Chapter by chapter! This is a special feature where I will write a story and publish it chapter by chapter. The First Story is called... MRS MA'AM'S SCHOOL FOR BOYS: HOW TO BE POLITE, LOGICAL, AND AND OTHER NEEDED QUALITIES Chapter I It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm, without a cloud in the sky. Mrs Ma'am threw open the windows in her Rather Small Castle and thought how unfortunate the weather was for the first day of their new course, when the New Students would be arriving. Her daughter, Gina Alison Percy Alexandra Billie Lavender Ma'am (but just call her Rosie), holding a clipboard and eating a large slice of watermelon from the Rather Small Castle and and said how the weather wasn't at all suitable for the occasion. Mrs Ma'am agreed. The boys would be arriving any minute now and their first impression would be way too happy-go-lucky. That wouldn't do. Mrs Ma'am went into a room with a large mahogany door. During the next ten minutes strange sounds came from that room, but when Mrs Ma'am emerged, it was cloudy and drizzling slightly. Perfect. Suddenly a chicken that apparently knew how to talk ran into the room and informed them that a private jet had landed on their front lawn. Mrs Ma'am exclaimed "Alistair!" and ran out of the room followed by the chicken and Rosie. Once they got outside, they saw a blond, green eyed boy getting out of an enormous jet with the word "Callaway" printed on it. The blond boy, whose parents were millionaires and whose name was Alistair Callaway, walked across the lawn in a dapper silk suit followed by three butlers who were carrying way too much luggage for just a twelve year old boy, seven maids, a personal chef, and a pet leopard on a leash. Alistair strolled up to Mrs Ma'am and Rosie "like he owned the place", as Rosie later put it and said, "You obviously know who I am. Now, where is the spa and where will my employees be staying?" at which point Rosie, already furious about the fact that his jet had crushed her hydrangeas and nearly decapitated Gigi, the giant thistle, claimed that she had to restock the CreamSicles even though there were already enough of them and stormed off. Mrs Ma'am was not fazed. She had been expecting this. "No employees will be allowed, although you may keep your leopard and no more than one large bag and two small bags." After this there was quite a kerfluffle during which Alistair became very offended and was yelled at by a strange chicken, which was of course this strange woman throwing her voice, as Alistair knew very well. He wasn't an idiot, after all. He finally gave in after an agressive staring contest with the strange woman who claimed that her name was "Mrs Ma'am" - obviously a fake name, Alistair thought. Maybe she was on the run from the authorities. Yes, that would be it. If she hadn't made him turn over all five of his cell phones, which was very suspicious if you asked him, he would have called the police. Also, when she had explained that there was no spa, Alistair had nearly fainted. What would he do without his daily treatment? Although his acceptance letter hadn't specifically mentioned that the place had a spa, Alistair assumed that anywhere that his parents would send him would have a spa. Why had they sent him here in the first place? Well, they had received a proposition to send Alistair here in the mail, as had the parents of the three other boys who would soon come, saying this: Hello! My name is Mrs Ma'am and I would like to invite your twelve year old boy lacking politeness, logic or other needed skills to my boarding school. If you would like your child to come, please write "yes" on the back of this letter and throw it out your window. If you would not, throw this letter away AND NEVER THINK ABOUT IT AGAIN. I will accept four boys into my school and send you a letter saying if your boy is accepted in one month's time. Use any means of transport to get your son here. My address is 12456378091353258726983769210469488 Cloud's Way. We accept any pet(s) your son wishes to bring, but no more than one big bag and three small bags. Sincerely, Mrs Ma'am. By the time Rosie reemerged, Alistair was sitting on his large trunk sulking, and a blue car pulled up. A dark-skinned woman with curly brown hair poked her head out of the window and called, "Is this 12456378091353258726983769210469488 Cloud's Way?" Mrs Ma'am replied that yes it was and would she and her son please come with their luggage and get acquainted with them? So Jennifer Smith, who was an accountant and her rather attractive son, who had an afro and whose name was Lucas got out of their car and shook hands with Rosie and Mrs Ma'am. Then Jennifer Smith drove off and Alistair and Lucas were left to get acquainted. After two minutes of conversation, they decided not to like each other and while the arrogant Alistair sulked on his trunk and muttered to himself, Lucas and Rosie chatted happily and petted Lucas's two adorable mutts. However, Lucas was not able to focus of anything. That is why his parents had sent him to Mrs Ma'am's school. Soon, Alistair, Lucas, Rosie, and Mrs. Ma'am saw a rather skinny boy on a bike approaching. Alistair laughed out loud. To think that this scrawny kid couldn't even afford to come in a car! This made Mrs Ma'am frown and mutter something that sounded like, "we must fix that urgently" and Rosie was furious and shouted how arrogant and inconsiderate Alistair was. Alistair was completely bewildered. Arrogant? Him? But he was charming and wonderful! By the time Rosie was done shouting at him, the boy had pedaled up to them. He had a back pack on his shoulder, and some other things in his bike basket. The boy, whose name was Oliver Yi and whose grandmother lived in Beijing, hopped off his bike and walked up rather shyly to Mrs Ma'am, who introduced him to Rosie, Alistair, and Lucas. Then Oliver went off to feed his cockatoo some seeds. Now there was just one last boy.
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Today is Earth Day! Go outside and celebrate! Also, join the online global protests!
https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/ Everyone who has looked at my homepage knows that I LOVE READING! So here are some books to read during coronavirus quarantine! (personally recommended by moi).
#1: Harry Potter. If you haven't read this already, now's the time! Harry Potter is one of my favorite books of all time and I'm going to talk about it a lot on my blog. #2: A literary classic. Everyone could do with some classic writing, whether it's Narnia, Oz, Anne of Green Gables, or even War and Peace (maybe not that one)! Of course, there are SO many other great ones, like Jane Austen's Emma or some Edgar Allan Poe. You can obviously read a different book than the ones I've listed, but those are just some of my personal favorites. #3: Percy Jackson. This is another one of my favorite books and I will also be talking about it a lot here. Aside from that, it's some really funny writing and can teach you a lot about Greek mythology. #4: Guts, Smile, and/or Sisters. These are graphic novels written and illustrated by Raina Telgemier telling the different events in her childhood. #5: Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls (1 and/or 2). These colorfully illustrated and beautifully written volumes are wonderful for kids of all ages, and not just girls! #6: A Series of Unfortunate Events. Does this really need explanation? Lemony Snicket's writing style helps reader learn new words (like inordinate) while being extremely entertaining. If you're a fan of the Netflix series, you'll love these books! #7: Something educational. Everyone likes learning something new! Grasp the concept of something you've never understood, or discover a new subject! I hope you'll follow my suggestions and get your nose in a book! Thanks for reading! Bye stars! |
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