"It’s time you did a helping job, Aron — on behalf of the one-and-only B.A.N.G GANG!"

Characters:

• ARON, a slow-moving fellow who likes to take life easy
• BORUCH, trying to cope with a big sister who always knows better
• NOSSON, clever and articulate, often talks in italics to make a point
• GERSHON, creative, and quick to think of new ideas

Scene 4:

GERSHON: Hey, B.A.N.G GANG, y’all there?

NOSSON: Yeah, anyone missing? If you’re absent, make yourselves known immediately, ha ha!

BORUCH: [whispering] Hey, guys. Keep down the volume. My big sister’s still in a tizzy after the whole palaver with polishing her shoes.

GERSHON: What! Why on earth? Isn’t she grateful to you for polishing her shoes?

BORUCH: Well, you see, there was a, um, slight hitch. I did polish them.

NOSSON: So what’s the problem?

GERSHON: Yeah, what’s with big sisters nowadays?

BORUCH: Thing is… I polished them with white polish.

GERSHON: What’s wrong with white polish?

BORUCH: Well, you see, the shoes were black. And extremely expensive. They got ruined.

[There is a shocked silence]

BORUCH [hastily explains]: But it wasn’t my fault. The bottle was black. The lid was black. How was I supposed to know there was a little, teeny, weeny white sticker on the front? It’s the company she should be angry at, not me.

GERSHON: Yeah, quite right.

NOSSON: Too true. Now listen, guys, where’s Aron? ARON? YOU THERE??

ARON: [gives a loud yawn] No need to yell. I’m right here.

NOSSON: How was I supposed to know? Why didn’t you say anything?

ARON: Dunno. Too tired, I guess.

BORUCH: What’re you so tired from? Been busy?

ARON: Well, you know. It’s hard work lying on the couch, heh heh.