A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Treacherous Theatre- By: Lemony Snicket II
Lemony Snicket I Although you never dedicate A book to me. I dedicate mine to you.
One: Sometime in your life you will experience an unfortunate event, such as stubbing your toe, finding that the only cracker left in the house is very stale, or having a father who refuses to mention or dedicate you in any of his best-selling books. We all come across unfortunate events, sometime in our life, but the Baudelaire orphans experienced unfortunate events on a daily basis. Therefore, they were used to their lives of misery and a stale cracker would have been a happy occasion for them, they were so unhappy. A main reason for the Baudelaires unhappiness was a man by the name of Count Olaf, a name here which means a very greedy man who wishes to steal the Baudelaire fortune at all costs. Count Olaf followed the Baudelaire orphans everywhere in many despicable disguises from a receptionist to a gym teacher, and nearly caught them on several occasions, no thanks to Mr. Poe who sat with the Baudelaires as they rode in the very crowded Subway car under a large city. As the subway train bumped along in the dark the children sat by Mr. Poe and wondered what their new family would be like, as I'm sure you would if you were being shipped off to live with people you had never met. I'm also sure the children were wondering if Count Olaf was nearby. Mr. Poe took out his handkerchief and wiped his nose and put it back in his pocket. He took out a small paper bag. "Would you children like a peppermint?" he asked. The children were very allergic to peppermints and had told Mr. Poe this on several occasions, however they were not rude about it and nicely replied, "No, thank you." Mr. Poe put the bag into one of his coat pockets and looked at the Baudelaires and said, "Well, we're right on schedule. Your new guardian will be very pleased to meet you, I'm sure." Violet, the eldest Baudelaire, looked up and asked, "Who is our new guardian, Mr. Poe?" Klaus, the middle Baudelaire added, "I hope they are safe to live with!" "Jibwa!" Sunny the youngest Baudelaire shrieked, which more than likely meant, "Yes, unlike Count Olaf!" Mr. Poe took some papers out of a folder and looked over them and said, "Your new guardian is a Ms. St.Claire. She runs the Joseph Jacobs Theater downtown. You three will have a wonderful time. Plus, you will be far away from Count Olaf!" The Baudelaires sighed and I'm sure you know why if you are familiar with their stories. Everytime Mr. Poe promised the children that Count Olaf was far away, he was certain to turn up sooner or later. He had turned up in Lachrymose Lake, Paltryville, and many other places the Baudelaires had been sent to since their parents had died. The subway jolted to a halt and Mr. Poe and the children got out. It was a dark day outside and the sun could not be seen through the thick blanket of black clouds overhead. It seemed to the Baudelaires a very ominous- a word here which means very scary and likely to be dangerous- day in the city. As they walked down the street they looked at all of the large buildings. There was a museum of Inventors and Architecture, which caught Violet's eye. A library that had three stories amazed Klaus, and a display case in a large toyshop with many plastic things ideal to chew on made Sunny's mouth begin to water. They walked up to a door painted bright yellow. Yellow is a color always associated with happy people. Mr. Poe looked at his watch and said, "Oh dear, I'm afraid I must catch the subway right now If I'm to be at home by dinner! Mrs. Poe is fixing her famous Cold Cucumber Soup and I would hate to miss it! So, I'm going to have to leave you here. Goodbye children and please don't get yourselves into trouble!" and with that Mr. Poe dashed off into the busy streets of the city and left the children in front of the brightly painted yellow door. "Imagine!" said Violet sharply- a word, which here means greatly annoyed at Mr. Poe's judgement of cold cucumber soup being more important than the three Baudelaire orphans. "I hope someone is at home", said Klaus. "Did you hear what Mr. Poe said before he left? He told us not to get into trouble. Of all the stupid things!" "Doogle!" exclaimed Sunny, which roughly translated to "If anyone causes trouble it is sure to be that villainous Count Olaf!" Violet knocked on the door and the three children waited for someone to answer and were prepared for anything to happen.
The Treacherous Theatre- By: Lemony Snicket II
Lemony Snicket I Although you never dedicate A book to me. I dedicate mine to you.
One: Sometime in your life you will experience an unfortunate event, such as stubbing your toe, finding that the only cracker left in the house is very stale, or having a father who refuses to mention or dedicate you in any of his best-selling books. We all come across unfortunate events, sometime in our life, but the Baudelaire orphans experienced unfortunate events on a daily basis. Therefore, they were used to their lives of misery and a stale cracker would have been a happy occasion for them, they were so unhappy. A main reason for the Baudelaires unhappiness was a man by the name of Count Olaf, a name here which means a very greedy man who wishes to steal the Baudelaire fortune at all costs. Count Olaf followed the Baudelaire orphans everywhere in many despicable disguises from a receptionist to a gym teacher, and nearly caught them on several occasions, no thanks to Mr. Poe who sat with the Baudelaires as they rode in the very crowded Subway car under a large city. As the subway train bumped along in the dark the children sat by Mr. Poe and wondered what their new family would be like, as I'm sure you would if you were being shipped off to live with people you had never met. I'm also sure the children were wondering if Count Olaf was nearby. Mr. Poe took out his handkerchief and wiped his nose and put it back in his pocket. He took out a small paper bag. "Would you children like a peppermint?" he asked. The children were very allergic to peppermints and had told Mr. Poe this on several occasions, however they were not rude about it and nicely replied, "No, thank you." Mr. Poe put the bag into one of his coat pockets and looked at the Baudelaires and said, "Well, we're right on schedule. Your new guardian will be very pleased to meet you, I'm sure." Violet, the eldest Baudelaire, looked up and asked, "Who is our new guardian, Mr. Poe?" Klaus, the middle Baudelaire added, "I hope they are safe to live with!" "Jibwa!" Sunny the youngest Baudelaire shrieked, which more than likely meant, "Yes, unlike Count Olaf!" Mr. Poe took some papers out of a folder and looked over them and said, "Your new guardian is a Ms. St.Claire. She runs the Joseph Jacobs Theater downtown. You three will have a wonderful time. Plus, you will be far away from Count Olaf!" The Baudelaires sighed and I'm sure you know why if you are familiar with their stories. Everytime Mr. Poe promised the children that Count Olaf was far away, he was certain to turn up sooner or later. He had turned up in Lachrymose Lake, Paltryville, and many other places the Baudelaires had been sent to since their parents had died. The subway jolted to a halt and Mr. Poe and the children got out. It was a dark day outside and the sun could not be seen through the thick blanket of black clouds overhead. It seemed to the Baudelaires a very ominous- a word here which means very scary and likely to be dangerous- day in the city. As they walked down the street they looked at all of the large buildings. There was a museum of Inventors and Architecture, which caught Violet's eye. A library that had three stories amazed Klaus, and a display case in a large toyshop with many plastic things ideal to chew on made Sunny's mouth begin to water. They walked up to a door painted bright yellow. Yellow is a color always associated with happy people. Mr. Poe looked at his watch and said, "Oh dear, I'm afraid I must catch the subway right now If I'm to be at home by dinner! Mrs. Poe is fixing her famous Cold Cucumber Soup and I would hate to miss it! So, I'm going to have to leave you here. Goodbye children and please don't get yourselves into trouble!" and with that Mr. Poe dashed off into the busy streets of the city and left the children in front of the brightly painted yellow door. "Imagine!" said Violet sharply- a word, which here means greatly annoyed at Mr. Poe's judgement of cold cucumber soup being more important than the three Baudelaire orphans. "I hope someone is at home", said Klaus. "Did you hear what Mr. Poe said before he left? He told us not to get into trouble. Of all the stupid things!" "Doogle!" exclaimed Sunny, which roughly translated to "If anyone causes trouble it is sure to be that villainous Count Olaf!" Violet knocked on the door and the three children waited for someone to answer and were prepared for anything to happen.
