The boys in Bunyan City become expert strippers.

[spelvin]

In her bedroom in Bunyan City, Astrid was sitting on the floor with her friend Becca.

Becca said, “We haven’t seen you in a while. Where have you folks been?”

Astrid said, “We went up to Littleford to visit some family and friends.”

“How was it?”

“It was nice. The boys up there look different.”

“Different, how?”

A truthful answer to Becca's question would be quite simple. In Littleford, there were three women who strongly advocated immodesty on the part of boys. These women were very influential, so they were able to persuade the city council to pass an ordinance forbidding boys to appear in public unless they were completely nude.

Astrid was not willing to let such a delightful topic drop, however. So she had an idea. First, she said, “Well, I’ll show you.” Then, in a louder voice, she called, “Alvin, can you come in here, please?”

Alvin came and stood at the door. Astrid said, “Alvin, could you please take your shoes and socks off? Thank you.”

Becca said, “So that’s how the boys in Littleford went? With bare feet?”

Astrid said, “Yes, but there was more to it than that. Alvin, could you take your shirt off? Thank you.”

Becca said, “Now I gotcha. They only wore shorts?”

Astrid said, “No, there’s still more to it than that. Can you take your shorts off? There. Now can you take off your underwear too? Thank you.” She held out one hand and said, “That’s what the boys in Littleford look like!”

Becca said, “Oh, I see, they go naked!”

Astrid snapped her fingers. “Naked! That’s the word I was trying to remember! Alvin, could you stay and play a game of go fish?”

“Sure.” Alvin noticed an unfinished checker game on the floor, and wondered why the girls could not finish the checker game. But he was too polite to comment.

At the end of the go fish game, Alvin said, “I win!”

Astrid said, “Well, whoopie doo!”

Astrid said, “Becca, whatcha wanna do now?”

Becca looked in the direction of the dollhouse in the corner and said, “Let’s go over there and play with the—what other games do you have?”

Astrid opened a drawer full of games. Becca said, “Let’s play dominos.”

At the end of the dominos game, Alvin said, “I win!“

Becca said, “Whattaya want, a gold star?”

Next was a Monopoly game. Alvin won that too.

Astrid said, “Becca, now what do you want to do?”

Becca said, “Let’s go outside in the back—no, let’s get back at Alvin for winning all the games and being such a smart aleck.”

Astrid and Becca grabbed two pillows from the bed and assaulted Alvin with them. Alvin grabbed a pillow from the floor and fought back. In the midst of all this small-scale brutality, Alvin showed some tumescence. Astrid said, “Ūūūūū, Alvin, you’re having naughty thoughts about Becca!”

Becca made a T with both hands. “Time out, I gotta tell Astrid something.” She cupped Astrid’s ear and whispered something that sounded like “Glad he can’t see how wet my panties are getting.”

The pillow fight was resumed, but was interrupted by the sounds from downstairs. They heard the doorbell, followed by the sounds of Astrid’s mother and Becca’s mother greeting each other. Becca walked out the door and down the stairs. Alvin reached down for his clothes, but Astrid restrained him by the arm and led him down the stairs.

Astrid and Alvin stopped halfway down the stairs. Becca was standing close to the door, where Becca’s mother, Becca’s brother Bart, and Astrid’s mother were exchanging pleasantries. The pleasantries came to a halt when Astrid and Alvin appeared on the staircase.

Astrid’s mother asked, “What happened?”

Astrid shrugged her shoulders and said, “Oh, he forgot to get dressed and we forgot to remind him.”

On the car ride home, Bart looked at Becca in wide-eyed wonder and asked, “What was that all about?”

Becca said, “You know all the boys in Littleford go around with no clothes on?”

“Yeah, I’ve heard about that. That’s really something, isn’t it!”

“Well Astrid’s family just got back from Littleford, and Astrid called Alvin in the room and asked him to take off his shirt, then his pants, and then his underwear. And all that, just to show me what the boys in Littleford look like!”

“She could have just told you the boys in Littleford go naked.”

“She sure could have. But this way was more fun.”

“I can’t believe that!”

“If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t either. How come you never strip for my friends, Bart?”

“You’ve never asked me to.”

Becca wrung her hands. “Oh, Bart, will you please? Connie’s coming over in a few days. Will you take your clothes off in front of her?”

Bart was still wide-eyed, but his expression changed. “Yeah!” He added, “Do you want me to come in the room naked?”

Becca said, “No, I like it better Astrid’s way. It’s more exciting.”

Connie visited as promised, and Becca and Bart performed the script as rehearsed.

Connie remembered the script, rehearsed it with her brother Chad, and performed it for her friend Dora.

And so the dialogue was repeated time and again. Girls reciting the first role went to the library and prepared for any questions about Littleford. Girls reciting the second role were expected not to know about Littleford in order to make possible the cue for the brother’s entrance.

The dialogue was repeated not only in the original version, but with minor variations. Some girls spoke not of Littleford, but some exotic vacation paradise. Eventually, the ritual was no longer confined to sisters' bedrooms. Some boys did the honors in the living room, in front of the parents of both girls. Some girls took the pastime outside so that their brothers could be seen by any passersby. Boy strippers at the local park became so common that the police pretended not to notice.

Nobody was left out. Any girl without brothers was offered a boy as a visitor on the same day as a girl visitor. Any boy without sisters was invited to give a performance.

Before long, Zelda invited Astrid to her house. Zelda said, “We went up to Littleford to visit some family and friends.”

Astrid said, “How was it?”

“It was nice. The boys up there look different.”

“Different, how?”

Zelda said, “Well, I’ll show you.” In a louder voice, she called, “Zeke, can you come in here, please? Zeke, could you please take your shirt off? Thank you.” And so the script was recited again.
Zelda turned to Astrid and said, “There! That’s what the boys in Littleford look like!”

Astrid had recently heard the expression “You reap what you sow.” She thought to herself, “How true, how true.”

* * * * *

The host spoke to the studio audience. “Here we are at Station KAWE in Bunyan City. We have with us four representatives from our younger population. Join me in welcoming Astrid, her brother Alvin, Becca, and her brother Bart.”

As the studio audience applauded, the guests stood and smiled.

The host sat with the guests and said, “Alvin and Bart, I see that you’ve decided not to dress for this interview.”

Alvin said, “This has become our school uniform, our sports uniform, and our special clothes for looking our Sunday best.”

Bart said, “We follow the recent city ordinance by going out in public just as we are now, but in the privacy of our homes, we get dressed so we can put on the Bunyan City strip tease for our sisters and their friends.

The host turned to the camera and said, “The Bunyan City strip tease is a little game which our young people have started on their own. We will now play a film showing one of the earliest performances.”

The studio audience and home viewers saw a silent film in which Astrid and Alvin went through the act quickly. The studio audience applauded.

The camera turned back to the host. “But the art has gone a long way in a short time. Here is a more recent performance.”

The studio audience and home viewers saw a longer video created by the TV crew. The video began with Becca shouting, “Bart, could you come in here, please? Astrid would like to see you.”

Bart came in wearing tennis shoes, socks, shorts with an elastic band, and a T-shirt. Becca said, “We’re indoors now. You may as well take off your shoes and socks.”

Bart sat down and took off his shoes and socks. Becca said, “It’s seventy-five degrees in here. You must be burning up. Why don’t you take your shirt off?”

Bart smiled and put his hand over his mouth. He then reached back with both hands and slowly pulled up his T-shirt, steadily gazing at Astrid. When the T-shirt was over his head, he paused for a few seconds. Becca said, “Bart, we know you’re in there, you can come out now.”

Bart pulled again so that his face was visible, but took his time pulling the T-shirt off his arms. Becca said, “Bart! Are you afraid to let us see you with no shirt on? I’m surprised at you!”

Bart pulled the T-shirt all the way off. Becca said, “There! Now did you ever see such a handsome young man! Bart, throw the shirt to Astrid so we can be sure you don’t put it on again.” The camera zoomed out to show Astrid catching the shirt.

It was time for the next step. “That’s a good boy. Now Astrid said she would like to know what you would look like in a swimsuit. Could you take your shorts off and show her?” Bart turned aside and giggled.

Bart tucked both thumbs under the elastic waistband. With a slow, steady motion, he pulled his shorts down far enough to reveal his white cotton underwear. Becca said, “That’s very nice. But those shorts will have to come all the way off.”

Bart pulled his shorts down to the floor and stepped out of the shorts. “That’s a good boy. Now give Astrid your shorts, because we don’t want you putting your shorts on again either.” The camera zoomed out again to show Astrid catching Bart’s shorts.

Becca said, “We got most of the job done. We might as well finish it off. Why don’t you show Astrid what you look like without your underwear?”

Bart hesitantly turned around. Becca said, “You’re afraid to look at us? Aw, come on. We won’t bite.” Bart timidly pull down his undershorts. Becca smiled affectionately and turned to Astrid. “Did you ever see anything cuter?”

Becca turned back to Bart. “That’s nice, Bart, but we thought maybe you had something else to show us.” Bart timidly turned back around, revealing that he had not pulled his underwear down on the front side.

Becca said, “Come on, Bart, quit acting so silly.” Bart tilted his head and smiled. Becca continued, “If you don’t cooperate any better than this, I’ll go downstairs and tell Mom you won’t show us your peepee. And then Mom will get really mad. She’ll come up here and say, ‘We can’t have this! When Becca has a guest in this house, I want you to be a courteous host!’”

Bart pulled down his underwear at the same rate that he had pulled off his T-shirt and pulled off his shorts. When his penis was in full view, Becca and Astrid opened their eyes in astonishment. Becca said, “Ooooh! Did you ever see anything so beautiful!”

Bart continued pulling down his underwear. He pulled his underwear down to the floor and stepped out of his underwear. The camera zoomed out a third time, showing Astrid catching Bart’s underwear.

The camera zoomed back in to show Becca, looking very disappointed. “What’s the matter, Bart? Don’t you like us?” Bart did not say anything. Becca said, “Come on, Bart, give us something a little extra, to show us you like us.” Bart still did not say anything. Becca looked as if she was ready to cry. “Astrid’s going to go home and tell her mommy. And her mommy will get really mad. She’ll say, ‘No boy ever strip teases for my darling Astrid without getting an erection!’ And she’ll come here and have it out with our mom!”

Becca took one more look at Bart. The camera cut to Bart, with his penis still flaccid. The camera cut back to Becca, shrugging her shoulders and saying, “Well, I guess that’s the way it is.”

The video faded and the camera cut back to the studio. The host said, “I’d like to ask the boys, how do you feel about putting on these shows? Is it different from appearing naked at any other time?”

Alvin said, “It’s different. When you walk into a room naked, girls only look at you once.”

Bart said, “That’s right. But when you put on a Bunyan City strip tease, they look at you for the whole act.”

The host said, “And now we’ll ask the girls: how do you feel about these strip acts?”

Astrid said, “We see them naked all the time now that the ordinance was passed, but this is different.”

Becca said, “That’s right. Seeing them already naked is like reading a story that goes, ‘Once upon a time there was a wealthy family which lived in a beautiful mansion. They all loved each other and they had honest servants who wouldn’t think of stealing as much as a teaspoon. So they all lived happily ever after.’ Seeing them strip is like an exciting detective story.”

Astrid said, “Or to put it another way, we enjoy the trip as much as we enjoy the destination.”

Becca held up a finger. “If I remember my English lesson right, mine was a simile and yours was a metaphor.” There were a few laughs and a few hand claps in the audience.

Astrid said, “There’s also another reason. When we see a naked boy anywhere else, we don’t know that they are naked specifically for us. They probably don’t care whether we’re looking at them or not. But when Alvin or Bart put on an act, we know that their number is dedicated to us.”

The host said, “We see a lot of improvements in the second film. Can you tell us a little bit about how those improvements came about?”

Bart said, “We can if we can narrow it down to a few words. First of all, we don’t want you to think I do the job better than Alvin just because I was the one in the second film. He does a fine job, too.”

Becca said, “That’s right. I get damp watching Alvin just like I do watching Bart.”

Alvin said, “Bart and I have contests to see who can take longer taking his clothes off without stopping.”

Astrid said, “They have us time them with a stopwatch, but we don’t really care who wins. We think they both do a fine job.”

The host said, “I would also like to talk about the dialogue. I imagine that that is also planned ahead of time.”

Bart said, “I’m glad you brought that up. The girls have worked on their parts as we have on our parts. Each time they asked us to take something off, they had to find a different excuse.”

Becca said, “I’m sorry that you didn’t have time to show a more recent film of Alvin and Astrid. Astrid does a fine job.”

Astrid said, “We worked together on this. We couldn’t decide whether to act like mommies or act like babies. We decided to do a little bit of both so we could have some variety.”

Becca said, “We took our dialogue to the speech and theatre teacher at the school. She helped us on it.”

Astrid said, “That’s right. We worked especially hard on the word ‘peepee.’ The teacher said it would sound especially childish if we used our—what do you call it, head resonator.”

Alvin said, “We had to work with the speech and theatre teacher too. She showed us different ways of acting scared—tilting the head, covering the face, looking away and giggling.”

Bart said, “That’s right. We wanted to use a different gesture every time to make it more interesting.”

The host acted as if he understood. “Did the four of you have any problems getting along with each other?”

Bart held up one finger. “We had just one problem. The girls got impatient because we couldn’t tell them whether we were going to go erect or not, so they didn’t know how to write the end of the script.”

Alvin said, “We had to explain to them that we can’t plan one way or another, so they would have to write two different endings.”

Bart said, “But after a while, we saw the problem from their point of view. They’ve never been boys, so they didn’t know we don’t go erect on purpose or not go erect on purpose.”

The host asked, “How do you feel about the act now that you’ve been doing it for several months. Do you feel like the act has become old and worn?”

Astrid said, “Are you kidding? The better they get, the longer it takes for them to take off each piece of clothing. And the longer that takes, the longer they look straight into our eyes! Plus, the better they get, the better they get at looking straight into our eyes!”

Becca said, “That’s right! It’s gotten so it’s almost as embarrassing for us as it is for them!”

Both girls clenched their fists and gritted their teeth. Astrid said, “Ūūūūū, sometimes we wanna kill ‘em!”

The announcer said, “So how do you feel about the boys now. Do you feel hostile?”

Astrid said, “Heck no! We just lied to you! We love them to death! In fact, we go on double dates. She goes with Alvin and I go with Bart.”

Astrid kissed Bart on the cheek. “I have a yummy boyfriend.” Becca kissed Alvin on the cheek. “And I have a yummy boyfriend.” Astrid kissed Alvin on the cheek. “And I have a yummy brother.” Becca kissed Bart on the cheek. “And I have a yummy brother.”

A soft chorus of “awwww” permeated the auditorium.