The Real Macaw
“They had several rows of potted plants lined up on the sidewalk and were looking up and down the street as if awaiting transportation. Or maybe as if they feared plantnappers might strike before the transportation arrived.
“Oh, look!” one of them exclaimed as I drew near. “It’s Meg! I’m sure she can manage.”
They all turned and beamed at me. I sighed, and wished, just for a moment, that I’d gone back to the library. Or maybe home.
“What’s up?” I asked, as I drew up beside their temporary sidewa...lk jungle.
“Some of the plants that need to be rescued are a bit too much for us to manage,” one said.
“Mother told me.” I spotted a folding luggage carrier and nodded at it. “Mind if I use that?”
“Of course!” several of them exclaimed, and almost knocked each other down in their haste to deliver it to me.
“So what do you want me to fetch?” I turned to one garden lady who was holding a clipboard with some papers on it. What was it about a clipboard that made its holder look as if she were in charge, or at least knew what she was doing?MoreLess
“Oh, look!” one of them exclaimed as I drew near. “It’s Meg! I’m sure she can manage.”
They all turned and beamed at me. I sighed, and wished, just for a moment, that I’d gone back to the library. Or maybe home.
“What’s up?” I asked, as I drew up beside their temporary sidewa...lk jungle.
“Some of the plants that need to be rescued are a bit too much for us to manage,” one said.
“Mother told me.” I spotted a folding luggage carrier and nodded at it. “Mind if I use that?”
“Of course!” several of them exclaimed, and almost knocked each other down in their haste to deliver it to me.
“So what do you want me to fetch?” I turned to one garden lady who was holding a clipboard with some papers on it. What was it about a clipboard that made its holder look as if she were in charge, or at least knew what she was doing?MoreLess
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