RICHARD LESSOW M.D.

Introduction

[From Gus] I made up this puzzle after visiting a Temple in Bali where numerous monkeys were stealing objects from the visitors: glasses, hats, flip-flops, cameras - anything they could get their hands on. The question I posed was: What motivates the monkeys to steal the visitors' possessions? 

Once again can’t resist.  It’s possible that the monkeys found a mirror in the purse which continued to provide them amusement while holding or wearing future stolen items.  

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Use your imagination to complete the story

Here is the jumping- off paragraph:

The day after Joan flew to California for her annual month-long visit with the grandbabies, her treasured dog Honey disappeared.  John knew that she placed her dog on the same podium as her grandchildren. He had to find the dog. The next day he took Honey’s photo to Staples and taped 50 posters to neighborhood signs and telephone poles  offering a $100 reward for the dog’s return. By Day Six, he had raised the amount to $500. The call came mid-morning:

“My name is Kat. I have your dog. We need to talk.”

Any ending is permissible EXCEPT that you cannot have Kat bring the dog home, collect the reward, and leave.

 “Kat, you may think that you gotten my tongue, thus preventing my talking to you; but I assure you that it is firmly embedded in my cheek. Therefore, hand over my dog and you shall receive your just reward.” (tongue still in cheek).
            Richard Lessow, MD
Thanks Dan for the few minutes of levity
during these stressful time