Benjamin and Jeremiah's at the baptism

Seller Ice creams! Get your ices here! ........ Ices! Freshly made this morning ......
Reuben walks past looking puzzled
Seller ... ices! Nice refreshing ices. Latest from Benjamin and Jeremiah’s ..... Locust and Wild Honey flavor. All the rage! Prophet special!! Get your ices here!
Reuben Oi, you, what are you doing?
Seller What d’you mean? I’m selling ice creams. Earning an honest shekel.
Reuben But they haven’t even been invented yet.
Seller Well, that Benjamin and Jeremiahs for you - always ahead of the game ... get your Locust and Wild Honey ices here. Prophet special!!!
Reuben (cowering back) Don’t do that!
Seller What?
Reuben Shout in my ear
Seller Well, don’t stand so close to me. Hey, that sounds like a good title for a song ... (begins humming) ... “don’t stand so, don’t stand so...”
Reuben What are you doing now??
Seller Sorry, just got transported for a minute.
Reuben What a good idea! Look, where did you get this “prophet special” business from and who on earth is going to eat locusts and wild honey?
Seller Everyone! They’re going like ... well, like hot unleavened bread.
Reuben Locusts?!! ... and wild honey?!!!? That’s just gross.
Seller No, it’s all the rage since that John bloke came out of the wilderness. Have you seen him. I mean he looks a bit weird with his animal skins and leather but he doesn’t half draw a crowd and, as my old mother used to say, where there’s people there’s profit. So ices it is!

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