1 ANAKIN'S BIRTHDAY
The excitement was filling the air in his house. Also filling the air was the scent of Muji Cakes his mother was baking.
Anakin Skywalker sat in the doorway of his house, waiting for his friends to show up. The people invited to his eighth birthday party were Kitster, Wald, Seek, and Amee. And while he wasn't expecting anything, Anakin really wanted a gift.
Surprisingly, when they came, they all brought gifts, which they laid on the table. After eaten the delicious Muji Cakes, Anakin started opening the gifts. From Kitster he got a cooling valve for his podracer, from Seek he got a gift certificate for five free pallies, Wald gave him a book on droids, and Amee gave him a language circuit.
After thanking each one, Anakin noticed that his mother had disappeared. Before he could look for her, however, she came back with a small box under her arm.
"Happy birthday, Annie," she said, placing the box in front of Anakin.
Eyes glittering with excitement, Anakin tore open the box, revealing a genetically engineered, miniature Nerf.
Petting it, Anakin couldn't find the words to express his thanks enough, but Shmi understood.
Later, once all the guests had left, Watto came into the shop. He went right to Anakin and looked at the presents still on the table.
He snatched up the cooling valve for his shop, and the gift certificate, and everything else that Anakin got. Then he saw the Nerf.
"Hmmm…" he thought about it. "Twenty-five credits!" And with that he grabbed the small Nerf in his grubby hands, and flew away, towards the shop.
After he left Anakin started growling.
"Anakin, don't get mad," Shmi warned. "Everything in this house is his, you know."
"I know, Mom, but…" he growled some more, deep in his throat. "Someday I'm going to do something more important than that stupid shop of his. I'm going to do something like be a Jedi, or be Supreme Chancellor, or rule the galaxy!"
"I'm sure you will, Annie," said Shmi in a sarcastic, soothing voice. "I'm sure you will…"
THE END
The excitement was filling the air in his house. Also filling the air was the scent of Muji Cakes his mother was baking.
Anakin Skywalker sat in the doorway of his house, waiting for his friends to show up. The people invited to his eighth birthday party were Kitster, Wald, Seek, and Amee. And while he wasn't expecting anything, Anakin really wanted a gift.
Surprisingly, when they came, they all brought gifts, which they laid on the table. After eaten the delicious Muji Cakes, Anakin started opening the gifts. From Kitster he got a cooling valve for his podracer, from Seek he got a gift certificate for five free pallies, Wald gave him a book on droids, and Amee gave him a language circuit.
After thanking each one, Anakin noticed that his mother had disappeared. Before he could look for her, however, she came back with a small box under her arm.
"Happy birthday, Annie," she said, placing the box in front of Anakin.
Eyes glittering with excitement, Anakin tore open the box, revealing a genetically engineered, miniature Nerf.
Petting it, Anakin couldn't find the words to express his thanks enough, but Shmi understood.
Later, once all the guests had left, Watto came into the shop. He went right to Anakin and looked at the presents still on the table.
He snatched up the cooling valve for his shop, and the gift certificate, and everything else that Anakin got. Then he saw the Nerf.
"Hmmm…" he thought about it. "Twenty-five credits!" And with that he grabbed the small Nerf in his grubby hands, and flew away, towards the shop.
After he left Anakin started growling.
"Anakin, don't get mad," Shmi warned. "Everything in this house is his, you know."
"I know, Mom, but…" he growled some more, deep in his throat. "Someday I'm going to do something more important than that stupid shop of his. I'm going to do something like be a Jedi, or be Supreme Chancellor, or rule the galaxy!"
"I'm sure you will, Annie," said Shmi in a sarcastic, soothing voice. "I'm sure you will…"
THE END