The Weird Sisters: A Robin, a Ribbon, and a Lawn Mower
Graymalkin perfectly It wasn’t a scary house at all If you were a spider Or a ghoul People however stayed away All except their young friend Jessica Nibley We have no business Hildegurp complained while the sisters and Jessica walked the pets No one comes to our pet emporium Or asks us to solve a mystery added Yuckmina Graymalkin seemed to dislike her harness 10
Harumph Glubbifer grumped scooping the cat up into her coat Glubbifer always expressed herself in as few words as possible I’m blue too Jessica said People are not blue Jessica Nibley Hildegurp said I could turn you into a frog Yuckmina offered Then you would be green No Jessica explained blue means sad I’m blue because school’s out and I have no projects and you’re blue because you have no business People think the three of us are too weird Hildegurp sighed How can we fit in I’m not sure Jessica said Some people like using the tire swing I could teach you It’ll cheer us up at least your legs Are you sure Hildegurp asked It’s easy Jessica insisted You just pump 11
We do not pump legs Jessica Nibley Yuckmina explained Legs are not flat tires Pump means push your legs out then pull them back in That’s how you make the swing move called a tire swing Exhausting said Yuckmina I see why it is No said Jessica it’s fun You’ll feel like you’re flying Glubbifer clapped her hands We like flying Hildegurp said 12
CHAPTER 2 Cosmo Has a Secret On their way to Covenly’s only swing they paused at Cosmo Keene’s house His lawn was overgrown and dotted with wildflowers This was unlike him He often said that only trouble makers let their lawns grow wild Jessica’s goat strained to nibble a purple flower Pansies Yuckmina said We will help by picking these from Cosmo’s lawn Glubbifer yanked out a handful Out of the way Cosmo barked stepping from a large truck parked on the street Or my 13
