Oh it was terrible. They all watched as the toaster twirled on one tip on the edge, holding out a make-believe umbrella.

The sudden jerk of the cord pulled him back, then the lost tension set him in the opposite direction. He teetered. All the appliances, both major and small, held their breaths as if in a power outage. In horror they realized what they had done.

The little toaster's mouth was wide open in the last notes of song, his eyes wide open in confusion and fear.

The refrigerator slammed its door shut and pulled the toaster to safety.