Poker
by carolynholm
Dear Puffin,
Why am I finding playing cards all over the floor?
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
C’est le business between Monsieur and myself.
Regards, M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
That sounds a bit secretive. What are you up to, Sweetie?
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Up to? What is this up?
Regards, M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
Okay, now I know something is going on.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Je suis un petit innocent cat. Madame is mistakenly suspicious.
Regards, M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
Nevertheless I still want to know what’s up with the playing cards. It’s a bit of a mess.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
If Madame insists, I am learning le Poker.
Regards, M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
Seriously? You are learning to play Poker?
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Monsieur says I have le Poker Face.
Regards, M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
So, you are playing Poker with Monsieur?
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Poker, she is played with someone?
Regards, M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
Sweetie, do you even know what Poker is?
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Bien sûr, it’s something to do with cards like these.
Regards, M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
It’s a card game that Monsieur likes to play. You’ve watched him play it on his phone.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Oui, c’est ça. I play that game.
Regards, M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
No, you’re not, you are just shuffling cards about.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Monsieur says I have le Poker Face. So, le voilà, what I am doing must be Poker.
Regards, M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
Monsieur is just commenting that you have an inscrutable face.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
C’est very confusing.
Regards, M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
You can stop shuffling the cards now. We’ll go see about your dinner.
Love, Carolyn
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