One day Prince Oliver learned from his friend about a lemonade store. It was near the library.
He got directions, but they were difficult. His friend told him a shortcut --he had to go down the spooky alley.
Why is it spooky?
Because of the creeeaaaaking noise.
That doesn't sound so scary he thought. I'll just investigate and find out what it is.
PO was not afraid.
And so one day, after he went to the library for some new books about Origami, he decided to try and find the lemonade store.
He found the spooky alley, and went down. Sure enough, there was a very spooky creaking sound. He couldn't tell where it was coming from.
He saw a ladder on the side of a building. He decided to go up and see if he could look down and find the sound. When he climbed up, he heard the sound before him.
There were 3 boxes with blankets over them and the sound was coming from one of them.
He lifted up the blanket and there it was: an old parrot saying creeeeaaaak.
That wasn't so scary?! So he got a few breadcrumbs from his backpack and the bird made a much different creaking sound. Short and happy creak.
Just then, he heard a gruff voice. Who is that, what are you doing up here trespasser?! The man was very big and scary -especially because of his one big glove that covered his arm up to his elbow.
I'm Prince Oliver he said. I wanted to know the sound, and here it is. Is this your bird?
The man was big, but was nice enough after he found out PO was not a robber.
I am Lionel, and these are my birds. I have the old parrot Pedro, my homing pigeons and i'm waiting for my hawk to come back.
Is that why you have a big glove?
Yes, i use it for Hernando because his claws are so big and powerful.
Lionel's passion was his birds. He loved them. He loved to watch them, and he loved to take care of them. He had a regular job, and PO asked him what it was.
I run a lemonade store. But we sell cupcakes too.
I have another job that is with the birds too. I send messages with the pigeons.
If old Hilda wants something, she sends a message with my pigeon to her sister Blanche. THe pigeon goes to her house.
When Blanche sees the pigeon, she says don't poop on my window!
But the pigeon says, i'm not here to poop, i'm here to give you a message. Take it off my leg because i can not.
And when she does, the pigeon flies off; he always comes back to Lionels roof.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
the newspaper delivery
Prince Oliver wanted to take a trip to the mountains on the shiny, new fast train. But the tickets were expensive, so he needed to make some money.
He got a job delivering newspapers with his bicycle. It was hard at first. He had to wake up so early, and the papers were heavy, and carrying them up the hills was hard. But it got easier as he did it day after day after day.
At the end of the route, one of the last houses he had to deliver the paper to was up on a hill. He did not like going up there, and he dropped it off and left as fast as he could. The house was a bit spooky as the Trees and plants were all overgrown. The paint was peeling up off of the boards. The windows were cracked. There were tools laying here and there. The wheelbarrow was tipped over on its side, half empty. Or half full.
On this day, he walked up to the porch and the door to drop off the paper. He was scared, but curious too. He walked up slowly and quietly. But then he heard a noise.
creeeeeeaaaaaaaaaak.....
The door opened just a tiny bit. It was dark. He could not see anything and became more scared. He did not move. In the darkness of the door, he saw a pair of eyes looking at him.
Prince Oliver dropped the paper, ran off, jumped on his bike and sped away down the hill.
He told his mom, the Queen, about this. And she told him, "don't be too scared, but don't be too curiuos either."
The next morning, when he needed to deliver the paper to that same spooky house, he was scared. But he wanted to know more too.
He walked up to the door. And again, it creaked open.
And the eyes appeared from the darkness.
But then, the door opened up more. And the light came in and he could see: a beautiful little girl with long black hair and skinny arms reaching out. She had on a blue dress with white flowers on the bottom. She came out of the doorway and looked at Prince Oliver.
"You are the newspaper boy..." she said. You scared me yesterday when you walked up here. I'm glad it's you and not somebody scary. My name is Sabine.
"I am Prince Oliver" he said to her. "I was scared, but now i am not." He asked her about the house and all the things laying everywhere that made it look spooky. He did not understand.
She then told him about her dad.
"My dad is sick" she said. "He gets sick easily and when he does, he has to go to bed. Sometimes, he will start to work in the yard, or on the house, or clean something up, but then he can not finish because he has to go to bed." Prince Oliver could tell she was sad telling him the story about her dad. She only had her dad, and not her mom, so she had to take care of him.
Why don't you take him to a doctor?
He did go to the doctor. But then the doctor wanted more money. He went to the bank and got all the money. He gave the doctor what money he had, but the doctor said he needed to give him more money before he could answer more questions.
"Did he get the X-rays?" Prince Oliver asked.
No, he will need those. He needs those and medicine and more doctors.
She was sad. And that made Prince Oliver sad. But then, a big shadow came over her.
"Who is that?" the gruff voice asked. It was her dad and he was big, and mean looking. He sounded mean. "Oh, the newspaper boy... good to see you. Thank you for bringing that, not too many people come up here."
He gave her the newspaper and said goodbye. He rolled off down the hill.
When he got home later and all that day, he thought about Sabine and her dad. He was sad, but wanted to help.
The next day, he started to deliver the newspapers. This time, he took something special with him. It was in a bag in his pocket.
And when he got to that last house on the hill, he walked up to the door. And it opened. And there was Sabine.
He gave her the newspaper. And then he pulled out the bag from his pocket.
"I want to give you this. I was going to use it for a trip, but i think you need to take a trip to the doctor with your dad."
He got a job delivering newspapers with his bicycle. It was hard at first. He had to wake up so early, and the papers were heavy, and carrying them up the hills was hard. But it got easier as he did it day after day after day.
At the end of the route, one of the last houses he had to deliver the paper to was up on a hill. He did not like going up there, and he dropped it off and left as fast as he could. The house was a bit spooky as the Trees and plants were all overgrown. The paint was peeling up off of the boards. The windows were cracked. There were tools laying here and there. The wheelbarrow was tipped over on its side, half empty. Or half full.
On this day, he walked up to the porch and the door to drop off the paper. He was scared, but curious too. He walked up slowly and quietly. But then he heard a noise.
creeeeeeaaaaaaaaaak.....
The door opened just a tiny bit. It was dark. He could not see anything and became more scared. He did not move. In the darkness of the door, he saw a pair of eyes looking at him.
Prince Oliver dropped the paper, ran off, jumped on his bike and sped away down the hill.
He told his mom, the Queen, about this. And she told him, "don't be too scared, but don't be too curiuos either."
The next morning, when he needed to deliver the paper to that same spooky house, he was scared. But he wanted to know more too.
He walked up to the door. And again, it creaked open.
And the eyes appeared from the darkness.
But then, the door opened up more. And the light came in and he could see: a beautiful little girl with long black hair and skinny arms reaching out. She had on a blue dress with white flowers on the bottom. She came out of the doorway and looked at Prince Oliver.
"You are the newspaper boy..." she said. You scared me yesterday when you walked up here. I'm glad it's you and not somebody scary. My name is Sabine.
"I am Prince Oliver" he said to her. "I was scared, but now i am not." He asked her about the house and all the things laying everywhere that made it look spooky. He did not understand.
She then told him about her dad.
"My dad is sick" she said. "He gets sick easily and when he does, he has to go to bed. Sometimes, he will start to work in the yard, or on the house, or clean something up, but then he can not finish because he has to go to bed." Prince Oliver could tell she was sad telling him the story about her dad. She only had her dad, and not her mom, so she had to take care of him.
Why don't you take him to a doctor?
He did go to the doctor. But then the doctor wanted more money. He went to the bank and got all the money. He gave the doctor what money he had, but the doctor said he needed to give him more money before he could answer more questions.
"Did he get the X-rays?" Prince Oliver asked.
No, he will need those. He needs those and medicine and more doctors.
She was sad. And that made Prince Oliver sad. But then, a big shadow came over her.
"Who is that?" the gruff voice asked. It was her dad and he was big, and mean looking. He sounded mean. "Oh, the newspaper boy... good to see you. Thank you for bringing that, not too many people come up here."
He gave her the newspaper and said goodbye. He rolled off down the hill.
When he got home later and all that day, he thought about Sabine and her dad. He was sad, but wanted to help.
The next day, he started to deliver the newspapers. This time, he took something special with him. It was in a bag in his pocket.
And when he got to that last house on the hill, he walked up to the door. And it opened. And there was Sabine.
He gave her the newspaper. And then he pulled out the bag from his pocket.
"I want to give you this. I was going to use it for a trip, but i think you need to take a trip to the doctor with your dad."
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