Wizki Tales

Wizki Joins the School Choir


It is a strange and little known fact that Wizki has a beautiful singing voice. He’s certainly a Puppy who can carry a tune. For a creature that relishes being so naughty, when he sings, Wizki sounds like an angel. He sang in the crib as a tiny baby, amusing himself through long periods while confined to bed with the mumps.

He used his incredible voice to avert trouble in the school yard. Bullies would approach Wizki spoiling for a fight, upset by some insult or other Wizki had purportedly directed at the Bully’s mother, some underhand sleight Wizki had supposedly targeted at the Bully’s physique, and instead of scrapping Wizki would jump on a dustbin and burst into song. The Bully would be transported back to a time long-gone wherein the innocence of childhood would be rekindled and a sense of wonder at the world around them would replace any murderous intent. Invariably the bully would hug Wizki in gratitude and would hand over their dinner money as a token of respect. Wizki made a fortune in such a manner.

It was during one of these playground-based, violence-averting, income-enhancing shows that the school choirmaster happened by and, struck by the angelus which emerged when he opened his mouth, begged Wizki to audition for the School Choir.

Wizki auditioned with the song, ‘The Carnival is Over’. It is a beautiful song made ever more poignant by Wizki’s delivery and The Choirmaster fell to her knees with emotion when she heard Wizki’s rendition. She immediately instated Wizki as the Head of the School Choir, removing Leonard Johnson from the position he had held for 3 years. It was a big thing for Wizki: he had never been Head of anything before, except Head of the Queue at teatime. It was a big thing for Leonard Johnson, too: he took a disliking to the small black pup and vowed revenge.

At the 1st rehearsal, Wizki was introduced to the other choir members. Unfortunately, they were all friends of Leonard’s and harboured deep resentment. Wizki made matters worse by referring to the Choir as his ‘Backing Group’. He had become quite big-headed after the success of his audition.

The other children in the choir were jealous. They didn’t like this cheeky puppy coming in and automatically become Head of the School Choir. They didn’t like being called Wizki’s Backing Group. They sought to sabotage Wizki’s singing. They wanted to show him up as the Big Head he had become.

They let Wizki rehearse with them. They sang their parts sweetly and were reverential when Wizki sang lead. Wizki thought everything was going well. The Choirmaster shook Wizki’s paw after every rehearsal. He said the choir had never sounded so good. But Wizki’s comeuppance was being planned.

The day of the big show came. Everyone was there. It was Wizki’s big night.

His Showcase song was ‘Ave Maria’. Wizki sang it all alone. All eyes would be on him. He was confident he would triumph. He started to sing. It was very beautiful. People in the audience were so moved they started to cry.

But Leonard Johnson had a dog whistle. And Wizki, the only non-human in the choir, was the only one who could hear it. He blew the whistle. It prompted a response. It made Wizki bark.

Leonard blew the whistle again. Wizki barked again.

The audience started to laugh, hearing the dog with the beautiful voice barking in the middle of Ave Maria. They thought it was a comedy act. As Leonard blew the whistle again, Wizki barked again. Leonard blew the whistle repeatedly. The song was more bark than melody. The audience rolled around the Auditorium. They thought it was extremely funny.

But Wizki did not think it was funny. He ran home crying and quit the Choir. He hid under the bed.

He only sings now when he is sure no one can hear him. It is a shame: Wizki still has a beautiful voice.

Wizki Tales Homepage