ooops... meanwhile in a parralel universe...
the taxi driver agreed to give them a lift - for a price.
"If she's sick in my car..." he bitched, nodding in Marys direction....
The three Queens are progressing well with their barn (why is a barn - what happened to the stables of the inn?) makeover. John Llwellyn Baptist has arrived and he's swanning about with his shirt cuffs a-flutter.
"My dears, look at the awful tired colour on the manger. Can't you shoosh it up a bit?"
"Push off you velveteened fool, " said the first Queen.
"Sling yer hook," said the second.
"On yer exercise bike, toe-rag," said the third.
" ooops sorry, wrong people.. I thought you were someone else. I am sorry, anyway what I meant to say was..ahem... God is well-pleased with you Mary and Joseph, you are to give birth to his daughter and you shall call her:
the three sheperdesses decided to protest ... there are NO decent womens parts in nativity plays ... there's only bloody mary and even SHE hasnt had ANY fun ... they grumbled ... as they made V signs at the disappearing taxi ...
but who to protest to? ... and where? ...
they busied themselves making placards ...
" But you are to give birth to Gods daughter Jessie... she will heal the sick and they will call her daughter of the most high, sheperdess of the people." sqawked the mcgaw to the sheperdesses.
The third Queen has latterly been discovered to be none other than Lily Savage, and in true Lily style, she whipped off her stiletto, aimed it Llewelyn Bowlegs' head and yelled: "Foock off yer t.w.a.t, before I rip off yer 'ead an' s.h.i.t in yer neck! ".
"Ooo, get her," said JLB. "The scarlet scouser. Someone ruffled your gusset, sweetie?"
Enter Handy Joseph carrying three and a half legged table made out of MDF and silver paper. "Oi! Slappers Anonymous. Look at the state of this. I told you I needed a drawing."
"what was that unintelligible squawking?" said one of the sheperdesses as she put the finishing touches to her placard ...
"WE DEMAND BETTER WOMENS' PARTS"
Forgotton Mary, meanwhile, awash with breaking holy waters and heaving, panting and groaning in the stable, cried out in veritable agony, "Oi, Joe, you bloody useless chippie, fetch the bleedin' fatted calf, I'm about to deliver unto thee..."
meanwhile on the other side of town in an upmarket coffee bar the three queens put down their shopping bags ... they were knackered ...
one of the queens' WAP phones trillingly announced there was a incoming message ...
Barbara, miffed at Kenneth's untimely demise, decided to open a House of Ill Repute of her own.
A woman sadly lacking in the grey matter department however, she had great difficulty deciding on a suitable name for her establshment.
It came to her one night as she was on her knees (praying),
"Oh Lord," she cried, blinded by the light, "I think I'll call it"...
the donkeys looked hopeful too ... after all riders would require steeds ... they threw down their "Big Parts for Donkeys" banners and proceeded to get into role ...
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