Chapter Nineteen
From The Mouth Of Babes

Tichiba finally addressed Becky and Cathleen. “I suppose you two would like to remain in these bodies that Tabitha has given you and…I also suppose you wish to live with Jenna and her husband as their children?”

Cathleen first looked to Becky who smiled and nodded before they addressed the Queen in unison. “Yes please.”

Tichiba smiled at them. She knew that despite all appearances to the contrary their adult minds, while relegated to the back seat, were still very much aware of what was going on around them and what was at stake.

“You both may speak freely if you wish to address the Council. I promise you that you will not be harmed, so if there’s something you wish to say or want, now is the time.”

Tichiba and the rest of the Council watched as the girls whispered to each other, before Becky agreed to speak for them both. “We don't want nothing for ourselves cause now we gotted everything we ever wanted, but we want something for you “

“”For me?”, the Queen’s puzzlement matched that of the other three ladies of the Council.

“Uh huh”, Cathleen finally found the courage to speak. “Cause you been cranky…kinda likes I get whens I don't take my nap.. so we thinks you should takes your nap and then when you gets up you will be all happy again “

Tichiba knelt down to munchkin level. “Thank you girls and Cathleen…maybe I do need a good nap, but I promise you I will try to be a good witch from now on.”

She raised the V to beneath her nose. “Witches honor.”

“There's something else too”, Becky was quick to add. “Please don't punish Aunt Jenna no more.”

“Yeah it’s not nice to cuss people.” Cathleen waved her finger at the Queen.

Becky giggled, “It’s not cuss… it’s curse.”

“Oh…”, Cathleen pouted, “Well …don't do neither one.then.”

The senior pigtailed princess rolled her eyes. “Like we was saying, please don't be mean with Aunt Jenna no more cause she's bout the nicest person in the whole world and she don't ever do nothin bad or ever be mean and …and she loves us like littles even when we was bigs “

Cathleen nodded and jumped in. “And she takes really good cares of us and Uncle Rick too cause he's been sick awful bad.”