Aunt Judy's Funniest Moments

Aunt Judy spent all day in the kitchen. She made a special cake.

The cake had raisins, carrots, and cherries.

I hope everyone likes my cake. >> Said Aunt Judy.

She gave a piece to Emmy. >> Oh, said Emmy.

I don't like raisins. >>

Emmy picked out the raisins.

Aunt Judy cut a piece of cake for Dad. >>

I never eat carrots. >> Said Dad.

He ate everything but the carrots.

Aunt Judy handed a piece to Harry.

Yuck, said Harry. Cherries.

He left all of the cherries on his plate.

Aunt Judy gave a piece to Mom. >> Thank you, said Mom.

I will just eat the things that I like.

Mom picked out the raisins, carrots, and cherries.

She ate them all.

Her cake now had little holes in it. >> Oliver ate his whole piece of cake.

I love this cake. >> Said Oliver.

I love everything in it. Oliver wished he had more cake.

He looked at everyone's plate.

He had an idea. >>

Oliver took Mom's cake. He went around to everyone's plate.

He collected the raisins, carrots, and cherries.

Oliver held up his plate. I have a new piece of cake, said Oliver.

>> I'm going to clean my closet, said Aunt

Judy. I have lots of old clothes.

I need room for my new clothes. >>

I will help, said Emmy. I like old clothes.

People wore funny clothes long ago, said Harry.

I like funny things, said Oliver.

Aunt Judy laughed. >>

You can anything you like.

Thanks, Aunt Judy, said Emmy. >>

But nobody wears old clothes. Nobody wears funny clothes, either, said

Harry.

Aunt Judy opened her closet.

She took out a green scarf. The scarf sparkled.

Cool, said Emmy. Aunt Judy smiled.

Emmy put on the scarf.

Aunt Judy took out a hat. Cool, said Harry.

It looks like a spy's hat. Harry put on the hat.

Aunt Judy took out a white shirt.

>> I need a white shirt to play doctor,

said Oliver.

Aunt Judy took out a sweater. The sweater had a lion on the front.

I love it, said Emmy.

Aunt Judy took out a vest.

I need a vest for my school play, said Harry.

Aunt Judy smiled. Now I have room for new clothes, she

said. Now we need to clean our closets,

said Emmy.

Happy Halloween, Aunt Judy said. I have the best costume, Harry said.

Cowboys get the most treats. Emmy frowned.

Vampires get a lot of treats, too.

So do ninjas, Oliver said. You all have good costumes, Aunt Judy

said. I hope everyone gets lots of treats and

no tricks. >>

Harry laughed. No one will trick me.

Hmm, Aunt Judy said.

The kids went trick or treating.

Trick or treat. >> They got lots of treats.

We can share, Emmy said.

No way, Harry said. >>

I'm not sharing. The kids went home.

Suddenly, a witch jumped out from behind a tree. Boo! The witch yelled. The kids

screamed. >>

They dropped their treat bags and ran. The witch scooped up the bags.

HEY, Oliver cried. That's Aunt Judy.

Aunt Judy came over and took off her mask.

She grinned. It was a Halloween trick.

Here are your treat bags. >>

Look at how many treats I got, Harry said.

He dumped out his bag.

It was full of pine cones.

>> Hey, where are my treats? Harry cried.

Tricked you again, Aunt Judy said. Aunt Judy gave Harry another bag.

I switched the bags.

Here are your treats.

Let's share, Harry said.

Treats are better than tricks. >>

Aunt Judy carried a tote bag. Where are you going? Asked Emmy.

I'm going on an adventure, said Aunt Judy.

She winked at the kids. It's a mystery adventure.

The kids followed Aunt Judy to the kitchen.

She got two apples.

Adventures make me hungry, said Aunt Judy.

Are you going far? Asked Harry. Aunt Judy looked out the window.

As far as you can imagine, she said.

The kids followed Aunt Judy to her closet.

She got her shoes.

"But it's not too far to walk," she said.

Aunt Judy put on a sweater.

"It's an outside adventure."

"Will you meet wild animals?" asked Oliver.

>> "Hmm," said Aunt Judy.

"It's possible."

Emmy looked worried. "Will there be danger?" she asked.

"Oh, yes," said Aunt Judy. >>

"Mystery adventures are always dangerous."

Aunt Judy put on her hat.

"But don't worry," she said. "I'll meet new friends."

Oliver hugged Aunt Judy. "We'll miss you," he said.

"You can all come with me," said Aunt Judy.

>> She pulled something from her bag.

It was a book.

"I'm going outside to read."

>> "I want to come," said Oliver.

"Me too," said Emmy and Harry.

They all ran to get their books. >>