The Cookie Twins began to grow tired, depressed, and skinny because they were not being fed right by their grandmother. “I’m tired of Grandma feeding us stale cookies and left over slop. We need some real food. I can’t take it much longer,” said Mary holding her stomach.
Martha nibbled on fresh cookies. “I just wish we could go to a land like that land in the Bible. It was flowing with milk and honey. Rev. Johnson said that the same God that’s up there in heaven today is the same God in heaven now. All we have to do is pray and believe that we will have a better life somewhere else, and he will answer our prayers.”
“Yea,” said Mary, “I’m tired of that fat and sloppy man coming here taking the best food out of our mouths. Grandma is always feeding a stranger. She won’t even feed her own granddaughters. Even though Mama couldn’t take care of us, she would feed us if she could.”
Martha began to crunch very loud. She was never quite sure of anything until she tried something and made something happen. “If we leave home, Grandma wouldn’t miss us. She doesn’t love us anyway. If she loved us, she would take care of us. We should leave. If we make one step, God will make two. We just can’t stay here and starve.”
Mary had high hopes and big dreams. Her mind was always thinking, and she was always planning. Mary was also cautious and slow about jumping out into the world. She said, “If only we had a good grandma. She has good talent. Grandma can cook all kinds of stuff. She could make money off of her cooking.”
“But Grandma,” said Martha, whispering down low and listening out for her grandmother, “is not gonna do nothing’. She’s so satisfied with the way she’s living. It wouldn’t do us any good no how. She’s too selfish and stingy.”
“Yep,” replied Mary, “and people are too poor to buy anything around here. So we have got to go.”
The next day, Martha and Mary went to church with their grandmother. They couldn’t wait for church to be over because they were hungry. The cookie twins had plans to sneak to Mr. Hermon’s house that had a big old plum tree. They were stealing his plums. When church was over, they wanted to ask their grandmother could they visit their friends. Their grandmother was so busy talking to three old ladies. The cookie twins were not allowed to interrupt when they saw grown ups talking. They stood around for a few minuets waiting for the right time to ask. It seemed that it took their grandmother forever to stop talking. So Martha and Mary took off to be with the rest of their friends.
When they got to Mr. Hermon’s house, they ate a lot of plums from the ground and off of his tree. The cookie twins did not stay long like their friends did. Mr. Hermon was in church, and they knew he would return to his home soon. He did not live far from the church. So Martha and Mary went back to the church to find their grandmother.
That night, the cookie twins ate a big plate of food before they went to bed. Their grandmother brought some plates home from the church. It was the best real meal that Martha and Mary had for a long time. They went to bed with full stomachs and happy thanking God. Sniffles, their dog was happy too. He jumped on the bed and slept at the foot of the bed between the twins. Martha and Mary fell asleep holding hands praying that God would send them off to a land of milk and honey. They fell asleep and began to dream a long dream.
Martha nibbled on fresh cookies. “I just wish we could go to a land like that land in the Bible. It was flowing with milk and honey. Rev. Johnson said that the same God that’s up there in heaven today is the same God in heaven now. All we have to do is pray and believe that we will have a better life somewhere else, and he will answer our prayers.”
“Yea,” said Mary, “I’m tired of that fat and sloppy man coming here taking the best food out of our mouths. Grandma is always feeding a stranger. She won’t even feed her own granddaughters. Even though Mama couldn’t take care of us, she would feed us if she could.”
Martha began to crunch very loud. She was never quite sure of anything until she tried something and made something happen. “If we leave home, Grandma wouldn’t miss us. She doesn’t love us anyway. If she loved us, she would take care of us. We should leave. If we make one step, God will make two. We just can’t stay here and starve.”
Mary had high hopes and big dreams. Her mind was always thinking, and she was always planning. Mary was also cautious and slow about jumping out into the world. She said, “If only we had a good grandma. She has good talent. Grandma can cook all kinds of stuff. She could make money off of her cooking.”
“But Grandma,” said Martha, whispering down low and listening out for her grandmother, “is not gonna do nothing’. She’s so satisfied with the way she’s living. It wouldn’t do us any good no how. She’s too selfish and stingy.”
“Yep,” replied Mary, “and people are too poor to buy anything around here. So we have got to go.”
The next day, Martha and Mary went to church with their grandmother. They couldn’t wait for church to be over because they were hungry. The cookie twins had plans to sneak to Mr. Hermon’s house that had a big old plum tree. They were stealing his plums. When church was over, they wanted to ask their grandmother could they visit their friends. Their grandmother was so busy talking to three old ladies. The cookie twins were not allowed to interrupt when they saw grown ups talking. They stood around for a few minuets waiting for the right time to ask. It seemed that it took their grandmother forever to stop talking. So Martha and Mary took off to be with the rest of their friends.
When they got to Mr. Hermon’s house, they ate a lot of plums from the ground and off of his tree. The cookie twins did not stay long like their friends did. Mr. Hermon was in church, and they knew he would return to his home soon. He did not live far from the church. So Martha and Mary went back to the church to find their grandmother.
That night, the cookie twins ate a big plate of food before they went to bed. Their grandmother brought some plates home from the church. It was the best real meal that Martha and Mary had for a long time. They went to bed with full stomachs and happy thanking God. Sniffles, their dog was happy too. He jumped on the bed and slept at the foot of the bed between the twins. Martha and Mary fell asleep holding hands praying that God would send them off to a land of milk and honey. They fell asleep and began to dream a long dream.
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| © 2001-2010 Gail Nobles |
The Cookie girls and their dog had set off on an adventure journey to a strange land. They were on a small ship. Mary and her sister took turns steering the ship. Sniffles, the lazy-eyed dog just enjoyed the ride. The ship rocked and dipped side ways into the deep blue sea. The white sails shook as the wind blew and sung. The grey clouds glided across the sky. The sea gulls cried as they flew by. It looked as if a storm was coming. The girls were hungry and feeling sea sick. They ate some cookies that they had on the ship, but they wanted some real food.
When the cookie twins got on land, they were in a strange land. They were in a land they called Cookie Mountain. It had volcanic cookie features but not all of the land. When the twins walked around to search the land, they began to run away from chocolate chip cookie volcano explosions. It was too much for them. The dream that they were having began to seem crazy. The dream led them right in the middle of an army of strange warriors called Gobblers.
The Gobblers were in the image of men, but their faces varied in turkey features. The twins had no time for questions. “Look! Edibles!” cried one of the Gobblers, “After them!”
Another Gobbler went after Sniffles. The dog ran as fast as he could, but Sniffles was a basset hound and was not a fast runner. He had never seen such strange looking humans in his life. The Gobblers captured the twins and their dog.
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| © 2007-2010 Gail Nobles |
When the cookie twins got on land, they were in a strange land. They were in a land they called Cookie Mountain. It had volcanic cookie features but not all of the land. When the twins walked around to search the land, they began to run away from chocolate chip cookie volcano explosions. It was too much for them. The dream that they were having began to seem crazy. The dream led them right in the middle of an army of strange warriors called Gobblers.
The Gobblers were in the image of men, but their faces varied in turkey features. The twins had no time for questions. “Look! Edibles!” cried one of the Gobblers, “After them!”
Another Gobbler went after Sniffles. The dog ran as fast as he could, but Sniffles was a basset hound and was not a fast runner. He had never seen such strange looking humans in his life. The Gobblers captured the twins and their dog.
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