THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WELL

Chapter 12 – page 18

The gangplank had been lowered by unseen hands and without a sound. It was wide and made of rough hewn wood with cross planks every three or four feet so that you wouldn’t slip. This would be good for the horses. G whispered to J, “I sure hope they have a place for horses on this boat. And what about food for them? And how long will this trip be? And where are we going, I wonder?” “Me too and me too,” said J.

“Well,, .. er .. bien pues, noble tecolotes. Gracias por guiarnos a este barco magnifico. Aqui nos separamos. Si algun dia, ustedes llegan a nuestro mundo, buscanos: Abuelita y Julio. Adios!” said G. (Translation: Well then, noble owls. Thanks for guiding us to this magnificent ship. Here we part. If you guys someday get to our world, look us up: Granma and Julio. Goodbye!) Smarty pants J says to G: “We need a business card to hand out.” “Well that would be kinda nice, with our address and phone number and e-mail on there,” says G. “When we get home Julio, remind me to add, USA, the world, planet Earth, to my card.” “Yeah,” says J, “and maybe you could draw a map of how to get there on the back.”