and this nice man must have driven here in a car Actually Charlie said feeling a rare moment of victory I just got you with a Yes a palindrome Amy said You already got me with it once You actually thought it would work again Charlie turned and shrugged It was worth a try I thought I’d catch you when you are only half awake Catch her the man with the cat said Palindrome Yes Charlie answered I always get up early Amy likes to sleep in Sometimes if she isn’t paying attention I manage to trick her with one The man looked puzzled as he scratched the cat’s head One what 6
A palindrome Charlie said Like my name Amy said Amy Ma No h in Ma Same as race car Reads the same forward and backward Amy flipped over her piece of paper on the counter She took a pen from her back pocket and quickly wrote on the back of the paper WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW She held it in front of the man’s face He stared at the sentence Then he smiled This time it was a real smile Cool he said What do you think about my poster she asked She showed him the other side of the piece of paper For my new dog walking business Dr Dembinski said I could put this up in the clinic Should I have a drawing of a dog on this poster 7
need a dog walker call amy ma i'm relyable and good with animals I suppose it wouldn’t hurt the man said That’s what I thought But I’m a bad artist Maybe Charlie can help I’m not good at art either Charlie said He had already returned to the counter to answer the phone if it rang Draw O coward she said I’d wreck your poster he said Sorry Amy began to giggle Gotcha 8
Charlie blinked a few times Then he groaned Was that the whole reason for your poster Just to get me with that one No Amy said I really do need to make some money for my mom’s birthday present I’m confused the man said still petting his cat Got him with what Charlie sighed He found another piece of paper and wrote on it in big block letters DRAW O COWARD DRAW O COWARD He held it above his head Palindrome The man squinted then nodded Yup she did get you Who’s winning You really have to ask Amy said By the way why do you think your cat has a tumor I can feel it when I rub her belly 9
