Day 613: 5 Minute Freewrite: Tuesday- Prompt: library

Day 613: 5 Minute Freewrite Challenge initiated by @mariannewest. Tuesday-Prompt: library

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Going Down the Library Hole

I went to the library about 10 years ago to inquire about something my mom used to say to me after putting me to bed and tightening the covers around my body. It always gave me the shivers with bad images in my head.

I asked the question, "What is the origin of "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite?"

The librarian was old, a dinosaurian.
She looked like she could be a knowledgeable historian.
Before I got the answer, a woman who looked like a 1920's dancer,
Took me aside and told me she was a Rosarian.
"What the heck is a Rosarian?!?! I was then directed to a Grammarian.
Who then directed me to the children's section, with a large book selection.
I was given a key to an old tattered book with a lock.
Hoping to find my answer, I opened the book of shock,
Not to find pressed roses in poses, but pressed fleas and bed bugs; thugs.
"Thank you mom, for keeping me safe in bed, sending you kisses and hugs!"
I looked up to heaven, and praised my mom times seven.

The Librarian-historian said that beds used to be made of straw and the ropes had to be tied tight to keep the bed firm, for a proper, sound sleep...not to keep the bugs out.

The Rosarian said, "No way! If the ropes were not tight enough, the mattress would fall to the floor, thus allowing the insects to get in."

The Grammarian said, "True bedbugs only live in mattresses. Welcome to the year of bedbugs! Good night, sleep well; do NOT let in the bedbugs from hell."

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