geo: "ok, why?"
me: "ed just got really sick..."
ed: "wahhhhhhhh... waaaaaaahhhhhhh"
geo: "Ok, here... wait, I have an idea."
(geo takes off)
(dad strips ed, takes 'em to the kitchen sink for washing)
(zebra on scene... take'en care of ed while dad cleans mess)
(geo reappears...)
geo: "Ok, ed, ed! Mom, push ed's chair over here"
geo: "Ok, ed, you pick... whichever one you want is fine - I want you to feel better."
George has arranged all ALL of his Christmas presents in a row and is inviting poor sniffling ed to take his pick so he'll feel better.
(~snif~ he can be such an angel)