Relearning to Laugh
Two small children, a boy with short, brown hair and mischievous blue eyes and a girl with black braids behind her and blue eyes that sparkled, ran with gleeful looks on their faces, arms spread wide to be picked up. I laughed but picked them up none the less, twirling them around.
"Grandmother! Grandmother! We missed you!" the girl named Charlotte announced, her voice muffled by the hug.
"Yes, Mother said we could come over after chores so we rushed through them," Jacob, the boy, added, grinning the whole time.
"Did you do them properly?" I asked with a straight, stern face. The two little children just looked scared and innocent as they assumed the worst of my question. I just laughed at them, breaking my serious demeanor. Soon they were doubled over each other laughing with me.
"But you children do need to mind your mother. She is very wise. She did learn from the best," I boasted, holding my chin high in the air. Again, my posture was met by laughter.
"But Grandmother, we don't need to do chores. We have other people who would be more then will-"
"But nothing. Do you want to grow up spoiled and lazy people so that other people will have to wheel you around in carts, not ever having a life anymore, just because you didn't want to pick up your clothes," I replied with a hint of a smile on my face giving away my humor.
"Of course not Grandmother. But do we really need to know how to tend the royal herd of horses?" Charlotte put in confidently. She always was a passionate debater. Even at such a young age of ten.
"I see. Well, what would you like to do now that you are here?" I asked nonchalantly, knowing what the answer would be.
"Tell us the story! Please Grandmother?" Jacob cried out right away. Always the impatient one, he was. But how else was a seven year old supposed to act?
I chuckled to myself, "Alright, but we have to first go inside." I led them in while getting some tea in the kettle for later; we always had several cups. Once they were in their seats looking intently up at me, I started.
"Once upon a time…"
I know it's short, but this is just the prologue. The next chapter is coming quite soon! Also, this is a Fairy Tale story so I can say that I own everything! hehehehe! Anyway. Enjoy! And read and review!