Alarmed, concerned and frustrated

A boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had not phoned in
sick one day.

Having an urgent problem with one
of the main computers, he dialed the
employee's home phone number and
was greeted with a child's whisper.

"Hello?"

"Is your daddy home?" he asked.

"Yes," whispered the small voice.

May I talk with him?"

The child whispered, "No."

Surprised and wanting to talk
with an adult, the boss asked,

"Is your Mummy there?"

"Yes."

"May I talk with her?"

Again the small voice whispered, "No."

Hoping there was somebody with
whom he could leave a message,
the boss asked,

"Is anybody else there?"

"Yes," whispered the child, "a policeman."

Wondering what a cop would be doing
at his employee's home, the boss
asked,

"May I speak with the policeman?"

"No, he's busy", whispered the child.

"Busy doing what?"

"Talking to Mummy and Daddy and
the Fireman," came the whispered answer.

Growing more worried as he heard
what sounded like a helicopter
through the earpiece on the phone,
the boss asked,

"What is that noise?"

"A hello-copper" answered
the whispering voice.

"What is going on there?" demanded
the boss, now truly apprehensive.

Again, whispering, the child answered,

"The search team just landed the hello-copper. "

Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked,

"What are they searching for?"

Still whispering, the young voice
replied with a muffled giggle:

"ME."