The Arrival
The trip in the mail took two days and I arrived at Bully Hill Farm unscathed... physically that is. Spending two days in solitary confinement is tough. It's just you and your thoughts, man... your thoughts. Well, I was real happy to get out and stretch my legs.
Uncle Paul took me on a tour of the farm just to get me acquainted with everyone and everything. First, I got to meet Aunt Sarah. She is very pretty. Uncle Paul said that she is a Quaker which is an old religious group that settled in Pennsylvania. The Quakers were led by a man named William Penn which is how Pennsylvania got its name. They are a peaceful religion except Aunt Sarah apparently likes to yell at construction workers for making too much noise. Uncle Paul said that is why they had to move to the country.
Uncle Paul and I walked around the farm so I could stretch my legs and see everything.
Uncle Paul carved a fancy sign for the driveway so everyone who visits knows where they are.
The farm has lots of open fields so Uncle Paul's horses can run around and eat grass.
The horses get to stay in a big red barn.
The barn is on top of Bully Hill and you get some really neat views of the surrounding land
After a long trip and a walk up a big hill, I sure am tired and hungry. Uncle Paul says that we will need to eat and get to bed early because living on a farm is a lot of work. I think I'm up for it.
Sincerely,
So I know... how is this objectionable? We learned about the Quaker religion and how a neighboring state got its name, we had a little character development for the protagonist, still my sister was all upset. There's just no pleasing some people.
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God help the child (especially my own, on that blessed/terrifying future day) who asks me to do one of these. There will be vegan cooking shenanigans, patriarchy-smashing, hippie yoga adventures, and Lucy would probably eat Flat Stanley.
Flat Stanley lives again! Glad to see him visit Bully Hill!
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