A Dreadful Day
Chapter One
This is the tale of the Quagmires. No one knows the story, but my research believes this may be correct.
It all started on a fine day, The Quagmires were busy doing the usual things Mrs Quagmire was in the Kitchen while they other three Quagmires enjoyed their day outside, well I say three this is because Isadora, the youngest of the three triplets, was inside too.
I should say, there is three children Quigley, Isadora and Duncan. They are triplets and they are all special children. Not that none of you are special, we are all special but my story isn't about everyone being special. My story is about the Quagmire triplets, and what happened to them.
Anyway, Quigley the eldest of the triplets, is friendly and is fond of maps usually when the Quagmires are traveling he would read the maps as sometimes his father would get them lost. Duncan is the middle of the triplets being born after Quigley and about three seconds before Isadora, he writes interesting facts down and writes about things he would like to remember in his life he is even thinking about being a journalist. And Isadora the youngest is clever and friendly, she is a very good poet and is writing a couplet about the lovely sunny day.
Mrs Quagmire came out to where Mr. Quagmire, Duncan and Quigley were in the back garden
"Oh it's dreadfully warm and sunny out here, would you like some lemonade?"she asked them
"Yes please!"Duncan said
"Lemonade would be lovely dear"Mr. Quagmire said
"Yes, should I go ask Issy?"Quigley asked using a nick name for Isadora
"Yes if you would"she smiled and went back to the kitchen to make the lemonade, Quigley followed to go upstairs and ask Isadora.
Then soon there was a crackling sound and a smoky smell Duncan noticed and asked
"What's that smell?"
"Someone is probably having a barbecue there is noting to worry about"his father replied
"Then what's that noise?"he asked, his father paused for a second to listen
"Nothing"he said
"How come I heard something when there is nothing?"Duncan said he paused
"Then what's that light in the mansion?"
"Oh no!"his father cried and ran into the house,it was not very long until Duncan could here the cries 'Fire!' 'Fire!' but then he heard the cries 'Duncan!' 'Duncan!' he looked up he saw that his sister was shouting to him
"Duncan! the house is on fire!"Isadora shouted to him
"I know! come down here!"he shouted back
"No! I can't! the fire is downstairs and I'd get caught in it!"she told him
"Then jump!"he said
"No! I'm not Jumping out of a burning mansion!"she said
"That makes no sense!"he cried back up at her
"Huh?"
"Never mind just jump!I'll catch you!"
"I don't trust you!"
"Please Isadora just jump!"he said and held his arms out, standing on his tiptoes not making him much bigger so Isadora jumped. She ended up falling on top of him "Ow"Duncan said "Oops sorry Duncan-wow look at the flames it's really big lets ope they get out safe"she said then looking at the massive fire in front of them.
The two waited and waited looking at the fire, their eyes watering. Watering looking at the bright orange flames, watering because their precious home was on fire burning away.
"I'm going in it can't take that long"Duncan finally said
"No Duncan you can't"Isadora said "I don't think they are ever coming back"
"Huh? b-but they can't they can't be dead"he slumped his-self back on the grass
"Mother!, Father!, Quigley! ?"he called and no replies came back
A man who was walking past saw them and saw the house "You two!over there! has your house burnt down? are your parents ok?"
"No! I think were orphans!"they both called
"Oh dear!stay there I'll call the fire brigade!"the kind man said and went to find the nearest phone box. And shortly after they could here the sirens and see the fire men, the kind man called out
"You kids come here!I'll get you a new home" and withe no other choice they left. The Quagmire Orphans.