Marlee And The Hoot Owl

Marlee's Grandma B lives on a farm. Grandma B's farm has lots and lots of trees. In those trees live birds, squirrels and lots of other little animals. Squirrels like to run and jump and play in the trees.  A squirrel was teasing Grandma B's dog  Stashia, one day when Grandma B was gone. She got into trouble for tearing down the stuff on Grandma B's windows.

There are all kinds of birds that live in Grandma B's trees. There are red birds, blue birds, black birds and orange birds and yellow birds. There are big birds and little tiny Birds can talk too. They make soft little noises like "cheep cheep." Some birds make noises that sound like other birds, and some birds go "Hoot Hoot!" The birds that go "Hoot Hoot" like to talk when no one can see them. Little hoot owls are little but  sometimes when they "talk" they can make a little girl like Marlee scared. If only Marlee could see the little hoot owl she wouldn't be scared any more. I wonder what a little hoot owl would look like that wouldn't scare Marlee.

M.A. Weaver (A.K.A. Marlee) Reporter

"Good morning, I'm M.A. reporting live from Grandma B's Mini Farm just outside of town. My team got a report just this morning from Max a mini horse, that Grandma B has a lot of stick tights! That's right folks, these yukky weeds stuck tight to Max's mane. He won't even talk to us he is so embarrassed!

Those things are nothing to mess with. They even stick to people's clothes like Grandma B. She knows they are here and people have been giving her advice to get them out of Max's mane, but he won't have it!

What shall we do?

We may have to call the Mini Helpers, that's what we will do. My daddy is a Mini Helper and he has lots of friends that can help. I will help Grandma B too."

"Just a secret for you folks, she is my grandma and I love her and Max.

I sure hope the other minis don't get those weeds. Oh look, there is Max now! Oh, look at his poor hair."

"Come here, Max, can you tell us all about it? Will you let Grandma B get those things out of your hair? I let Grandma B get snarls out of my hair, it won't hurt too much. My mama can help too!"

"This is M.A. live and on the air signing out from just outside of town. Thanks for listening folks and send all cards and letters to Max at Grandma B's house with your helpful hints."

Marlee, The Bug, and Baxter

Baxter, the rabbit, was hopping his way home to Grandma Lu's house when he saw a bug! Baxter did not like bugs. They had too many legs. They were green and they hopped faster than he did. Bugs scared Baxter. Baxter began to shake in his fur. "Oh, oh, what shall I do, thought Baxter. That bug can hop faster than I can. Oh, dear, oh dear, what shall I do." Baxter sat very still and remembered


something. His mama rabbit once told him that if he ever was scared to sit very still and try not to move. Then whatever scared him would go away. Baxter sat very still and waited. Baxter didn't even wiggle his nose. That was so hard for him to do.
"Oh no, here comes that little girl and that Grandma Lady. Now I have a bug, a little girl and a Grandma Lady. What would my mama rabbit tell me to do now?"

Baxter couldn't believe his eyes. Grandma Lady was smiling! She wasn't scared of that green bug, she was smiling! And that little girl, she was reaching out to touch it. Oh no, that bug could hurt her. That bug smiled at that little girl. "What would my mama rabbit tell me to do now?"  Baxter didn't have long to think because that little girl that the Grandma Lady called Marlee walked right by that green bug. "Well, thought Baxter, maybe that's what I will do too." So that's what Baxter did, he just hopped away and the bug kept munching on the grass and didn't even look at Baxter.

Baxter decided that his mama rabbit was right. A rabbit just has to watch and listen and keep right on hopping and everything will be alright!

Baxter Had A Close Call

Baxter had decided that he was going to go home. He didn't like it on vacation. Mr. Brown had tried to warn him, but he wanted to see the world. He had gotten as far as Grandma B's farm. There were dogs, and a little short girl, and a Grandma Lady. There were horses, and donkeys and bugs!

"I don't like bugs, Baxter said to himself, I like clovers and sweet tasting vegetables in Grandma Lu's garden. I like my big old tree with my nice soft bed in it. I want to go back to Grandma Lu's house where my mama and daddy bunny are."
Hop, hop, hop went Baxter. He was so happy, he didn't see any donkeys or horses or dogs. "Thank goodness, I'm going to be home soon.
Baxter looked around and found the way back to Grandma Lu's house. He had to hop right by that Grandma lady's house. He knew the dogs were in the house so he thought it would be safe to hop right by the house. He thought he would be home before it was bedtime.
"Oh what a cute little bunny rabbit, said Grandma B. He looks just like the bunnies that Grandma Lu has at her house. I wonder why he is here at my house."
Baxter was shivering in his fur, he wanted to go home!
Grandma B picked him up and carried him to the edge of the field. It was the way to go home to Grandma Lu's house. Yay! Baxter was so happy. Oh, what a nice lady that Grandma lady turned out to be.
"Now if I can just get home without any more stops I will be home for a nice meal of carrots before I go to bed. I am so tired."
Then Baxter saw it: a bug!
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Baxter's next story will be when Marlee and the bug meet them on Marlee's next walk with Grandma B.

It Was Raining Outside

Marlee had a sad face today. It was raining outside so she couldn't go outside and look for treasure today. Marlee couldn't make her face smile. Grandma B was trying so hard to make Marlee have a happy face. "Hmm, thought Grandma B, what can I do to help Marlee be a happy girl today?" Grandma saw Marlee's treasure box and decided that there was no reason why Marlee couldn't have a treasure hunt in the house and outside when it wasn't raining. She brought Marlee her treasure box and said, "Marlee let's look for treasure in the house today." Marlee ran to get her treasure box. She set it on Grandma B's footstool on her porch. She still had her jammies on, but she didn't want to wait. She wanted to look for treasure with her Grandma B.
"Oh, look what I found, Grandma B, I found a button!" Marlee didn't look sad anymore.
"This could be fun," thought Marlee. Grandma B was busy so Marlee looked up and down and all around. She found lots of treasures. She found  another button, she found an earring of her Grandma B's. Marlee found a coin and a little bag with good looking "stuff" in it.
 Oh, she looked serious, but she was having a good time searching for treasure. Then she found a key, another coin, and another coin, "Oh, this is fun,"thought Marlee.
Grandma B told Marlee that she had found enough treasure for this morning, but she could keep her treasures in her new Treasure Box.

Marlee had a sad face again. Then Grandma B said, "Ok, let's get dressed the rain has stopped and we can go outside and look for more treasure again. Then Marlee got a happy face. Marlee had her pink sweatshirt on and her tennis shoes on and she was ready to go outside with her Grandma B. Marlee took her Treasure Box with her, but oh no, she dropped it and her treasures fell out on the floor! "That's ok, said Grandma B, I'll help you pick up your treasures then we can go on our walk."
 Well that was good, but Marlee needed to stop for a few minutes and look at her treasures. After all Marlee's treasures were new and worth looking at more than once.

Marlee had a smile on her face when she looked at her treasures. She was thinking about all the fun she was going to have with them.
Then Marlee did something she wasn't supposed to do. Grandma B had a rule that the only thing that Marlee could put in her mouth was food. Marlee loved Grandma B's food. But this treasure looked like it might be good. Then she heard Grandma B say, "No, Marlee, that isn't food, don't put that in your mouth! This is what Marlee did: What do you think Grandma B said to Marlee?

Marlee Has A Secret Treasure

One day when Marlee was visiting her Grandma B she found something pretty. Marlee and Grandma B had been outside doing chores and taking a walk. Marlee loved being at Grandma B's house. The yards were so big. Marlee could walk and walk and find stuff! Today, Marlee's treasure was an old strand of Christmas beads. They had gotten outside with Grandma B's Christmas tree from last year.
"Oh, how pretty, I think I will hide these and play with them," thought Marlee.
Well, Grandma B saw what Marlee was doing and said, "Marlee would you like a box for your treasure?" Marlee nodded her head a little sad that Grandma B had seen her treasure. Marlee was not sad for long because Grandma B found a pretty little basket for her to put her treasure in. Marlee helped Grandma B put a little sign on it so that Marlee could put more treasures in someday.
Do you think that Marlee should put her flowers in her treasure basket?
Marlee still had a secret that not even Grandma B knew about. It was in her pocket. It was green, it was long, and it smelled funny. Marlee wanted to save it for her very own. It was a treasure, but she didn't want to put it in her treasure basket. She was going to surprise Grandma B and cook it for her. It was going to be a surprise. Marlee was so excited!
Do you think Grandma B was going to like Marlee's surprise. Don't tell, it's a secret!

Stashia Tells Her Side Of The Story!

"Well, I'm back. This time it is serious. It is not my fault! Grandma B left me here all by myself again.
Even though she is not here, I still have to take care of the farm and protect the animals. She makes it very difficult though because she keeps me in the house while she is gone."
"One of Grandma B's friends stopped in to check on me. Well, I was just fine, thank you very much. That was embarrassing. I'm a watch dog you know."
"This is my side of the story. I just know Grandma B is going to tell Grandma Lu and all her other friends. She is mad at me and that makes me sad."
"After that lady left I heard a noise. I went to the window to see what was going on outside, but of course, I couldn't see because Grandma B puts things over the window. I tried to push that stuff out of my way, but it didn't stay where I pushed it. I tried and tried and the noise kept getting louder and louder! It was not my fault! I grabbed that stuff with my paws and pulled them down and crash! Oh, oh, that's when it happened. All that stuff fell down and other things did too. I couldn't help it, I had to see what was attacking Grandma B's house."

"Finally, I could see outside to see what I was going to have to chase away with my barking to protect my Grandma B. It was one of those pesky squirrels that climb up the tree and make noises at me. He would not run away, he just sat there on the branch and smiled at me. Grandma B told me once to just ignore them and they will go away. I just can't do that, it's my job to protect Grandma B from bad people and animals especially those squirrels."
"Grandma B came home last night and sure enough she blamed me, not the squirrel, but she said she loved me anyway. She also said not to do it again. But it's my job!"

Marlee Tells Her Mama About Her Day

Oh, there's my mama. "Hi, Mama, I'm glad to see you. Umm good hug.
I want to sit on your lap and tell you about my day at Grandma B's house.

The first thing that Grandma B said was, "Ok, Marlee, go get your boots. It's time to go outside and do our chores."
"Mama, do you know how many chores that there are to do at Grandma B's house?

She has dogs, she has horses,
she has donkeys and she even has a cat!
We have to get the dogs fed, we have to get hay and feed for the horses and donkeys; and that cat. Her food comes in a bag that's bigger than I am!
Well, the fresh air was wonderful, the flowers were pretty and it was cool outside so my jacket was just right to do chores."

"Mama, I got hungry. I thought that Grandma B had forgotten to feed me, she was so busy feeding the animals.
In a little while after the animals were all fed, she said, "Marlee, are you hungry, I am." Yay, my Grandma B is my very best friend in the whole wide world."

Then something really strange happened, Mama. I started feeling funny. Grandma B was holding me and all of a sudden I just couldn't hold my head up very good. I think I heard her say, "Fresh Air Makes Little Girls Sleepy."

Fresh Air, Sunshine, And Marlee

A visit to Grandma B's house is always fun for Marlee. Marlee and Grandma B usually go outside and do chores. There is always work to do at Grandma B's house because she has animals. She has horses and she has donkeys. She also has dogs, and even a cat.
Animals have to have food to eat. Marlee and Grandma B have to have food to eat too, but first the animals have to have their food.
The first thing that Marlee has to do is put on her work clothes. Marlee has to put on her hat and coat, and her boots. Grandma B has to put on her hat and coat and boots too. Now they are ready to go outside.

First Marlee has to feed the cat, then the donkeys, and last the horses get fed.

Marlee was getting really really tired.
Grandma B said, "Marlee, lets go to the house and get us some food too."
So that is what they did. After they had their breakfast Marlee got so very
sleepy. Oh, she tried and tried to stay awake. She moaned and groaned and made funny noises. Finally Marlee had to take a nap. Naps are good things. Grandma B decided to take a nap too.

Stashia's Sad Tale

Hello, I'm a dog. My name is Stashia. I live on a farm with a human. Her name is Grandma B. I love it on the farm except when Grandma B changes things.

One day Grandma B came home with a puppy. I did not like that puppy because she kept wanting my things. She also wants to play all the time. She jumps on me and runs and runs around me and barks at me. I'm not sure if Grandma B knew that the puppy was going to be so noisy and so big!
Now she is bigger than I am. I'm so tired of her being so noisy. She barks all the time.
I think that things would be just fine with just me on the farm to protect Grandma B. That's my job.

Then of all things Grandma B has a short human that comes to the farm. Her name is Marlee. Oh my goodness. She is into everything. She just seems to be so busy the whole time she is here. Today I just didn't know if I could take it any longer. She was happy and sang little songs and she was always in  my way!
Not only does she visit Grandma B, but she stays overnight.
I have to lay on my bed to make sure Marlee doesn't lay on it. I think that little people need to sleep in their own bed, don't you?
I am so tired, goodnight everybody, sleep tight. That's what Grandma B always says to that little short person.

Mama Rabbit Looks For Baxter

Mama Rabbit hopped up and down and all around. She was looking for her little boy rabbit, Baxter.
Mr. Brown told Mama Rabbit that Baxter had gone on vacation.
Mama Rabbit was not happy. She missed her little boy rabbit. She wiggled her nose and her whiskers. She could not find her little boy rabbit.
Mr. Brown asked Mama Rabbit if she remembered when he had gone on vacation. Mama Rabbit did remember. She had hopped all over Grandma Lu's garden looking for him.
Mr. Brown flopped his ears remembering what had happened to him when he went on vacation. He had seen a little dog and a big dog.
Those dogs had barked and barked at him. He had gotten scared until he found out that those dogs could not get out of a fence that the farmer had them in.
Then there was a man on a lawn mower. It made a lot of noise! He got scared and hopped away and sat in some grass and watched to see what was going to happen.
Oh no, there was a man on a lawn mower and it made a really loud noise.

Then the farmer got a whole bunch of company! There were big people and short people. They had old people and young people. There were a lot of people. The short people played with a big ball and ran and ran and ran.
The dogs got tired and went in the house. The farmer had a thing he called a camper. It was a good place to hide under.
That was when Mr. Brown decided to go home to Grandma Lu's. She was a nice lady and it was quiet, and she let him eat vegetables from her garden.
He remembered when he finally got back home. Oh it was wonderful. He knew Baxter would come back home soon.

Baxter Goes On Vacation

"Oh dear, oh dear," Baxter thought, " I almost got into trouble there for a minute."
Baxter was a little bunny rabbit that lived at Grandma Lu's house with his brother, Mr. Brown.
Baxter had gotten tired of seeing the same old things day after day. He told Mr. Brown he was going to go on vacation to see the world.
Mr. Brown told him to be careful because there were dogs and little girls and boys and big people too!

Mr. Brown told Baxter that living at Grandma Lu's house was wonderful. She was a nice lady and had lots of food to eat in her garden that she shared with him and his family.
Baxter didn't care. He wiggled his whiskers and said goodbye to Mr. Brown and hopped off.

Baxter hopped and hopped. Oh, he had gone a long ways from home.
All of a sudden Baxter heard something. Scrunch, scrunch, snap and snap! Somebody was close. That somebody was a little girl.

"Oh dear, oh dear, Mr. Brown was right it was scary away from home when you are little" Baxter thought.
Baxter got quiet like a mouse and sat very very still.
What do you think Baxter saw?
It was one of those things Mr. Brown told him about. It was a little girl. She almost stepped on him with her big boots on.
And dogs; two (2) dogs. There were two (2) big dogs. Dogs like to chase rabbits.
"Oh dear, oh dear, what shall I do? He decided to just wait to see what happened.
He couldn't believe it! The dogs went back to the house and so did that little girl and her grandma lady.
"Whew, that was a close one," Baxter thought. I had better be careful on my vacation. Mr. Brown was right."
Baxter was getting hungry, what should he do?

Marlee Goes Exploring With Grandma B

Marlee and Grandma B went outside to do chores one day and discovered that Grandma B's dogs were outside running and playing and being silly. Grandma B and Marlee laughed and joined in the fun. Marlee threw a stick and Zoe ran after it and kept on running. Oh Grandma B laughed. She said, "Zoe, you are supposed to bring it back!"

Zoe decided she was tired and laid down in the green grass and enjoyed the warm sunshine.

Stashia, Grandma B's other dog walked over and thought it would be fun to play with Zoe.
Zoe stood up and waited to see what Stashia was going to do. It looked to Grandma B and Marlee that the two (2) dogs were going to have fun outside that day.
All of a sudden Marlee said, "Oh look, Grandma B, I see a rabbit." Grandma B looked down at the ground and sure enough there was a rabbit. Grandma B whispered, "We need to be quiet so that we don't scare the little bunny rabbit". It was enjoying the sunshine too. It was nice and warm outside today.

Grandma B and Marlee had fun that day. But they decided that they would leave the animals outside while they went inside to have a nice cool drink.
They would go outside another day and explore some more on the farm.

Grandma Courtney Visits

One day Grandma Lu had a visitor. Grandma Lu didn't get company very often. She lived far away from all her family. She was very happy to see Grandma Courtney. Grandma Courtney lived far far away.
Grandma Courtney had some grandchildren too and she brought her little grandson with her. His name was Jaxson. What a fun surprise for Grandma Lu.
The first thing Grandma Lu did was get her company something to eat. Oh dear, I don't think Jaxson liked what I had fixed."
"Oh dear, what shall I do, said Grandma Lu?" Then she had a thought.
Jaxson liked fruit better than vegetables,
Grandma Courtney laughed. She said, "Sometimes I like fruit better than vegetables too. Then both Grandmas laughed.

Jaxson got tired and started yawning really big and made a big noise. Grandma Betty told her friend, Grandma Lu, that Jaxson needed a nap. So she showed Grandma Courtney where he could lay down and take a nap. He was a really good boy and went right to sleep.
The next day they went to Grandma Lu's friend. She was a grandma too. Her name was Grandma B. How funny so many grandmas!

Grandma B had lots of fun things to do. She had little horses, little donkeys, and lots of places to run and play.
She also had a little granddaughter there. Her name was Marlee.
Marlee and Jaxson had so much fun that day. They played in the bushes and flowers and found rocks and sticks. They also saw some ducks!
The Grandmas had fun too. They took a walk, and they had a snack with their grandchildren.
Grandma Lu was getting sleepy. She told the other Grandmas that fresh air made her sleepy. She told Grandma Courtney and Grandma B that it was time to go back to her house.
They waved good-bye and smiled really big because it was a good good day.