his back.
Claws come in handy for playing the washboard
The wife had me move the washtub cello.
She didn’t like the new spot so she had me move it back
to the old one!
Finally satisfied she started playing a beautiful
melody on it.
I ended up with the rubber band harp.
I couldn’t figure out why it didn’t make any
sounds until
I discovered that some jokester had stuffed it full of sunflower seeds.
The audience (practicing social distancing) was
in complete rapture with the concert.
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