Rain, Rain, Come Again — Draft

RAIN RAIN COME AGAIN —EARLY DRAFT with minimal corrections.

Reva, Ellie, and David looked longingly outside through the window. Angry storm clouds covered the sky, and it was all rain and thunder outside. On and on and on it went. All three sighed in harmony and walked into the living room with gloomy faces. It would have been a perfect day to play soccer with David or mud kitchen with Ellie, Reva thought as they sat in silence.

Suddenly, David jumped onto the sofa.

“All aboard, mates,” he said in a gruff, sailor-like voice.

Reva and Ellie’s eyes lit up, and they both went aboard the imaginary ship.

“She’s a lovely vessel, captain,” Ellie said, laughing with tears in her eyes.

“Stay sharp, cabin boy,” David said with playful seriousness to his little brother, who was overwhelmed with joy. “There are some dangerous pirates out in these seas,” he warned, “but the worst of them all are the Sardine Pirates,” he said, allowing his voice to fade as he stared steadily at nothing in the distance.

“Captain, I think I see them,” Ellie exclaimed, looking through the holes of two cardboard tubes.

“Hand me the spyglass,” David said, and Ellie handed it to him. Looking through it, he saw the sardine pirates.

Reva wanted to see too, and at first, he couldn’t see anything, but Captain David stooped down and whispered, “Use your imagination.”

Finally, he did see them, and he shouted, “I see them! They are riding with jam and butter.”

“Looks like this is going to be a difficult battle,” David said gravely. “Call out the sliced bread division; they are the only ones who can bring those sardines down.”

There was a sandwich battle! In the end the sliced bread and the sardine pirates became friends.

“But I don’t like sardines,” Reva complained.

“You must remember we are on a quest; the more sailors we have on our side, the better our chances of getting the treasure,” David explained. Reva nodded eagerly.

After sailing through the fierce storm and winds, they arrived at the island where the treasure had been hidden. They got down from the ship. Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and when they looked up, they saw a giant candy bar guarding the entrance.

“Be brave,” Captain David urged his shipmates. “Hand me the vegetables,” he ordered. “This giant is going down,” he said, throwing all sorts of vegetables at the giant. The candy giant was getting weaker, but they needed to make him eat the vegetables to completely defeat him. Reva, knowing he must be brave, jumped on the bread-slice glider. He grabbed as many vegetables as he could hold and took off. When he got close enough to the giant’s nose, he took a big bite off.

“Eww!” cried Ellie. 

But that was the only thing that worked. The giant opened its mouth, and when he did, Reva threw in all the vegetables. At last, it staggered backwards and fell to the ground, right at the children’s feet. They crossed over to the island and found the treasure chest. It was full of games, puzzles, and treats, which they could have fun with all day long. 

It wasn’t such a terrible day after all.

The end.