The Two Grandmas B. L

Tom came home and threw his backpack down on the floor. “Ding!” It was a text from Grandma on his phone. “I need help getting some groceries,” it said.

Tom pulled out both of his pockets. They were empty. He wanted to help her, but he didn’t have any money. He ran the two miles to her house to ask his grandma for money to buy them for her. Halfway there he heard “Ding.” It was another text from his grandma. It said, “I’m at your house. Where are you?”

“Oh, great! I ran this far for nothing!” he yelled. Yawn. He was so tired from running. He sent her back a text that said, “Meet me at the grocery store so I can help you.”

Next to the grocery store he saw an old lady with scrunched up eyes and a scrunched up mouth trying to cross the street. “Can you help me?” she said to Tom in a grumpy voice.

Tom rolled his eyes up to the sky, but went to help her. He put a steady hand on her arm and walked her up to the curb. She said “Thank you” and gave him $5.00 for helping her.

“Wow! Thank you!” Tom said. “Now I can help my grandma buy some groceries.”

The old lady shook her finger at his face and said, “Make sure you’re nice to her. I’m a grandma, too. Buy her some cake.”

Tom thought that was a good idea. His grandma loved chocolate cake. She said it always tasted best with mint ice cream. Just then he saw his grandma waving at him from the store. He ran to her. He was as happy as a kid on Christmas morning because he helped two grandmas and now could buy his grandma a special treat!

B. L., Grade 3 Southview Elementary School, Waconia Teaching Artist, Stephen Peters