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Fairytale Characters Visit Urgent Care

Because Doc the dwarf doesn’t have a medical license

4 min readDec 30, 2021

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Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom with no universal healthcare…

Receptionist: I’m afraid since you don’t have any insurance, you’re going to need to pay for this visit out of pocket.

Jack: Do you take magic beans?

Receptionist: No, but we’ll accept your firstborn.

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Princess 1: You’ve got to help me, Doctor! I kissed a frog who claimed he was really a prince, and now I have these nasty warts!

Doctor: The good news is you don’t have warts. That’s a myth. You do, however, have herpes.

Princess 1: I suppose all adventurous damsels do.

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Doctor: How can I help you today, my boy?

Pinocchio: It’s awfully embarrassing. Promise not to laugh?

Doctor: Of course! I’m a professional. I’ve seen everything

Pinocchio: And you won’t tell nobody?

Doctor: I assure you, anything you say will be kept under the strictest doctor-patient confidentiality. Now tell me what’s the matter.

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Emma Kantor
Emma Kantor

Written by Emma Kantor

Emma Kantor is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor. Words in the New York Times Magazine, the Belladonna, Points in Case, Slackjaw, and more. emmakantor.com

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