Ugly duckling seeks kind home

[Even Flood]

Here is a tale of woe.

Some weeks before Christmas I was in London.

I tried to find somewhere they had Disney comics.

It was not easy.

Finally I found a large book with Disney stuff in a small kiosk in
Queensway.

Only one snag.

It was in Arabic. Letters in Arabic, all series reads from right to
left and so on. I could not read it.

Well, I said, surely this is a nice esoteric gift for my friend
Geir Hasnes who, I am sure, does not have any Arabic version in his vast 
collection.

So I bought it and gave it to Geir as a Christmas present.

Geir is a nice fellow. 

He said nothing.

Till now.

Yesterday he sent it back with the following note:

Dear Even
It is nice to get gifts, but this stuff is the most 
gruesome thing I have seen of Disney products. And as 
I have very limited space I will say thank you for showing
it to me and may it have a better owner than me.
Geir

So there it is, folks. Ugly duckling free for whomever  wants 
him. Only condition, treat him nicely. 

First mailed, first served.

Even