Second Trip- The Green Envelope
Soon the boys had everything safely tucked away in their shiney green envelope, and off to Germany it went.
About 2 weeks later, George came trudging home on his daily walk from the schoolhouse. He was troubled over a report that he needed to get done for his homework, and had put it off for way too many days now. It was due tomorrow, and had to be about another country far away from Europe.
He scuffled into the kitchen and noticed an oddly colored envelope in the pile of mail post on the countertop.
"Well, it's for me!" George's spirits were lifted as he carried the envelope off to his room, locking the door behind him. His little sis, Paula, was always trying to nose into his business.
"Ah, lovely!" George exclaimed as he pulled out the little flag and flopped it around in his hand. "Eric's never sent me stuff like this before."
He reached back in and pulled out the notes and the photocopy of the dollar bill. Turning it over, he read the fun facts on the back about US money and instantly decided he had his report topic.
He read through the notes from Amos and Eric about sending the envelope on and how everyone was to keep track of where it's been.
"I'll have to take care of that after I get my paper done. But I do know just who I'm going to send this envelope on to next!"
George worked quickly all afternoon putting together his homework assignment. It came so easily after that great idea from his penpal in Nebraska. He looked forward to writing back to Eric and telling him how much help he was!
About 2 weeks later, George came trudging home on his daily walk from the schoolhouse. He was troubled over a report that he needed to get done for his homework, and had put it off for way too many days now. It was due tomorrow, and had to be about another country far away from Europe.
He scuffled into the kitchen and noticed an oddly colored envelope in the pile of mail post on the countertop.
"Well, it's for me!" George's spirits were lifted as he carried the envelope off to his room, locking the door behind him. His little sis, Paula, was always trying to nose into his business.
"Ah, lovely!" George exclaimed as he pulled out the little flag and flopped it around in his hand. "Eric's never sent me stuff like this before."
He reached back in and pulled out the notes and the photocopy of the dollar bill. Turning it over, he read the fun facts on the back about US money and instantly decided he had his report topic.
He read through the notes from Amos and Eric about sending the envelope on and how everyone was to keep track of where it's been.
"I'll have to take care of that after I get my paper done. But I do know just who I'm going to send this envelope on to next!"
George worked quickly all afternoon putting together his homework assignment. It came so easily after that great idea from his penpal in Nebraska. He looked forward to writing back to Eric and telling him how much help he was!