Tuesday, March 14. At Alex's house, he was getting ready to go to the Sugar Bowl meeting with Murray. He wondered who Murray's mystery friend would be. Murray walked
to Alex's house with his mystery friend, and knocked on the door. Alex opened the door and saw Murray with a familiar looking small pink lamb with a little pink bow.
Alex: Ovejita?!
Ovejita: Hola! ("Hello!")
Alex & Ovejita then hug.
Alex: Ovejita, I'm happy and amazed you're here! Don't you have work to do on Sesame Street?
Murray: Alex, the Sesame crew is off this spring break. I asked Ovejita if she was willing to visit me and help us save the berry farm. She said that Rosita was happy
to know that she was going to help save a farm.
Ovejita: Si! ("Yes!")
Murray: Ovejita here knows the name of the farm's berries in Spanish! She can teach you the Spanish language right now before we go to the Sugar Bowl.
Alex: Well, okay. I'd like to see Ovejita teach me those words in person!
Murray: Ovejita, I'm going to say the names of the berries in English, and you say them to Alex in Spanish! Are you ready? (Ovejita nods) Okay! Blueberry, strawberry,
raspberry, boysenberry, gooseberry, blackberry.
Ovejita: El Arándano, La Fresa, La Frambuesa, Zarzamora, Grosellas, La Mora! ("Blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, boysenberry, gooseberry, blackberry!")
Alex and Murray looked at Ovejita, momentarily stunned...
Murray: (excited) Very good, Ovejita! Now let's go to the Sugar Bowl and meet up with the others.
Alex, Murray, and Ovejita then walked to the Sugar Bowl. While they were about a block away from the Sugar Bowl, the trio overheard Jackson talking with his crew when
they passed the building company's limo on a side street.
Jackson: Well, guys, we did it. After the week is over, the mayor will sign the paper, and the farm is ours. The company will be demolishing the farm and putting in
the resort and restaurant in its place. (The crew members nodded in agreement)
Alex: We've got to save the farm before spring break is over! (both Murray and Ovejita agreed with this statement)
The three kids then approached at the Sugar Bowl at 9:47am, where Arthur was waiting for them.
Alex: Arthur, long time no see!
Arthur: Alex, wonderful to see you! (sees Murray and Ovejita) You two must be Alex's friends?
Murray: (waves) Yes, I'm Murray, Alex's new neighbor as well, and this is Ovejita, my pet lamb who's visiting me from New York.
Ovejita: Hola, Arthur! ("Hello, Arthur!")
Arthur: "Hola" to you too, Murray and Ovejita.
Just then, Francine enters the Sugar Bowl.
Francine: Arthur, you told me to come here to the Sugar Bowl today at 10:00am, but I don't know why- (notices Alex, Murray & Ovejita) oh, hi there!
(Alex, Murray, and Ovejita wave) Anyway, I don't know why you wanted me to come here.
Arthur: I'll explain, but we need to wait for Buster to arrive before I explain what this is all about. I also told him to meet me here at 10:00am.
Alex: (Looks at the Sugar Bowl's clock, which reads 10:01am) I guess he might be a little late.
It wasn't until 10:13am that Buster finally walked into the Sugar Bowl, with Marina walking beside him.
Arthur: Buster, where were you? We waited almost 15 minutes for you. I said yesterday that we were going to meet here at 10:00am.
Buster: I'm sorry Buster, but I wanted to bring Marina along too, and while we were walking, I guess we got a little sidetracked.
Francine: What's going on with you two?
Buster/Marina: (happy) We're officially boyfriend and girlfriend! (both show their hands with their friendship rings)
Francine: (laughs) I had a feeling you two loved each other, since I heard from one of my friends who works at the mall that he saw you two walking around the mall yesterday.
Arthur: Well, anyway, this is Alex, our classmate who we don't regularly talk with, and his friends, Murray & Ovejita. (Alex, Murray & Ovejita wave again) We're all
here because the Elwood City Berry Farm is about to be closed down, and we need to save it before the end of spring break. According to what I've read in the newspaper,
the farm is closing down because of money problems.
Francine: I remember when I had a good time at the berry farm last year...
Flashback:
Francine was with her family, walking around and looking at all the berry bushes. She decided to taste each of the different berries that was on the bush.
Francine: (telling her family) I tasted all of the berries, and I think my favorite ones are the raspberries.
Francine's parents, Oliver and Laverne, bought a case of raspberries for Francine, and a case of strawberries for the rest of the family.
In the present:
Buster: I also had one of my best days on the farm!
Flashback:
Buster is eating a mountainful of different berries on the farm.
In the present:
Buster: I ended up getting sick that day, but these berries tasted so sweet, juicy and delicious that it was a great memory for me. I have to ask, Muffy and her family
are rich. Couldn't we just call the Crosswires, and ask them to help the workers take care of this?
Arthur: I tried that last night. Unfortunately, Bailey told me that they on vacationing in Crown City this week.
Francine: So, what do we do now?
Alex: While, we were walking here, we passed by a limo, and heard a worker from the building company says that the company will demolish the farm to build a resort
and restaurant. So the workers ended up selling the berry farm.
Arthur: Oh, no!
Alex: Yes, it happened. But, we need to help revive the farm to tourists, because these are the best berries in Elwood City has to offer.
Arthur: I agree. I had my mother drive me to the berry farm last night so I could pick up a box of berries for you to try. (Arthur then opened the box of berries)
Would anyone like to sample?
The kids then each took and tasted a berry. Buster picked a strawberry, Francine picked a blackberry, Marina picked a blueberry, and Ovejita took a gooseberry.
Each ofthem tasted the berry they were holding in their hands. They all agreed that it was the best tasting berry they ever had, especially Ovejita.
Ovejita: Delicioso! ("Delicious!)
Francine: I absolutely think the farm should stay open.
Buster: They need to keep selling these berries.
Marina: I agree. I'm definitely going to help with this plan! (Buster blushes a bit)
Arthur: Okay, lets meet again on Thursday to discuss more plans. Think about what ideas you have to revive the farm.
Everyone then went to enjoy their day off, while Alex went back to the berry farm to start work with his father.