I tickled his feet and he began giggling in his sleep and then opened his eyes.

"Good, you're awake," I said sarcastically.

He was still giggling, "Si, senor. Need a taxee?"

He looked like the Cisco Kid but spoke like Cisco's sidekick Pancho.

"Yeah," I said, pulling out a wad of American money. "The whole cab. Go finish your nap in a hotel. I'll bring the cab back later."

He pulled his feet back through the window, opened the door and took the money.

"Senor, for thees much money you can have my wife!"

"Just the cab, please," I said...

Drabble published July 24, 2017 04:35

Neville Hunt almost 7 years ago

Good call, Jake, Senora Cisco sounds a bit grim!
Neville Hunt almost 7 years ago

Cisco and Pancho. That takes me back....
Christopher almost 7 years ago

I used to watch that old TV series when I was growing up. And now I have the lyrics of the song by WAR stuck in my head. "Cisco Kid was a friend of mine."
Neville Hunt almost 7 years ago

Me too. Pancho always seemed a bit of a prat to me!
Christopher almost 7 years ago

True. My favorite line of his, though, was when he was ready to leave a town he'd say "Hey, Ceesco, let's went!"

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