The oldest girl was Meadowlark. She loved to draw pictures and write
stories. Soon the refrigerator was
covered with her art. Then the walls
were covered. Soon all of her many
pictures and stories were scattered all over the teeny, tiny apartment with no
place to show them.
Robin was the middle girl.
She loved to run and jump. But in
the teeny, tiny apartment, there was no room to do those things, so she walked
around while she made up stories in her head.
She sometimes even jumped on the furniture until it sagged in the middle
and looked shabby.
Canary was the baby.
She loved to snuggle with her mommy and eat and sleep. As she grew, she quickly got too big for her teeny,
tiny bed in the teeny, tiny apartment.
Mommy and Daddy didn’t know what to do because there was no room to get
a larger bed for their little Canary.
The cat loved to go outside and play, but there was no yard
for him to play in, so he spent all day in that teeny, tiny apartment, always
trying to sneak out the door whenever it was opened.
There they all lived in a loving but squishy way in the teeny,
tiny apartment. Then one day, something
wonderful happened: Daddy graduated from pastry college and got a job in a city in
another state. Daddy had to go to the
new city right away and Mommy was left at home with the three little girls and
a cat. Everything was in a flurry in the
teeny, tiny apartment as Mommy worked for weeks to pack and clean.
Soon the day came when they would all move to the new state. Grandpa drove the big truck with all of the
furniture and boxes from the teeny, tiny apartment. Grandma drove the car with suitcases, snacks,
pillows, Mommy, and three little girls and a cat.
It was a hot trip. It
was a long trip. It was a grouchy
trip. The three little girls didn’t like
sitting in their car seats. The cat didn’t
like being in the cat carrier. Mommy
didn’t like the noise when Meadowlark and Robin squabbled in the back
seat. They had to stop often so Mommy could
feed Canary and so the three little girls could take potty breaks. Everybody was hot, tired, and cranky by the
time they pulled into the motel for the night.
The next morning, Grandpa invited Meadowlark to ride in the
big truck with him. That stopped the
backseat squabbling. As the family traveled
north into the mountains, the air became cooler. The scenery became prettier. Robin played quietly in the backseat and
Canary seemed calmer in her car seat.
Even the cat didn’t fuss when he was put into his carrier.
Finally, after a long day of traveling, they all arrived in
the new city. When they pulled up to
their new home, all three little girls’ eyes popped wide open. They didn’t see a teeny, tiny apartment. They saw a big house! There were bedrooms upstairs and bedrooms
downstairs. There was room for all of
their things. There was a big backyard
with a cherry tree and lots of grass to play in. The three little girls were so happy.
“This is the house I’ve always dreamed of having,” said
Robin. She ran around from room to room
and up and down the stairs. She even ran
around in the new backyard where it was cool and green.
“Is this really happening or are we dreaming?” said
Meadowlark. She took the pictures she
had been drawing on the trip and found a place for every one of them.
“Brrrrrrrrr!” said Canary and she smiled and laughed as she
bounced in her chair.
The family was all together again. They all survived the long move. They were with Daddy again. They didn’t have to live in the teeny, tiny
apartment anymore. They were all cozy
and comfy in their new big house.
And everyone was happy: Daddy, Mommy, three little girls, and a cat.
©June 2017 by Gebara Education
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