And They Called It Wefunland

One day Grandma Lu was at Marleewood looking out the window of the sitting room. She had been reading a book. Reading was one of her very favorite things to do. She loved Marleewood because it had everything that she needed and loved. It had a Quiet Room so if she needed to be alone to think or read she could and it had her favorite people coming and going. Like Grandma B and children that liked her stories that she usually told in the Sitting Room. She sighed and thought. "One of these days I might run out of stories. Maybe I can get the children to tell me their stories. I would love that. Marlee told me a story a long time ago about Propunzel. Oh that was so much fun. Her imagination just about matches mine. We had such a good time writing that story together."

When Grandma Lu looked up there was Marlee grinning at her. "What are you doing, Grandma Lu? It's awfully quiet in here. Where is everybody? Grandma B and I are out in the kitchen, want to come? I think she has some snacks in there." Grandma Lu took a deep breath and said, "Oh my goodness. That smells like apple pie!" She was up and out of her chair in a flash. Marlee grinned and said, "B, we are coming in for some apple pie!" "And coffee," added Grandma Lu.

As they were having their pie and drinks, Marlee said, "What were you reading about in there? Was it a good story?" Grandma Lu smiled and said, "It really wasn't a story. I like reading about all kinds of different things. This one was an article about animals that lived on the earth before people did."

Marlee said, "What were they like?  Were they big? Were there bugs too? I don't like bugs. Did that book say anything about horses and birds? How about dogs? I love Zeke, but sometimes he gets all muddy and B gets mad and has to give him a bath." The ladies laughed and continued to eat their pie.  The kitchen got kind of  quiet and Grandma Lu's eyes twinkled then she started to talk. When she talked she looked right at Marlee and smiled. "You know what? Thousands and thousands of years ago the world had no people living on it, but it was so very beautiful. It had blue lakes and turquoise blue oceans and oh the trees were so tall and green they looked like they were watching out for all the good on the earth and keeping them safe. The green grass grew tall and sweet. The breeze would blow enough to make that grass weave in and out making a home for the smaller animals.  Some of the animals that lived on the earth loved that sweet tasting grass and ate and ate until they got very very big. 

 "Then what happened? Where are they now?" asked Marlee."Well I heard tell that there were so many of them that they ate all that sweet tasting grass. They were still hungry so they traveled far far away and were never heard from again. They left just one area on earth that remained green and beautiful. It was high on a mountain range where those big animals couldn't reach. Thousands of years later some people discovered those mountains. They fell in love with their beauty and made their home there. As the years became centuries (hundred of years) more people moved there. Many of them made beautiful cloth and became known as weavers because they weaved the yarn from the sheep, goats and other animals to make clothes.  Marlee said, "What? That's my last name; Weaver. Do you think one of my grandmas ever lived there?"

Both Grandmas started to talk at once. Grandma Lu and Grandma B both said, "Why are you eating a cupcake? I thought you wanted some apple pie."  Marlee grinned and said, "I like cupcakes better, anyway do you think one of my grandmas lived on that mountain?" Grandma Lu grinned and said, "Do you want her to? Do you want to help me write a story again? It's been a long time since we did a story together. What do you think?"

"Yay! Yes, let's write another book, shall we? Where do we start? What was the name of the place where all those people went to live?" Grandma Lu said, "Well, when there are two people like us the word is called "we" and we like to have fun, right?" Marlee laughed and said, "Yes!" Grandma Lu said, "So let's put those two words together and call it We- fun- land. or putting it all together it will sound like Wefunland. How does that sound?"

"Good, but I think I need a hat like you wear, Grandma Lu. I have to be able to think good." The grandmas laughed and each gave Marlee a hug.

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Only at Marleewood would the story of the lonely princess of Wefunland be written by an elderly lady and a four year old girl who shared the love of adventures and make believe. Let's see what those two come up with.