Flat Stanley Goes to Salina on a Train

Flat Stanley Goes to Salina on a Train

by Great Aunt Cindy

Dear Maren,

Your friend, Flat Stanley, arrived in Salina on June 11^th. We (Aunt Cindy and Uncle Jeff) arrived early on the 11^th at the train station to pick him up. At first I thought how will I know what he looks like but I soon discovered he has a very unique physique. We were delighted to meet Flat Stanley. At first he was really shy and quiet, but after we talked a lot about his train ride, it was like we were all best friends.

Since the train station is right by the Dairy Queen we decided to stop there and we all got a small Vanilla cone, except Uncle Jeff. He wanted a chocolate one. Then we went to our house where Flat Stanley met our two Boxer dogs, Greta and Sophie. He loved running and playing with them. Flat helped us with a lot of the chores; mowing grass, pulling weeds, planting flowers, just lots of activities. In the evenings we would eat dinner (he sure likes corn on the cobb) and we would sit outside until the mosquitoes started biting.

One night Flat Stanley and I were sitting on the front step and out of the clear blue a big fat TOAD jumped out of the hostas plant and landed right in front of us on the sidewalk. The TOAD said, “I am so full, I have been eating so many mosquitoes I cannot move an inch.”

Flat Stanley said, “You better hide. They have two Boxer dogs who will try to scare you away.” So the toad hurridly hopped over and stayed under the hostas plant until early morning. But every night the toad and Flat Stanley would visit and talk about the stars and the worries of the world. They became very good friends. The toad invited Flat to go fishing over the 4^th of July and they camped out for about three days.

Flat Stanley came back and said he met the toad’s friend, “Tony”, the turtle. They all got along. Anyway, Flat Stanley enjoyed his time with us. We also took him to Salina and showed him all the sights; the Municipal Swimming Pool, the park and even where Aunt Cindy and her brother Mike went to Kindergarten.

Then just today Flat Stanley said, “I really need to get back to Abilene to see my good friend Maren, I think she has started kindergarten and I need to see how she likes it and I miss her sooooo much.

So Flat Stanley said goodbye to the fat toad, the turtle, Aunt Cindy and Uncle Jeff. They took him to the train station today at 12:00 p.m. He had so much fun. Aunt Cindy and Uncle Jeff kept him busy. He was a wonderful guest.

p.s. Be sure to check Flat Stanley’s pocket to make sure Fat Toad didn’t ride along!

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