Grandma's story
“Hi kids welcome would you like to have a cookie?”
“No thank you grandma I just ate. But grandma... can you tell me more about that story you told me yesterday?”
“Yes of course where do we start… Okay I was walking home one night and I dropped my wallet. Then I heard a voice, it was a man´s voice. He came up to me and picked up my wallet. I got this weird feeling in my stomach I really liked this man he was so handsome he had blond hair and blue eyes he was tall and muscular. We started talking he told me that he was 3 years older than me and he worked in a bakery. I think we were standing there for 1 hour or maybe longer I am not sure. When I was leaving, he asked me for my address, I gave it to him and we walked the opposite directions for each other. Few days later I got a letter. It was from Daniel, the man I talked to few days ago,. I decide read the letter... In the letter, he asked me out with him. They decide to meet on the corner they meet the first time..."
CHAPTER 2
"What happened then grandma?"
"Well... I was so excited. I really wanted to impress him. One beautiful girl lived next to our house. She was my friend and she have good flair. I visited her and asked if she could lend me some nice dress. She went to her clothes room and took two dresses, a white and blue one. I had to think about which one should I choose. Finally, I chose the blue one. I left home, got dressed and was ready to meet the man.
We go to a restaurant in the town, we talk for a long time and then we have dinner. All is going very well. At 23:30 we go home and we promise to meet again in 7 days, at the same corner at the same hour (6:25).
CHAPTER 3
"7 days later I went to meet him but he wasn't there, I wait for 2 hours but he never showed up. I decide go home, i was so sad. The next few days I went to the same corner at the same hour to check if he was there but he never was. I decide go to the bakery (he worked there). When I went to the bakery I asked for Daniel but all the other people working in the bakery told me that he did not show up to work today and they did not know why. Then i decided to asked for his address. It is not far away so i walk to his house. when i come to his house i knock on the door, i waited for at least 2 minutes for him to come to the door. i started to walk away but then he suddenly he opened the door. i was very surprised i thought i would never see him again. He looks tired and i never seen him so tired. He said that i come back in few days because his mother was in the hospital and the doctor did not know what was happening to her....."
CHAPTER 4
"He was very sad , i hugged him and he asked me if Iwould like to come in, and i did. We talked for many hours and i ended on spending the night at his house. We woke up late on a Sunday morning and had breakfast together. We decided to take a walk in the park with his dog, it was a long walk. when we came back to his house we found a letter, the letter was for Daniel it sad:
Mister Daniel we are very happy to tell you that you are now in Harvard, the school starts the 1 of august 1936.
And then it was something i don't remember. Daniel needed do go all the way from Netherlands to Cambridge , and on that time that was very long to go... not like today when you can just hope into a airplane and go but you need to take boat, and that would take about 1 or 2 weeks. Daniel was not sure if he wanted to go because of his mother, he did not want to leave her in Netherlands so i sad that i could take care of her when he was in school. 2 weeks later Daniel went to Cambridge and got a house there. When he had been away for 6 months his mom passed away it was very difficult for both me and Daniel. Daniel took a break from school to bury his mom it was very sad but still beautiful everyone was so supportive and nice to each other. 1 month later Daniel and i decided to move in together, we moved to Cambridge, in Daniels apartment. Daniel went back to school and we started living our lives. “
CHAPTER 5
“Daniel and i had lived together now for about a 1 year and I had some big news for him I was pregnant, I was pregnant by your mother.”
“okay grandma no need to go so deep but keep going”
“Do you want to hear the story or not ?”
“Yes, yes, Yes we want to listen, please just tell us”
“okay but listen carefully”
“I told Him that i was pregnant he was very happy. 6 months later we had a our beautiful girl, She had brown eyes and blond hair, we gave her the name Shia, like you know because she is your mom. Me and Daniel decided to get married when Shia was 2 years old it was a small beautiful wedding, we had about 100 guests and it was a lot of fun.”
CHAPTER 6
“When your mother was your age we travelled a lot, we travelled to at least 10 places but i am so old now that i don't remember the name of all off them. In 1955 Shia was 18 years old and she moved out of our apartment. She moved to Spain and there she met her husband, you dad. “
CHAPTER 7
“In 2016 Daniel passed away in a car crash sins then I have been alone in this house until your parents moved back and now you visit me sometimes”
“Wait grandma. Daniel is our grandad, right?”
“Ohhmm see kids it is a little more complicated than that”
“What do you mean?”
“Well Storytime is over today kids, I will tell you this story when you are older”
(Shia’s husband walks in)
“Damon welcome in”
“Dad! Grandma was telling us a story again. And this one was so fun!”
“Yes, but now we need to go say bay to grandma”
“Goodbye grandma”
“Goodbye Elisabeth”
“Goodbye everyone”
Collaborative writing by: Freyja Dögg, Paula og Netta
“No thank you grandma I just ate. But grandma... can you tell me more about that story you told me yesterday?”
“Yes of course where do we start… Okay I was walking home one night and I dropped my wallet. Then I heard a voice, it was a man´s voice. He came up to me and picked up my wallet. I got this weird feeling in my stomach I really liked this man he was so handsome he had blond hair and blue eyes he was tall and muscular. We started talking he told me that he was 3 years older than me and he worked in a bakery. I think we were standing there for 1 hour or maybe longer I am not sure. When I was leaving, he asked me for my address, I gave it to him and we walked the opposite directions for each other. Few days later I got a letter. It was from Daniel, the man I talked to few days ago,. I decide read the letter... In the letter, he asked me out with him. They decide to meet on the corner they meet the first time..."
CHAPTER 2
"What happened then grandma?"
"Well... I was so excited. I really wanted to impress him. One beautiful girl lived next to our house. She was my friend and she have good flair. I visited her and asked if she could lend me some nice dress. She went to her clothes room and took two dresses, a white and blue one. I had to think about which one should I choose. Finally, I chose the blue one. I left home, got dressed and was ready to meet the man.
We go to a restaurant in the town, we talk for a long time and then we have dinner. All is going very well. At 23:30 we go home and we promise to meet again in 7 days, at the same corner at the same hour (6:25).
CHAPTER 3
"7 days later I went to meet him but he wasn't there, I wait for 2 hours but he never showed up. I decide go home, i was so sad. The next few days I went to the same corner at the same hour to check if he was there but he never was. I decide go to the bakery (he worked there). When I went to the bakery I asked for Daniel but all the other people working in the bakery told me that he did not show up to work today and they did not know why. Then i decided to asked for his address. It is not far away so i walk to his house. when i come to his house i knock on the door, i waited for at least 2 minutes for him to come to the door. i started to walk away but then he suddenly he opened the door. i was very surprised i thought i would never see him again. He looks tired and i never seen him so tired. He said that i come back in few days because his mother was in the hospital and the doctor did not know what was happening to her....."
CHAPTER 4
"He was very sad , i hugged him and he asked me if Iwould like to come in, and i did. We talked for many hours and i ended on spending the night at his house. We woke up late on a Sunday morning and had breakfast together. We decided to take a walk in the park with his dog, it was a long walk. when we came back to his house we found a letter, the letter was for Daniel it sad:
Mister Daniel we are very happy to tell you that you are now in Harvard, the school starts the 1 of august 1936.
And then it was something i don't remember. Daniel needed do go all the way from Netherlands to Cambridge , and on that time that was very long to go... not like today when you can just hope into a airplane and go but you need to take boat, and that would take about 1 or 2 weeks. Daniel was not sure if he wanted to go because of his mother, he did not want to leave her in Netherlands so i sad that i could take care of her when he was in school. 2 weeks later Daniel went to Cambridge and got a house there. When he had been away for 6 months his mom passed away it was very difficult for both me and Daniel. Daniel took a break from school to bury his mom it was very sad but still beautiful everyone was so supportive and nice to each other. 1 month later Daniel and i decided to move in together, we moved to Cambridge, in Daniels apartment. Daniel went back to school and we started living our lives. “
CHAPTER 5
“Daniel and i had lived together now for about a 1 year and I had some big news for him I was pregnant, I was pregnant by your mother.”
“okay grandma no need to go so deep but keep going”
“Do you want to hear the story or not ?”
“Yes, yes, Yes we want to listen, please just tell us”
“okay but listen carefully”
“I told Him that i was pregnant he was very happy. 6 months later we had a our beautiful girl, She had brown eyes and blond hair, we gave her the name Shia, like you know because she is your mom. Me and Daniel decided to get married when Shia was 2 years old it was a small beautiful wedding, we had about 100 guests and it was a lot of fun.”
CHAPTER 6
“When your mother was your age we travelled a lot, we travelled to at least 10 places but i am so old now that i don't remember the name of all off them. In 1955 Shia was 18 years old and she moved out of our apartment. She moved to Spain and there she met her husband, you dad. “
CHAPTER 7
“In 2016 Daniel passed away in a car crash sins then I have been alone in this house until your parents moved back and now you visit me sometimes”
“Wait grandma. Daniel is our grandad, right?”
“Ohhmm see kids it is a little more complicated than that”
“What do you mean?”
“Well Storytime is over today kids, I will tell you this story when you are older”
(Shia’s husband walks in)
“Damon welcome in”
“Dad! Grandma was telling us a story again. And this one was so fun!”
“Yes, but now we need to go say bay to grandma”
“Goodbye grandma”
“Goodbye Elisabeth”
“Goodbye everyone”
Collaborative writing by: Freyja Dögg, Paula og Netta