Page 21 - Fables volume 2

Alphabet on Vacation

It was R who started complaining.
“I’m always right in the middle of a lot of work,” said R.
“No more than I am,” replied O, a little crossly.
W and K couldn’t help overhearing this conversation between their
next-door neighbors, so they put in their opinions, too.
“Listen, W,” said K, “I have to finish everything you start, and I’m
getting tired of it.”
“Is that so?” answered W. “You think it’s easy always getting to work
first? Let me tell you a thing or two!”

Soon all the letters were at each other’s throats, squabbling over who
had to appear in the most words, who had to stand in as a silent letter the
most often, and who wasn’t really necessary at all because another letter
had exactly the same sound. Of course, nothing was agreed upon and
nobody was satisfied as a result of all this fighting. It tired them out, and
they fell silent, thinking about what had just happened