Lennie Goes To Dinner

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LENNIE GOES TO DINNER

‘Wooo-hoo’ cheered George, as he was running back to the ranch. Lennie stood outside just staring at the chickens in a meditative way. ‘Lennie! Lennie!’ shouted George, ‘I just got a bonus from the boss for overtime’. Lennie just stood there, looking right past George, ignoring him. Lennie?….’said George, getting a bit impatient ‘wake up you stupid bastard!!’ shouted George, ‘Huh!?!’ Lennie replied. ‘I got a bonus today!’ said George cheerfully.

Lennie looked at George, waiting for George to explain why he was happy. ‘Well, I was thinking since I couldn’t get you anything last month for your birthday’ said George, ‘can…I…have a…rabbit’ said Lennie cutting off George. ‘No, you bloody well can’t!’ shouted George. Lennie looked at George with tears in his eyes. ‘NO…no, we’re gonna have something far better than rabbits’ said George. ‘Wh-what’s that George?’ said Lennie in disbelieve.

‘We’re gonna have the best god-damn meal this side of the west coast!’ shouted George, ‘b-but…we already ate this morning G-George’. ‘Yeah and you ate my serving of porridge too!’ said George annoyed. ‘but we can eat in style at ol’joes bar’, “ol’joes?” said Lennie. ‘Yeah, ‘ol’joes’ they have the best god damn steak I’ve ever tasted, if I’d ever’ said George cheerfully. “ And I want beans with KETCHUP!!’ shouted Lennie in reply.

George and Lennie strolled happily into the bunkhouse. ‘What you’se two so happy’bout?’ said Slim. Lennie replied ‘W-we got a bit of ex-extra m-money from the B-Boss and w-we’re’ ‘WE’RE going ‘ol’Joes’ Tonight to have the best meal ever!!’ shouted George, cutting Lennie off. ‘A-And I’m gonna h-have beans w-with lots and l-lots of KETHUP!’ said Lennie. ‘ol’joes eh…heard it was the best meal this state’ said Candy fascinated, ‘it is!’ replied Slim, ‘its got the nicest steak and potatoes I’ve ever tasted’.

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‘Go get ready Lennie’ asked George. Lennie started changing with no words except a big smile on his face, like a child with new shoes. Later that night when they we’re walking through town to ‘ol’joes’’.

Lennie mumbled ‘I-I’m hungry’ ‘WILL YOU SHUT UP!!, We’ve only been walking for five minutes’ replied George. They carried on walking when Lennie spied a woman that looked quiet like Curley’s wife on a street corner. ‘That woman is real purty George. Real purty!’ said Lennie gawking at the woman.

‘Now listen here, Lennie. You hang around people like them and ...

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