The next morning, when they woke up, the three boys found at the end of
their bed each a wrapped little box. Rocky, who woke up first, took the
little box in his hand and shook it carefully. He didn't feel anything
move. Next to him was Nick, still fast asleep, and on the other side was
Colt, who had just opened his eyes.
"Colt, look." Rocky said and showed him the box.
"Do I have one too?" Colt asked eagerly.
"Get up and see for yourself. Of course you have one." He added when he saw the look on Colt's face. He got up, took Colt's box and gave it to him. Both boys sat up straight with the boxes in their hands.
"What have you guys got?" Tum Tum asked in a sleepy voice.
"Candy Tum, a box full of it." Colt said jokingly.
Immediately Tum Tum was clear awake and searched for his own.
At last the three boys were all awake and ready to open the boxes.
"Shall we open it?" Tum Tum asked.
"No bozo, we're gonna wait till tomorrow. Of course we're gonna open it!" Colt said and started tearing the paper the box was wrapped in. He removed the paper and held a small wooden box in his hand. His name was on it. His brothers hadn't moved. Slowly he opened the box and saw three sirtakens lying on black tissue.
"Awesome!!" he said. He showed it to the others. Immediately they started unwrapping their own presents and found their own boxes. In each of them were three shiny black sirtakens.
Rocky slowly took one out and held it in his palm. He felt the cool metal in his hand and felt the power in his arm. Suddenly he saw a piece of paper next to his bed. He reached down and got it. It was a fast scribbled letter. He read out aloud:
"This is from me to three great ninjas. This is from me to my brothers. I hope you like it and will use them how they should be used. Nick"
"Guys, we should thank him." He whispered. He nodded towards Nick who was still asleep.
They couldn't almost hold their laughter when they searched for their pillows. Rocky quietly counted:
"Three, two, one!"
Yelling and laughing they started to throw the pillows and wake up Nick, who was suddenly wide awake and tried to cover himself from the pillows."
"What? What's wrong?? Please help me!" he shouted, but they didn't stop. Suddenly he took his own pillow and started to fight back. They were all laughing and couldn't hold a pillow properly anymore.
"So, I guess you don't like them?" Nick said jokingly.
"Oh we do!!" Colt yelled.
"No, seriously, you're happy?"
"Of course we are." Rocky said.
The others nodded.
"It's great!" Tum Tum said
"I hope you'll put them to good use."
"Sure we will!" Colt added. "By the way, thanks."
"Don't mention it…" Nick said laughing. "So you think you three could let me have some more sleep?" He added. "I sure hope you've slept enough. If you thought yesterday was rough, better wait for today."
The others laughed.
"Okay, let's get out of bed! That's a good thing to start with."
A few minutes later they were all at the breakfast table.
"So, what are you gonna teach us today?" Rocky asked.
"Me? I ain't gonna teach you anything. Today you three are gonna prove a ninja has self discipline."
"You mean, we've gotta train on ourselves?" Colt asked.
"Yea." Nick nodded. "Grandpa and I are going to prepare tomorrow test, and this is a good opportunity to check for yourselves if you will be able to succeed."
"I think you boys will manage just fine." Grandpa added when he saw the worried look on Rocky's face. Colt looked very eager to start and Tum Tum was listening while taking another bowl of cereals.
Grandpa and Nick stood up.
"Good luck." Nick said when they walked out of the backdoor.
The door shut and the three boys were left behind at the table.
"Guess we get started." Rocky said.
"You're coming?" Colt asked, who was already at the door; waiting to begin.
"Colt, wait. You have to be prepared. Let's get upstairs and take our stuff." Colt sighed but followed his two brothers on the stairs.
A few minutes they were all down again, properly dressed. Rocky was wearing green, Colt blue and Tum Tum red. They each wore a bandana in the same colour. They all took a large bow out of the coffin and were ready to start training.
"Colt, look." Rocky said and showed him the box.
"Do I have one too?" Colt asked eagerly.
"Get up and see for yourself. Of course you have one." He added when he saw the look on Colt's face. He got up, took Colt's box and gave it to him. Both boys sat up straight with the boxes in their hands.
"What have you guys got?" Tum Tum asked in a sleepy voice.
"Candy Tum, a box full of it." Colt said jokingly.
Immediately Tum Tum was clear awake and searched for his own.
At last the three boys were all awake and ready to open the boxes.
"Shall we open it?" Tum Tum asked.
"No bozo, we're gonna wait till tomorrow. Of course we're gonna open it!" Colt said and started tearing the paper the box was wrapped in. He removed the paper and held a small wooden box in his hand. His name was on it. His brothers hadn't moved. Slowly he opened the box and saw three sirtakens lying on black tissue.
"Awesome!!" he said. He showed it to the others. Immediately they started unwrapping their own presents and found their own boxes. In each of them were three shiny black sirtakens.
Rocky slowly took one out and held it in his palm. He felt the cool metal in his hand and felt the power in his arm. Suddenly he saw a piece of paper next to his bed. He reached down and got it. It was a fast scribbled letter. He read out aloud:
"This is from me to three great ninjas. This is from me to my brothers. I hope you like it and will use them how they should be used. Nick"
"Guys, we should thank him." He whispered. He nodded towards Nick who was still asleep.
They couldn't almost hold their laughter when they searched for their pillows. Rocky quietly counted:
"Three, two, one!"
Yelling and laughing they started to throw the pillows and wake up Nick, who was suddenly wide awake and tried to cover himself from the pillows."
"What? What's wrong?? Please help me!" he shouted, but they didn't stop. Suddenly he took his own pillow and started to fight back. They were all laughing and couldn't hold a pillow properly anymore.
"So, I guess you don't like them?" Nick said jokingly.
"Oh we do!!" Colt yelled.
"No, seriously, you're happy?"
"Of course we are." Rocky said.
The others nodded.
"It's great!" Tum Tum said
"I hope you'll put them to good use."
"Sure we will!" Colt added. "By the way, thanks."
"Don't mention it…" Nick said laughing. "So you think you three could let me have some more sleep?" He added. "I sure hope you've slept enough. If you thought yesterday was rough, better wait for today."
The others laughed.
"Okay, let's get out of bed! That's a good thing to start with."
A few minutes later they were all at the breakfast table.
"So, what are you gonna teach us today?" Rocky asked.
"Me? I ain't gonna teach you anything. Today you three are gonna prove a ninja has self discipline."
"You mean, we've gotta train on ourselves?" Colt asked.
"Yea." Nick nodded. "Grandpa and I are going to prepare tomorrow test, and this is a good opportunity to check for yourselves if you will be able to succeed."
"I think you boys will manage just fine." Grandpa added when he saw the worried look on Rocky's face. Colt looked very eager to start and Tum Tum was listening while taking another bowl of cereals.
Grandpa and Nick stood up.
"Good luck." Nick said when they walked out of the backdoor.
The door shut and the three boys were left behind at the table.
"Guess we get started." Rocky said.
"You're coming?" Colt asked, who was already at the door; waiting to begin.
"Colt, wait. You have to be prepared. Let's get upstairs and take our stuff." Colt sighed but followed his two brothers on the stairs.
A few minutes they were all down again, properly dressed. Rocky was wearing green, Colt blue and Tum Tum red. They each wore a bandana in the same colour. They all took a large bow out of the coffin and were ready to start training.