By,
John Michael
Bowling 2nd period
9/30/2008 L.A.
Alabama ,1957- on a stormy night Mrs. Porter gave birth to 5 children. Among those children were two boys named Tony and Bob. The next day Mr. Porter made his decision that he could not raise five kids with so little money . He divided up his children and sent them to their relatives.
Tony and Bob were sent to their grandmother ,Alice ,in a quiet town in Missouri . Eight years later ,in 1965 ,Tony and Bob were living in their grandmother’s quiet ,small home next to their nice neighbors , Ms. Cagle and Mrs. and Mr. Burger . Mrs. and Mr. Burger are two newlyweds that just moved in , Ms. Cagle is a cheerful woman that loves to cook. One day Tony and Bob were with their grandmother . They were going to buy a little bread at the bakery when they saw it . They saw their love, a shiny ,red toy truck that they fell in love with. There was only one problem ,they could not afford it .Alice stopped and looked . She said , “We can’t afford it honey , unless….. Unless you earn the money!” . The boys were jumping up and down . Tony said ,” It’s only three dollars.”. Alice said ,” Three dollars we can’t afford.”. Tony and Bob looked in the window of the store . They decided they would earn the money by doing
chores. The next day Tony and Bob woke up early and went to Alice . They said,” We’re going to do chores now grandma .”. She replied by saying,” Ok honey.”. They walked together down the small sidewalk deciding where they would go first . Tony and Bob walked up to Ms. Cagle’s house and knocked on the old door . She opened it and she was so glad Tony and Bob had stopped by. She said ,” What would you like sweetie ?”. Tony and Bob were very serious and told her they wanted to do some chores to earn some money . She looked briefly at her ugly fence in her front yard . She said ,” I have a fence that I have been wanting to paint , but never got to it , do you want to try that ?”. They replied by ,” Yes ma’m we will.”. Ms. Cagle gave them two paint brushes with a small paint can . They ran to the fence and Bob looked behind and smiled . They stood up to the tall ugly fence and began painting in slow ,smooth strokes. Tony and Bob soon became hot but they did not stop. They worked on that fence all day, but then the sky darkened before they knew it . Tony and Bob finally stopped. They knocked on the door of Ms. Cagle’s house and Ms. Cagle opened the door . She handed them one dollar each . They headed home so proud of themselves . They showed Alice what they earned. She was also so proud of them . Tony and Bob noticed that her feet were shaking and then they went to bed. The next morning they went and repeated the process again . Instead, they walked up to Mrs. and Mr. Burger’s house . Tony and Bob knocked on the door. Mr. Burger answered and said,” Hey ,how you kids doing today ?”. Tony and Bob skipped to the point . They said ,” Can we do some chores sir ?”. He replied by ,” Sure you can boys ! “. The boys were wondering what . Mr. Burger was looking around the lawn . Then he spotted the flower bed . He said, “ You can plant some flowers , do you want do that ? “. They agreed and took their hands , then they began to dig . They worked for hours planting so many flowers . Then they knocked on the door . Mr. Burger came out so surprised , he said, “ Well ,you have worked very hard boys ,here is your reward . He handed them 50 cents each . They were the happiest they had ever been . They scurried home and going to show Alice. She was already in bed. So they went to bed too exited about getting their toy tomorrow . The next day Alice and the boys woke up early and left the house . While Alice was next door ,the boys went to the toy shop. They stood in front of it looking at the truck . Something popped inside Tony’s head . He said ,” Hey Bob ,remember when grandma’s feet were shaking ?”. Bob replied by ,”Yeah.”. Tony said,” I think it was because she was cold. Why don’t we go buy her some socks ,She is more important than the toy. “. Bob said ,”you’re right, we should.”. They went to the small clothing store across the street . Mr. Smith (the toy store manager) looked at them going over to the clothing store. A tear shed from his eye . Tony and Bob quickly purchased some nice patterned socks and met Alice at home . Tony and Bob slowly approached Alice and presented the socks they purchased for her . Alice was in tears . She looked down at the boys and cried . The boys were smart enough to know that those were beautiful tears of joy. She picked them up and hugged them over and over. But ,something troubled her. She couldn’t get them anything .Alice went to bed with her patterned socks along with the boys . Tony and Bob noticed that her feet weren’t shaking anymore . They were happy and drifted off to sleep.
The next morning they got up and saw their grandma all cheerful with a package. Alice said ,” This is for you boys! “. They rushed toward Alice and ripped open the mysterious package . They saw there love , the red , shiny toy truck . They were so happy and egger to play with it. It also came along with a small note that read : God Bless, Mr. Smith .They paused thinking what a great man he is. Mr. Smith was looking in the window enjoying the laughter of the boys. Then he left with great joy in his heart. THE END
John Michael
Bowling 2nd period
9/30/2008 L.A.
Alabama ,1957- on a stormy night Mrs. Porter gave birth to 5 children. Among those children were two boys named Tony and Bob. The next day Mr. Porter made his decision that he could not raise five kids with so little money . He divided up his children and sent them to their relatives.
Tony and Bob were sent to their grandmother ,Alice ,in a quiet town in Missouri . Eight years later ,in 1965 ,Tony and Bob were living in their grandmother’s quiet ,small home next to their nice neighbors , Ms. Cagle and Mrs. and Mr. Burger . Mrs. and Mr. Burger are two newlyweds that just moved in , Ms. Cagle is a cheerful woman that loves to cook. One day Tony and Bob were with their grandmother . They were going to buy a little bread at the bakery when they saw it . They saw their love, a shiny ,red toy truck that they fell in love with. There was only one problem ,they could not afford it .Alice stopped and looked . She said , “We can’t afford it honey , unless….. Unless you earn the money!” . The boys were jumping up and down . Tony said ,” It’s only three dollars.”. Alice said ,” Three dollars we can’t afford.”. Tony and Bob looked in the window of the store . They decided they would earn the money by doing
chores. The next day Tony and Bob woke up early and went to Alice . They said,” We’re going to do chores now grandma .”. She replied by saying,” Ok honey.”. They walked together down the small sidewalk deciding where they would go first . Tony and Bob walked up to Ms. Cagle’s house and knocked on the old door . She opened it and she was so glad Tony and Bob had stopped by. She said ,” What would you like sweetie ?”. Tony and Bob were very serious and told her they wanted to do some chores to earn some money . She looked briefly at her ugly fence in her front yard . She said ,” I have a fence that I have been wanting to paint , but never got to it , do you want to try that ?”. They replied by ,” Yes ma’m we will.”. Ms. Cagle gave them two paint brushes with a small paint can . They ran to the fence and Bob looked behind and smiled . They stood up to the tall ugly fence and began painting in slow ,smooth strokes. Tony and Bob soon became hot but they did not stop. They worked on that fence all day, but then the sky darkened before they knew it . Tony and Bob finally stopped. They knocked on the door of Ms. Cagle’s house and Ms. Cagle opened the door . She handed them one dollar each . They headed home so proud of themselves . They showed Alice what they earned. She was also so proud of them . Tony and Bob noticed that her feet were shaking and then they went to bed. The next morning they went and repeated the process again . Instead, they walked up to Mrs. and Mr. Burger’s house . Tony and Bob knocked on the door. Mr. Burger answered and said,” Hey ,how you kids doing today ?”. Tony and Bob skipped to the point . They said ,” Can we do some chores sir ?”. He replied by ,” Sure you can boys ! “. The boys were wondering what . Mr. Burger was looking around the lawn . Then he spotted the flower bed . He said, “ You can plant some flowers , do you want do that ? “. They agreed and took their hands , then they began to dig . They worked for hours planting so many flowers . Then they knocked on the door . Mr. Burger came out so surprised , he said, “ Well ,you have worked very hard boys ,here is your reward . He handed them 50 cents each . They were the happiest they had ever been . They scurried home and going to show Alice. She was already in bed. So they went to bed too exited about getting their toy tomorrow . The next day Alice and the boys woke up early and left the house . While Alice was next door ,the boys went to the toy shop. They stood in front of it looking at the truck . Something popped inside Tony’s head . He said ,” Hey Bob ,remember when grandma’s feet were shaking ?”. Bob replied by ,”Yeah.”. Tony said,” I think it was because she was cold. Why don’t we go buy her some socks ,She is more important than the toy. “. Bob said ,”you’re right, we should.”. They went to the small clothing store across the street . Mr. Smith (the toy store manager) looked at them going over to the clothing store. A tear shed from his eye . Tony and Bob quickly purchased some nice patterned socks and met Alice at home . Tony and Bob slowly approached Alice and presented the socks they purchased for her . Alice was in tears . She looked down at the boys and cried . The boys were smart enough to know that those were beautiful tears of joy. She picked them up and hugged them over and over. But ,something troubled her. She couldn’t get them anything .Alice went to bed with her patterned socks along with the boys . Tony and Bob noticed that her feet weren’t shaking anymore . They were happy and drifted off to sleep.
The next morning they got up and saw their grandma all cheerful with a package. Alice said ,” This is for you boys! “. They rushed toward Alice and ripped open the mysterious package . They saw there love , the red , shiny toy truck . They were so happy and egger to play with it. It also came along with a small note that read : God Bless, Mr. Smith .They paused thinking what a great man he is. Mr. Smith was looking in the window enjoying the laughter of the boys. Then he left with great joy in his heart. THE END
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