Saving a Wonderland Date Tree. (standard:fairy tales, 972 words)
Author: Oscar A Rat	Added: Jul 04 2020	Views/Reads: 1179/840	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
There are many things we, even Alice, don’t know about Wonderland. This may be one of them.

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"He needs water, badly," the Walrus said, emphatically. Being an aquatic
animal, himself, he was an expert on water. "The liquid under him must 
have dried up." 

Jeffrey tried to nod, but could only shake a few branches, he was so
weak. 

"But how can we help?" the Carpenter asked. "Our hose doesn't reach
nearly far enough. And digging a ditch through these hills would ruin 
them for aardvark polo." He shrugged in defeat, "All we have is one tin 
bucket." 

Upstairs, NT3N heard all this, had been listening all along on one side
of his pane while talking to Olga on the other. And he had the answer. 

"Being a smart window, I have the answer to both your question and to
the Carpenter's," he told Olga. "Come over and lay your ear on me and 
I'll whisper it to you." 

Olga didn't even wait to finish cleaning NT3N. She dropped her cloth,
wanting to save Jeffrey -- whom she had spent many an hour reading 
under -- and ran down to tell the Carpenter her solution. 

Jeffrey, the thirsty date tree, was saved. The carpenter told all the
bunny girls to go to the castle and drink as much lemonade as the cook 
could make. Then, while two carried the tin bucket back with extra 
lemonade for Jeffrey, the other bunny girls peed under the tree, all of 
them then going back for more. That was how young girls and one tin 
bucket, with the help of the Carpenter's long moist stream, saved a 
date tree. 

NT3N, freshly cleaned, watched it all unfold. He sighed, eagerly
anticipating next Tuesday. 

The End.


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