Annabelle sat out on the porch with a book. The afternoon went by slowly.
She couldn't wait for Jenny to come home from school. When she finally did,
Jenny gave Annabelle the tour of Walnut Grove.
"It isn't much, but it's where we live," Jenny said. "Come on, I'll show you where we swim!"
After they viewed the swimming hole, the pair decided to go for a walk in the woods. They walked for nearly two more hours, until Annabelle asked, "Jenny what time are we supposed to be home?"
"Oh no, Aunt Laura and Uncle Almanzo are not going to be happy," Jenny said.
"Why?" Annabelle asked.
"Look at the sky, it's dusk. I'm not allowed to be out this late," Jenny said.
@--)---
"Where could they be?" Almanzo asked Laura.
"Jenny said that she was going to show Annabelle around," Laura replied. "I'm sure they just lost track of time."
"I going to look for them," Almanzo told her.
"Don't stay out to long. I'm sure they'll be back soon," Laura warned.
"I won't," he told his wife.
He climbed onto his horse and rode off.
@--)---
"How far do you think we are?" Annabelle asked.
"Pretty far, I'm going to be in so much trouble," Jenny said.
"Don't worry about it. I'll tell them, that it was my fault," Annabelle said.
"You would lie?" Jenny asked.
"Why not?" Annabelle asked.
"Because it's wrong," Jenny replied. "Do you hear something?"
"Yes, what is it?" Annabelle asked.
"It sounds like horse," Jenny answered. "It's getting closer."
"Jenny! Annabelle!" A voice called.
"Uncle Almanzo?" Jenny called questionably.
"There you are. I was worried, I thought something might happened to you two," Almanzo told them.
"We're fine, don't worry," Jenny said.
"Don't worry? Do realize how late is young lady?" Almanzo asked.
"Six o'clock?" Jenny guessed.
"Try Nine o'clock," Almanzo said.
"Wow, it's a lot later than I thought it was," Jenny said, looking at her feet. "We were walking, and we just lost track of the time."
"You know better than to walk that far at night," Almanzo scolded her.
"It wasn't Jenny fault, it was mine," Annabelle said.
"How was this your fault?" Almanzo asked.
"She wanted to turn around, but I told her no. She didn't want to keep going, but I said I would keep walking, with or without her," Annabelle said.
"I don't know what your punishments are going to be right now, but believe you both will be punished for this," Almanzo told the girls. He dismounted the horse. "You both can ride, I'm sure you're tired."
"Thanks Uncle Almanzo," Jenny said.
"Thank you," Annabelle echoed.
Almanzo lead the horse home. Both girls struggled to keep their eyes opened. When the reached the house, Laura met them outside.
"You two had us worry sick," Laura began. She noticed how tired they both were, so she let them go straight to bed.
"My homework," Jenny moaned. She hadn't done any of her homework for tomorrow. She sat at her desk trying to do the arithmetic problems, but she was too tired. She rested her head on the desk and fell asleep. She awoke with a start the next morning. The sun was shining through the window.
"Oh dear, I fell asleep last night. I'll never get my homework done," she said to herself.
She picked up the arithmetic page, but it was completed. She flipped through her other assignments they were all finished. There was a small note sitting on the desk. It said "Sorry Jenny."
Jenny quickly got dressed and left her room.
"Good morning," Laura said cheerfully. "Did you finish all your homework?"
"Yes, it's all finished," Jenny said.
"Your uncle wanted to go in there and tell you to go to bed last night, but I wouldn't let him," Laura said with a smile.
"Where is Uncle Almanzo?" Jenny asked.
"He left about an hour ago, he went to Sleepy Eye with Annabelle," Laura answered. "You'd better hurry up, or you'll be late for school."
Jenny finished her breakfast and went to her room. She picked up her books, but before she left, she scribbled "Thank You," on a piece of paper.
"It isn't much, but it's where we live," Jenny said. "Come on, I'll show you where we swim!"
After they viewed the swimming hole, the pair decided to go for a walk in the woods. They walked for nearly two more hours, until Annabelle asked, "Jenny what time are we supposed to be home?"
"Oh no, Aunt Laura and Uncle Almanzo are not going to be happy," Jenny said.
"Why?" Annabelle asked.
"Look at the sky, it's dusk. I'm not allowed to be out this late," Jenny said.
@--)---
"Where could they be?" Almanzo asked Laura.
"Jenny said that she was going to show Annabelle around," Laura replied. "I'm sure they just lost track of time."
"I going to look for them," Almanzo told her.
"Don't stay out to long. I'm sure they'll be back soon," Laura warned.
"I won't," he told his wife.
He climbed onto his horse and rode off.
@--)---
"How far do you think we are?" Annabelle asked.
"Pretty far, I'm going to be in so much trouble," Jenny said.
"Don't worry about it. I'll tell them, that it was my fault," Annabelle said.
"You would lie?" Jenny asked.
"Why not?" Annabelle asked.
"Because it's wrong," Jenny replied. "Do you hear something?"
"Yes, what is it?" Annabelle asked.
"It sounds like horse," Jenny answered. "It's getting closer."
"Jenny! Annabelle!" A voice called.
"Uncle Almanzo?" Jenny called questionably.
"There you are. I was worried, I thought something might happened to you two," Almanzo told them.
"We're fine, don't worry," Jenny said.
"Don't worry? Do realize how late is young lady?" Almanzo asked.
"Six o'clock?" Jenny guessed.
"Try Nine o'clock," Almanzo said.
"Wow, it's a lot later than I thought it was," Jenny said, looking at her feet. "We were walking, and we just lost track of the time."
"You know better than to walk that far at night," Almanzo scolded her.
"It wasn't Jenny fault, it was mine," Annabelle said.
"How was this your fault?" Almanzo asked.
"She wanted to turn around, but I told her no. She didn't want to keep going, but I said I would keep walking, with or without her," Annabelle said.
"I don't know what your punishments are going to be right now, but believe you both will be punished for this," Almanzo told the girls. He dismounted the horse. "You both can ride, I'm sure you're tired."
"Thanks Uncle Almanzo," Jenny said.
"Thank you," Annabelle echoed.
Almanzo lead the horse home. Both girls struggled to keep their eyes opened. When the reached the house, Laura met them outside.
"You two had us worry sick," Laura began. She noticed how tired they both were, so she let them go straight to bed.
"My homework," Jenny moaned. She hadn't done any of her homework for tomorrow. She sat at her desk trying to do the arithmetic problems, but she was too tired. She rested her head on the desk and fell asleep. She awoke with a start the next morning. The sun was shining through the window.
"Oh dear, I fell asleep last night. I'll never get my homework done," she said to herself.
She picked up the arithmetic page, but it was completed. She flipped through her other assignments they were all finished. There was a small note sitting on the desk. It said "Sorry Jenny."
Jenny quickly got dressed and left her room.
"Good morning," Laura said cheerfully. "Did you finish all your homework?"
"Yes, it's all finished," Jenny said.
"Your uncle wanted to go in there and tell you to go to bed last night, but I wouldn't let him," Laura said with a smile.
"Where is Uncle Almanzo?" Jenny asked.
"He left about an hour ago, he went to Sleepy Eye with Annabelle," Laura answered. "You'd better hurry up, or you'll be late for school."
Jenny finished her breakfast and went to her room. She picked up her books, but before she left, she scribbled "Thank You," on a piece of paper.