Add soft,
fleecy clouds. The sky, even with the clouds, is empty. Skies and birds
go well together. There! Three gulls, flying in from the left, low,
skimming the waves.
What's missing? Aha, children! A boy and a girl, about your age. What
are their names? That's your job, Granddaughter. Ask Mother which
letters to draw on a sheet of paper to spell them out. Put the paper into
an envelope, and ask Mother to address the envelope to Grandpa. Don't
forget the postage stamp.
The names arrived in this morning's mail. 'Suzanne' and 'Roger' fit our
characters well. I see you've named their adventures 'The Palm Tree
Stories.' Fine, that's when we'll call them.
Along the Ridge of the Dunes
One adventure is to explore the beach to search for seashells; another is
to build sandcastles. Still another is to watch the sea gulls and pelicans
dive and fish for food.
Suzanne and Roger enjoy watching the pelicans. They often watch the
large, clumsy-looking birds fly low above the water until they see a fish
beneath the surface. The pelican slips into a dive, folds its wings to cut
the water cleanly to reduce the shock of hitting, disappears in the spray
and rises with the fish in its beak pouch.
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