It was Saturday, March 11. At a brown house in Elwood City, Prunella Deegan and her family, sister Rubella, and mother Wanda were packing their things in suitcases.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Prunella: Who is it?
Voice Outside: (scary voice) It's the curse of the Tickling Claw!
Prunella yelps out in fear.
Voice Outside: (laughing) I'm just kidding! It's just me, Marina!

Prunella opened the door to see her best friend, Marina Datillo, who is blind and was wearing a pair of dark sunglasses.

Marina: Notice anything different about me, Prunella?
Prunella: (smiles, and looks at Marina, and thinks for a moment) Could it be that you're wearing a pair of sunglasses?
Marina: (laughs) Yes, I am. My mom bought these for me, and she also told me to wear these when I'm outside, because she thinks I'm sensitive to light. (a little embarrassed) You don't think I look silly with them on, do you?
Prunella: (smiling) You look just fine with them on, Marina.
Marina: (relieved) Thank you, Prunella. So, both our schools are closed for spring break. What do you want to do first? Read some Henry Skreever books, do some yoga, maybe go to the movies?
Prunella: (sad) Oh, I forget to call you. I'm sorry, Marina, but my family and I will be busy for the whole spring break. We have to go to another side of town for important business affairs.
Marina: (also sad) You're going to be busy for the whole spring break?
Prunella: Yes, but don't worry. Today is Saturday, the 11th, and we'll be back next Saturday, the 18th. We'll do a lot of those things then, and more.
Marina: (hugging Prunella) Good luck, and please tell me about your family's week with business affairs turned out.
Prunella (hugs Marina back) I will, but please do try to have some fun while I'm gone?
Marina: I'll definitely try. Goodbye.
Prunella: Goodbye.

Marina then walked away from Prunella's house and went back home. Meanwhile, Murray was on his way to the Elwood City Berry Farm. After walking down the road, he
reached the farm. He was greeted by the workers of the berry farm.

Will: Greetings, Murray!
Jeff: Salutations!
Janice: Welcome!
Alex: Murray! Glad you came here! (points to a taller rabbit) This is my father, Vincent.
Vincent: Good morning, Murray. Great to meet you.
Murray: Good morning, Mr. Barrington. So what do you and Alex do here?
Vincent: Well, Alex will bag the groceries that people buy and I will ring up the checkout counter. Unfortunately, this will be the only week that Alex and I will be
working here, because this farm will be closed down after spring break is over.
Murray: Wait, what do you mean that the berry farm is going to be closed down?
Alex: Don't worry about it. We'll tell you about it later. Right now, your tour is starting!

The Elwood City Berry Farm is just starting the tour. Murray gets ready for it.

Will: Welcome to the Elwood City Berry Farm tour. Murray, we will do our best to make this tour fun for you, since we don't usually do them. (Will and Murray walk to
the store area) This is where we sell many of our fruits and vegetables to our customers who come here. However, our most popular product here is our berries. (shows a
shelf filled with boxes with berries) Now, let's go outside where Janice is waiting. (they go outside) Janice, tell him how we make smoothies.
Janice: We have a lot of blenders here that you could to mix up different kinds of berries to make juice. Would you want a free sample, Murray? (Murray nods)
Janice poured the smoothie into a paper cup for Murray. He then took a sip, then drank all of the smoothie.
Murray: Tasty! Yummy! (smiles)
Janice: I see you like it. (Murray nods again) We don't crush berries with our feet here.
Will: Let's go to the bushes now to see Jeff. (they walk to the bushes) Jeff, tell them about these berries.
Jeff: These bushes are very special to us. They each grow one kind of berry. (points to each berry bush) Over there is the strawberry bush, over there is the blueberry
bush, over there is the raspberry bush, and we have more berry bushes over yonder, (points to other bushes) blackberries, boysenberries, gooseberries, we've got
practically each kind of berry here! Would you try one of our berries, Murray? (Murray nods once again) Jeff gives Murray a strawberry. Murray then tastes the
strawberry. He then looked up to Jeff with a satisfied smile.
Murray: Delicious!
Jeff: Glad you like it!
Will: This concludes our berry tour. Please walk back with me to the berry farm.
Will and Murray then walk back to the berry farm. Murray had a question to ask the farm workers.
Murray: Why are you guys closing the berry farm down? These are the best berries I ever had!
Will: Well, we've been having money problems recently. This farm used to be very popular.
Jeff: Yes, our berries were once popular in other markets. However, we've had other competitors. Before we knew it, our berries were being pulled out of stores.
Janice: In addition, we can't just keep this place open with the economy rising. It's hard to continue paying rent.
Murray: (disappointed) Well, I'm sorry about this. I just wish there was something I could do to help.
Murray then said goodbye to the farm workers, then walked out of the berry farm and walked home, then thought about what to do to save the berry farm.
Murray: These were the best berries I've ever tasted! Plus, all these berry bushes: strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, boysenberry, gooseberry, raspberry-

Murray then thought of an idea...

Murray: I need to get some new and old friends to campaign to keep the berry farm open. With some help, I could show the farm workers that the farm is just too
important to give up, and also help regain its popularity. I'll need to research some history about the farm, plus I need people to help me convince the workers that
many folks just need to taste the berries to show the farm workers that people still love the berries.

Murray decided to spend the rest of his day making picket signs and do some research on his computer, then at the end of the day, he decided to go to bed and think
about what to do the next day.