The following drama is some of my earliest surviving work. I don't remember what year I wrote this, but I know it was many years ago. It was originally handwritten in pencil in a notebook. I hope you enjoy it.

This story takes place in the year 1912, in Southhampton, England. The Read family lived here. One morning, Arthur, D.W, and Baby Kate sat at their kitchen table eating bowls of warm porridge. Kate flipped her bowl over and put it on her head.

"Pass the cinnamon," said D.W.

"It's right in front of you," said Arthur.

"Oh yeah," said D.W.

Arthur drank some milk from his cup. Pal barked from the floor. Arthur spooned some of his porridge into Pal's dish.

Mom and Dad came into the kitchen.

"We've got a surprise for you," said Dad. "We're all going to New York City."

"New York City?" asked Arthur. "Where's that?"

"In New York, U.S," said Mom.

"Can we walk there?" asked D.W.

"No, we have to cross the Atlantic Ocean. It's 3,156 miles away," said Dad.

D.W. got up and walked away.

"Where are you going?"

"To find my bathing suit," said D.W. "But isn't 3,156 miles an awful long swim?"

"We're all going to go by ship," said Dad. "On the 10th of April we're all going on the RMS Titanic."

"Hey, Buster's going to New York on that ship," said Arthur. "His mom's taking him to see his dad."

"I've never been on a ship before," said D.W.

"They say the Titanic is the ultimate ship in every way, in speed and in comfort," said Mom. She took a rag from her apron pocket and wiped the porridge from Kate's face.

Arthur spooned in more of his porridge. Then he got up from the table. "I've got to go tell everyone."

"What about your breakfast?" said Mom.

"It's finished," said Arthur, running out the door.

When Arthur met up with his gang of friends, he discovered all of them were going on the Titanic.

"My parents and I are moving to New York, New York, in the United States," said Sue Ellen.

"My mom's going to be working as a nurse in a New York hospital," said Binky.

"My family is traveling there too, so is Brain's," said Francine. "I think even George's family is going."

"How about you, Muffy?" asked Arthur.

"Of course we're going," said Muffy, pushing up her hat. "Us Crosswires would never dream of missing the maiden voyage of the luxurious Titanic."

Arthur put his arm around Buster and his other arm around Francine. "This is great! All of my friends and me on the same ship!"