"The clues will get you there"
“Gregg- Please don’t tell me you slept in your clothes AGAIN!” Gregg’s dad scolded. “I don’t think Miss Monday wants her campers wrinkled on the very first day!”
“Oh, Dad, she doesn’t care what we look like just as long as we ARE there!” Gregg hopped out of bed and raced for the door.
“Just a minute young man,” said his dad, this time smiling. “How about you empty those pockets, first?”
Gregg noticed his dad's I'm not kidding voice. He wished he hadn't loaded his pockets with so many treasures yesterday. “Oh, Dad, Do I have to?”
“Now, son, you know Camp Redbird only takes children. Show and tells have to nap the whole day in a nap box. Better leave them home so they won’t get lost.”
Gregg began pulling out matchbox cars, legos, popsicle sticks, and a space war figure from his overstuffed pockets.
When Gregg and his Dad headed to breakfast- they left behind a small mountain of toys that would miss the first day of camp.
Gregg’s twin sister, Katherine, slept right through this early morning commotion. On his way to the kitchen, Gregg banged on her door and yelled ”Let’s go, latey Katie!”
She rolled out of the bottom bunk. Her sleepy feet dragged into the bathroom and she splashed some cold water on her face. The cold made her shake her face like a wet dog. When she looked in the mirror, she saw a fuzzy blonde creature with no front teeth.
She put her glasses on and the fuzzy creature lost it’s fuzzy look. She was staring at herself. She noticed the empty space where two shiny front teeth used to live. Her tongue peeked through the opening and waved .. She closed her eyes and wished she had never played mechanic with Gregg . She remembered how the toy power car had jerked and hit her in the mouth, causing her teeth to drop right out onto the sidewalk. .
Katie looked at her reflection in the mirror and said to herself, “ It didn’t even hurt.”
She opened the medicine cabinet and looked at the crisp dollar bill that lay on the bottom shelf. “I guess the tooth fairy leaves a little more for the unexpected fall outs.”
Katie yelled downstairs, “ I’m getting dressed. I’ll be ready in a minute! Could somebody grab me an apple to eat on the way?”
Gregg sat at the breakfast nook. He wolfed down his oatmeal , grabbed an apple for his sister Katherine, and pulled out his wrinkled directions to camp.
As the three of them headed for the car, he said, “Here Dad, read this. It’s a puzzle. We’ve got to figure out how to get to camp.”
His dad unfolded the crumpled sheet and looked over his glasses at the strange markings on it.
Katie said,” You do the driving, and we’ll give you the clues, Okay Dad?!” They buckled up and backed out of the driveway, being careful not to run over the garbage cans like they did yesterday.
Clue 1: Find the place that has the highest swings and the train travels around it morning 'til dark.
“Hey, that’s Pullen Park, dad and we just passed it!” Gregg’s dad pulled over and read the next clue:
Clue 2: Follow the hawk to the swimming hole that hides in a cave.
Just at that moment a red tailed hawk swooped over the trees and headed for the indoor pool that stood next to the playground at the park.
Kate chimed, “Okay, dad, but what about the next clue? “
Clue 3: Miss Monday's address is the same as Sesame Street, 123.
Final Clue 4 : Camp Redbird looks like Mrs. Piggle Wiggle’s house. It is made for fun! There are 2 front doors and lots of pictures on the windows that children have made. It's a big old friendly house that has a smiling front porch and a secret garden hiding out back.
“Well, son, I’m really stumped. I don’t know of a house that smiles, but we’ll keep driving a little farther.”
All of a sudden, Gregg yelled, “Dad! Here it is!! I can see the Camp Redbird flag flying out front! There’s Jeff with some other kids!!” Gregg’s dad stopped in front of an old house that fit the description in the clues. There were several children sitting on the porch swings, singing. Two children were standing on the front steps, and it looked like they were drawing on them! As they got closer, Gregg could see that the children were using chalk. There were scribble scrabbles of hands and feet and stick people all over the sidewalk in front of Ms. Monday's house. Gregg was antsy to join the crowd.
When Gregg's dad opened the car door to help the twins out, he chuckled to himself. " I just wish I was going with you today”.
“Oh, Dad, she doesn’t care what we look like just as long as we ARE there!” Gregg hopped out of bed and raced for the door.
“Just a minute young man,” said his dad, this time smiling. “How about you empty those pockets, first?”
Gregg noticed his dad's I'm not kidding voice. He wished he hadn't loaded his pockets with so many treasures yesterday. “Oh, Dad, Do I have to?”
“Now, son, you know Camp Redbird only takes children. Show and tells have to nap the whole day in a nap box. Better leave them home so they won’t get lost.”
Gregg began pulling out matchbox cars, legos, popsicle sticks, and a space war figure from his overstuffed pockets.
When Gregg and his Dad headed to breakfast- they left behind a small mountain of toys that would miss the first day of camp.
Gregg’s twin sister, Katherine, slept right through this early morning commotion. On his way to the kitchen, Gregg banged on her door and yelled ”Let’s go, latey Katie!”
She rolled out of the bottom bunk. Her sleepy feet dragged into the bathroom and she splashed some cold water on her face. The cold made her shake her face like a wet dog. When she looked in the mirror, she saw a fuzzy blonde creature with no front teeth.
She put her glasses on and the fuzzy creature lost it’s fuzzy look. She was staring at herself. She noticed the empty space where two shiny front teeth used to live. Her tongue peeked through the opening and waved .. She closed her eyes and wished she had never played mechanic with Gregg . She remembered how the toy power car had jerked and hit her in the mouth, causing her teeth to drop right out onto the sidewalk. .
Katie looked at her reflection in the mirror and said to herself, “ It didn’t even hurt.”
She opened the medicine cabinet and looked at the crisp dollar bill that lay on the bottom shelf. “I guess the tooth fairy leaves a little more for the unexpected fall outs.”
Katie yelled downstairs, “ I’m getting dressed. I’ll be ready in a minute! Could somebody grab me an apple to eat on the way?”
Gregg sat at the breakfast nook. He wolfed down his oatmeal , grabbed an apple for his sister Katherine, and pulled out his wrinkled directions to camp.
As the three of them headed for the car, he said, “Here Dad, read this. It’s a puzzle. We’ve got to figure out how to get to camp.”
His dad unfolded the crumpled sheet and looked over his glasses at the strange markings on it.
Katie said,” You do the driving, and we’ll give you the clues, Okay Dad?!” They buckled up and backed out of the driveway, being careful not to run over the garbage cans like they did yesterday.
Clue 1: Find the place that has the highest swings and the train travels around it morning 'til dark.
“Hey, that’s Pullen Park, dad and we just passed it!” Gregg’s dad pulled over and read the next clue:
Clue 2: Follow the hawk to the swimming hole that hides in a cave.
Just at that moment a red tailed hawk swooped over the trees and headed for the indoor pool that stood next to the playground at the park.
Kate chimed, “Okay, dad, but what about the next clue? “
Clue 3: Miss Monday's address is the same as Sesame Street, 123.
Final Clue 4 : Camp Redbird looks like Mrs. Piggle Wiggle’s house. It is made for fun! There are 2 front doors and lots of pictures on the windows that children have made. It's a big old friendly house that has a smiling front porch and a secret garden hiding out back.
“Well, son, I’m really stumped. I don’t know of a house that smiles, but we’ll keep driving a little farther.”
All of a sudden, Gregg yelled, “Dad! Here it is!! I can see the Camp Redbird flag flying out front! There’s Jeff with some other kids!!” Gregg’s dad stopped in front of an old house that fit the description in the clues. There were several children sitting on the porch swings, singing. Two children were standing on the front steps, and it looked like they were drawing on them! As they got closer, Gregg could see that the children were using chalk. There were scribble scrabbles of hands and feet and stick people all over the sidewalk in front of Ms. Monday's house. Gregg was antsy to join the crowd.
When Gregg's dad opened the car door to help the twins out, he chuckled to himself. " I just wish I was going with you today”.
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