Bing finds Chutney

the long version

A little imagination can go a long way but sometimes when asked to join in, the audience can get lost on the journey. That's how it goes with this story and its relationship to the reader/discerning listener. It begins sweetly enough with introduction of the title characters with endearing names--Bing and Chutney. Bing enjoys her charming new house and wishes for a best friend. Soon she decides to do something about finding that best friend and she sets about drawing pictures of imagined friends. A new picture is started each hour and set on the floor to dry when completed. She ends with a picture of her best friend that, unlike the previous pictures, she hangs on the wall. Here is where we get lost. Bing is still wishing and suddenly Chutney appears, claiming to be her best friend.