Welcome back to the story and here's part 7.

When they left Gabe Rosemary Sherman and Penny got some ice cream at a Haagen-Dazs cart.

Gabe (Thinking): My first date. The big spender. Haagen-Dazs all the way baby. So how come I have nothing to say to her? Why isn't she looking at me? Am I that hideous? Do I Smell?

Sherman: Penny Gabe is staring at Rosemary. He's pondering about wanting her to look at him.

Penny: Oh yeah. He's doing it again.

Gabe: You um come here often?

Rosemary: Central Park?

Gabe: Um yeah.

Gabe (thinking): What kind of question is that? I hate myself.

Penny: Don't know why he asked that. I bet he's making a fool of himself.

Sherman: Well yes he most certainly is. Probably because he's a complete buffoon.

Gabe: I live across the street you know.

Rosemary: You?

Sherman and Penny: Him?

Gabe: Me?

Rosemary: Are you more Riverside?

Gabe: Yeah i'm more of a Riverside Guy. That's really the park but Central Park's pretty cool. I've done my time here.

Sherman (thinking): He did his time here? What is he anyways? Does he think he owns the whole park?

Penny (thinking): If he thinks he owns Central Park then I'm dreaming that Sherman and I can own a whole park ourselves. I just love his cute smile. I really love him. He's my perfect guy.

Gabe: Hey Strawberry Fields. Do you know what it's named for?

Rosemary: Some Beatles song right?

Gabe: Close. It's actually the name of the orphanage in Liverpool where John Lennon used to play with his friends who lived there.

Rosemary: Really?

Gabe: Yeah.

Rosemary: I didn't know that.

Sherman: Well the name of the Beatles song is Strawberry Fields Forever and the place is designed by landscape architect Bruce Kelly. And now the Salvation Army Children's home called Strawberry Fields had closed back in January 2005. My dad took us to the place when we learned it was being made back in the year 1870 and then they changed it in 1905.

Penny: Yes and he's right. It was so amazing to learn about when it was built and when it was in the presence of General Evangeline Booth the daughter of the Salvation Army Founder William Booth.

Gabe: Wow for a 7 year old boy and a 8 year old girl you two are pretty smart.

Rosemary: You two must know a whole lot.

Sherman: Well It's a living.

Penny: Yes it sure is a living and we are proud of it.

Gabe took Rosemary on a tour of the park that would make her head spin. Gabe says this is his Central Park and his New York. But Sherman and Penny knew that Gabe doesn't own them in reality. So they knew he was lying to Rosemary again. Soon they passed Sheep Meadow.

Gabe: They used to have herds and hundreds and hundreds of sheep grazing in these fields. And then they gave the sheepherder a job in the Central Park Zoo at the Lion House.

Rosemary: Oh yeah didn't the sheepherder using live up in the top Catskill Mountains?

Gabe: Well Yes.

Sherman: As far as Penny and I know sheep grazed the meadow until 1934 when Robert Moses the city's parks commissioner moved them to Prospect Park in Brooklyn New York and then they were transported to the safety of the Catskill Mountains. There was some fear for the sheep's safety by hungry folk during the great depression and then the sheep were banished to Brooklyn the Sheepfold which was later converted into the Tavern on the Green restaurant.

Penny: We even went to that place for Sunday Brunch.

Sherman: Yep. It was fantastic.

Later they passed a street musician playing his tenor saxophone and then they climbed an outcropping of rock to look at the apartment buildings.

Gabe: See those buildings up there? When I was younger I use to pretend they were pirate ships and I fight them.

Rosemary: I never took you for a pirate guy.

Gabe: Well I outgrew that eventually.

Sherman: Wow! My penthouse is much taller then those buildings.

Penny: So's mine. And Sherman and I live on the top floor.

Gabe: Well I'm only on the middle of my apartment.

Rosemary: I'm almost close to the middle in mine.

The four kids walked through Central Park talking and laughing all the way. As they walked they saw the boathouse.

Rosemary: That's where my aunt's getting married next week.

Gabe: Oh the boathouse of course. Flower girl.

Rosemary: Ah I'm so looking forward to that. My aunt asked me to be her flower girl when I was four but little did any of us know it'd take seven years for her boyfriend to pop the question.

Gabe: That's hilarious.

Penny: My mom's friend is also getting married at Alice In Wonderland where the bronze statue is located on East 74th Street. It's also right next door to the boathouse.

Sherman: Very convenient.

Later they continued their walk and Gabe was being very charming and suave. Sherman was doing the same thing as well while looking at Penny seeing how the sun shines on her hair. Soon Gabe asked Rosemary about their karate practice.

Gabe: Maybe we should practice more karate.

Rosemary: You need it.

Gabe: I am this close to becoming a yellow belt.

Rosemary: Try this close

Gabe: What's tomorrow like for you

Rosemary: Saturday um I've got cello in the morning and in the afternoon I got Tap.

Sherman: The cello is part of the violin family that was played at the orchestra in the Baroque era from 1600 to 1750 and Classical period from 1725 to 1800 and it was first invented in the early 16th century by Andrea Amati.

Penny: We learned all about his history in books and read on various websites.

Gabe: Wow! That's awesome.

Rosemary: So super awesome at that.

Gabe: Oh and tap. What time does tap end?

Rosemary: I'm sorry. After tap I've got this Indian Princess thing I do with my father.

Penny: I sometimes do tap so i can do a musical at our school with Sherman and I in the leading roles.

Sherman: Yeah we sure do. And even though i'm not very good at dancing i still need some practice.

Gabe (thinking): Geez it was easier scheduling Arab Israeli peace talks that making a date with this girl.

Penny: Don't worry buddy. I can teach you how to dance before the wedding in no time at all.

Sherman: Okay thanks. I'll look forward to it.

Gabe: So what's Indian Princess?

Rosemary: It's this Daddy and Me thing. Don't ask. I just do it so he won't feel guilty working late all week.

Gabe: How about Sunday?

Rosemary: Sunday's good.

Gabe: Morning?

Rosemary: Well In the morning I have a tutor. But how about the afternoon?

Gabe: Tutor? What kind of tutor?

Rosemary: It's for the ERBs. My parents want me to go to Ethical Culture next year. Or Trinity.

Gabe: Private school? Really?

Rosemary: I probably won't get in anywhere. Maybe I'll throw in the test.

Gabe (thinking): Whoa. What exactly does that mean? Was that some kind of sign? She'd throw her test for me? Does she like like me?

Sherman: Wait a minute Rosemary you said your studying for the ERBs which stands for the Educational Records Bureau. Right?

Rosemary: Yeah so what makes you say so?

Sherman: Well if you're going to get into a New York private school you need to take the ISEEs which means Independent School Entrance Exam.

Rosemary: Holy Mackerel. How do you know so much about this?

Gabe: Yeah How come?

Sherman: Um well Penny and I just know. We learned it in books and guides and different websites.

Penny: Yes we sure do and that's how we know a whole lot. We got the brains of this outfit.

Gabe: Well Okay. But we're gonna keep our eyes on you.

Rosemary: Yes indeed. We are keeping our eyes on the both of you.

Just then Birdie Mae Li and Mr. Peabody appeared.

Mr. Peabody: Sherman! Penny! There you two are! I'm so glad we found you both!

Birdie: Well I'm not glad because you nearly gave me a heart attack. Where were you girl?

Rosemary: I'm Sorry. We were...

Birdie: Sorry ain't good enough. You're 11 years old. This is New York City. You can't go off running by yourself like that. You want Birdie telling your parents on you huh?

Sherman: Hey now wait just a darn minute there lady! She wasn't finished talking on what we were doing! So don't you ever and i so much as i ever do never ever interrupt her when she's talking! Now you better let her finish please bossy Birdie!

Mr. Peabody: Sherman! Where are your manners?

Sherman: I don't know where they are Mr. P. But they're out there somewhere in my other clothes having more fun then I am!

Mr. Peabody: Now Sherman behave! I don't know where you got this bad attitude but this must stop this instant! Do you want me to punish you with no dinner and no leaving our home for the next week?

Sherman: No Mr. Peabody.

Mr. Peabody: Good boy Sherman. Now you apologize to Rosemary's nanny.

Sherman: I'm sorry I yelled at you.

Birdie: Well I accept your apology. Now you two say your goodbyes now.

Rosemary: Sunday afternoon?

Gabe: Sounds Good.

Rosemary: Maybe I should come to your place.

Now ever since Gabe's dad Adam moved onto the couch, he was a little bit uninterested in having friends come over.

Gabe: Um my place? Perfect.

Rosemary: See you then. Bye Sherman Penny.

Sherman: Bye Rosemary.

Penny: Bye Gabe.

Gabe: See you two next time.

Birdie: Come on Let's go. Running off like that you know better than that.

Rosemary: Hey Birdie i learned Sherman and Penny are actually very very smart. And I just don't understand why Mr. Peabody who is a white beagle is raising him as his son. There's something very weird going on and i'll find out soon enough.

Mr. Peabody: Now what did you two talk to them about?

Sherman: We did not tell them about the WayBac by not explaining we went back in time to see the making of Strawberry Fields Sheep Meadow and about a cello. I also think they might be getting very suspicious about us.

Penny: Rosemary told us her aunt's getting married at the boat house which is next to the Alice in Wonderland statue my mom's friend is getting married at.

Mr. Peabody: Well I'm very glad you didn't tell them about the Waybac. But next time don't tell them about everything you know so much about.

Sherman and Penny: Yes Mr. Peabody.

When they left Gabe rode on scooter back home he was so happy because he had a date with Rosemary. And as he peddled as fast as he can he bumped into some people on the way.

Woman: Whoa! Hey! Watch where you're going!

Man: Get off the sidewalk you little maniac!

Gabe: Sorry!

Soon Gabe made it to the elevator where Ralph the elevator man was running it.

To be continued...