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Be Alive Just Fur Us

One can not be such a wonderful archer but Micheal. Once the third basketball strikes Uncle Larry, his eyes sees black, his kneels start wobbling; the Uncle can't stand on his two feet, so he grabs the side of the balloon basket.

Parmis and Tina put one of their arms around him together, and seats him on the basket floor, then all the children sit around.

The Uncle's eyes are still open as he leans his back against the sidewall , and stares at the kids for one minute or two, his tender look raises hope in those small hearts swiftly. 

But the glimmer of hope fades when the man's head leans on his shoulder, and his friendly eyes get closed, the children are so shocked that keep quiet for a few minutes, as if they couldn't believe what to see.

Parmis screams first, " Uncle." and the next, three other girls begin crying loudly,  while Parmis is shaking the Uncle's arm with two hands, screams, " No, No, You should be alive ...Please Open your eyes, Uncle ... you've not opened your present yet, you should see it, I'm sure you'll love it, " her warm tears flow freely on her cheeks.

She shakes her uncle with all her strength again, " We haven't taken any photos with polar bears, and yet haven't built any igloos ... Please, try to be alive, I will become the chief of YouTube Gaming."

Mino slaps Uncle Larry's face hard for several times, " And I'll also become your adviser ... Wake up, Lazy ... wake up. "

Armis cries loudly, " Bad luck! bad luck! I'm going to act in a brilliant movie that you are its producer. Please, Wake up."

Tina pours a water bottle on his head, " Uncle, Uncle, Uncle Larry! I will become the YouTube Kids chief, Wake up."

By the way, Uncle Larry keeps his eyes closed, maybe he needs a little rest, because of that sleepless night.

James is still yelling at the hot air balloon, Armis and Mino are leaning out of the balloon basket watching him with fear, Parmis's look are fixed on the Uncle, suddenly a sparkle appears in her eyes, she takes out her tablet, shouting , " Feech, Feech, it can awake Uncle Larry."

The girls get excited, " Indeed? " Parmis nods, and searches in her tablet applications while the others are looking forward to seeing Uncle Larry's bright smile again.

After one minute the tablet drops down through her fingers, she shakes her head in despair. Parmis recalls the Feech app is on her Mom's smartphone but not her tablet. As Parmis is always happy, and needn't to change her feelings. At present Parmis wishes she had Feech to save Uncle Larry. 

Armis, " Well, Download."

Parmis, " How? my tablet hasn't reception. "

She shakes Uncle Larry for the last time, Mino shouts at her, " Enough! do you think that you are making Milkshake? Don't shake him anymore."

Parmis, " We should take him to the hospital at once."

Tina take the parachute cord, " Don't worry, Parmis. I'll land the balloon on the ground."

Armis screams, " Here? the terrorists have surrounded us, they killed Uncle Larry, I don't want to die... Mommy, Mommy, Help... I will become a celebrity ."

Mino stands beside her, " What she said is right. Here is Unsafe, we'll never land here."

Tina smirks, " But we're going down."

Armis bursts into tears, Mino hugs her, Parmis joins in hug; a look of indecision emerges on Tina's face she didn't know what should do, her look shifts from the cord to the ground, at last she makes her decision; while she moves her hand to pull the string Mino takes it.

Mino, " What are you doing? Will you kill us?."

Tina, " I know what to do. I can land a balloon, I've seen in the movies, the hot air balloon is only lighting the burner and pulling the string, everyone can do it."

Mino yells, smirking, " Ha, ha,  Only this? You must be kidding! the balloon pilot needs a training course, however No one touches the anchor."

Tina presses her lips together, she feels a knot in her throat, Parmis smiles at her, " Calm down, Tina. Wait a little, finally we'll land but not now."

 

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That's only a big Basket

A hoop, a b-ball and two players; Michael and James are teenagers, both tall and interested in streetball. They are playing one-on-one basketball from dawn to noon. Michel practices to become a superstar.

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Gonzalo awakens to sound of the telephone ringing, his mother is on the phone:

Mother: " Hello, Gonzalo. is that you?"

Gonzalo sitting on edge of his bed replies sleepily , " Oh, Mom! why now?? I had a sleepless night , then I slept a few hours this morning, what's happened again? Are you Okay? how is daddy?"

--, " Oh, I'm sorry... we all are fine, and how about Semi? hasn't he sunk yet?"

--, " Oh, No ...my truck ... well, it's fab and fast ... Mom! you never miss me?"

--, " Sure, sometimes --- where is he?"

Gonzalo lets out a better sigh, " in garage, I guess, I take care of it very well,  after having breakfast I'll take a photo of Semi to share on Insta. "

--, " That's all right, I'm waiting to see it."

--, " OK, Mom, so bye now."

-- , " Wait, wait, Gonzalo .... rumor has it that a freezer full of gems sank early in the morning."

--, " blah, blah, blah."

--, " I think so ... however, you'd better see your grandpa."

--, " what? that old man is going to sea?"

--, " No, he isn't, in fact, Gabriel who went an hour ago."

--, " So what? he's big enough to pick his way."

--, " That's right, but he borrowed some money that is why his family is supposed to sell his belongings."

--, " Crazy, Crazy."

--, " All his belongings, even his truck."

Gonzalo jumps from his bed, " His truck?"

--, " The sale is on Thursday. "

--, " Thursday, Oh, Mom, thanks, you are the best mom in the world, I love you so much."

--, " Me too, take care of Semi, I check insta per five minutes."

Gonzalo's eyes fill with teardrops, he is walking on air, his own truck, his dump truck, it is unbelievable; after twenty years he will be able to obtain his own truck, after years ...

Gonzalo looks at the calendar, he must set out to " La Plata " right now. He takes some sandwiches, then races for the garage at high speed.

At first, he snaps a few photos of Semi and shares them on his social media networks, next climbs into the truck, and heads for the shoreline highway( PCH ) at great rate.

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The Life is full of surprise

Drop in for Coffee if you are nearby

The birds are flying high in the blue sky; the assistants are running around to prepare the scene, everyone is excited.

In the morning sunlight, the Glass coffee shop seems hot and inflated, there is no free table.

The cool breeze passes over the tower, and blows Gloria's hair about, she leads last visitors to their seats, and wonders, " We need another few chairs."

At the rooftop coffee shop is expected to be held a live cooking show in a few minutes, Drop in for free coffee and pancakes if you are nearby.

The aroma of hazel coffee swirls around to remind us of the host show,  Chef Larry. So, Where is He? no one exactly knows, all the people have been invited the TV show come, but Larry , as if he is hidden.

Although Larry is visible on the show posters all over the city, unfortunately, he has not seen on air. The TV producer constantly glances at the cafe clock, his expression shows his anger, the audience is also worried about Larry, they are searching for Larry in the sky.

Finally, the hot air balloon comes into view, the producer looks at the clock, it is 10 A.M as Larry arrives at the studio, a wry smile emerges on Gloria's face, she says to the producer " I had said that Mr. Page was always on time, haven't I? " the man nods, " Yeah."

As the hot air balloon is right over the tower, Larry waves hello to the audience and shouts, " hi, I'm glad to meet you all, thank you."

The people wave back, and started clapping him, they are looking forward to seeing him on the stage, Larry is going to descend on rooftop with help his friend, Sergey.

The trailer the same shows up the Glass tower. Sergey climbs out, and wants Flora to stay in the car, " We don't know what will happen, if the balloon can't land, please chase it." Sergey says, so Flora remains down, in her car.

Pilot Larry is ready to touch down that Parmis's smartphone rings. Suddenly, the sun hides behind the clouds. Parmis shouts with laughter, " Martin... it's on the phone."

The TV camera zooms in the pilot, now Larry is visible for one minute on air, the TV viewers' look are fixed on the TV screen, all those who are watching the live show are concerned if Larry will be able to land the balloon on the rooftop or not?

As soon as Parmis touches the green button, a whirlwind blows and pulls the balloon off.The four little girls start shrieking as Pilot Larry struggles to steer the balloon toward the Glass tower; however the wind is strong enough to carry the balloon away.

Flora chases the hot air balloon in her trailer at high speed, she sees the balloon going to the suburbs, it puts her mind at rest, suddenly something strange happens, the balloon vanished, what has happened? Flora is completely confused, she checks the on-board radio, this one is more unbelievable, no signals are received from the radio, Flora stops to call Gloria.


The spectators are still puzzled by the unexpected whirlwind that Sergey appears on the stage, he walks into the kitchen, " Hello, Friends... Don't worry, everything is great, it was only a surprise! The life is full of surprise! I have another surprise for you ,,,, I'm gonna show you how to cook the best pancakes, are you ready? ....and I put your mind at rest,  Don't worry about our balloonists,  our passengers are safe, and Glass trailer will take it soon,... Now Please, Notice our cooking show."

Gloria murmurs, " Can you really cook?"

Sergey, " Larry can so It must be easy, besides I have an assistant, " he points at Gloria.

The wind drifts the balloon to a remote area. The three little girls keeps screaming, only one fearless girl, Tina, is brave enough to record the moments of near their death, she is taking video tearfully, and what about  Uncle Larry,  he is not able to contact with on-board radio, so begins to calm the girls, " There, there ... calm down, everything will be OK ... soon I'll find a proper land to descend, Forget reception and death and help me." 

Parmis says, crying, " My smartphone doesn't have reception."

Uncle Larry, " No problem, sometimes it happens, here is remote ."

Armis, " I don't want to die, Uncle."

Uncle Larry, " No problem, You'll be alive."

Mino, " Look, a field is over there."

Uncle Larry, " Excellent, there is good, in five minutes we'll be on the ground."

The pilot looks at altimeter, then pulls the cord attached to the top of balloon envelop, the balloon comes down slowly until it gets floating nearly 4 feet over the ground. Captain Larry brings a bright smile, " See, we are almost on the ground."

Armis and the others wipes their teardrops, their hot air balloon ride is all over.

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The children would rather go by Balloon.

Up, on the Roof

The Glass balloon rises; Gloria standing on the roof edge of the glass tower waves goodbye to her father and brother that flies by the hot air balloon.

The Glass coffee shop is crowded, the people are staring at the kitchen, and looking forward to watching a live cooking show impatiently, it starts in thirty minutes. The TV producer looks very nervous and his look is fixed on Gloria, he stares how much until Gloria notices him, then asks, "  Your husband left for Mr. Page's home two hours ago, didn't he?"

Gloria laughs, " My date -- yes, he must be at his friend's home now -- Don't worry, they'll come soon, Mr. Page is always on time."

The TV producer and director look at each other, the director says, " Can you call your date, Please."

Gloria nods, frowning, " I'll call him, but not be expected him to reply -- he must be so upset now, because of his surprise gift," Gloria lets out a bitter sigh, " Unluckily, it's lost." 

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In Blue Sky

The Glass balloon floats across the blue sky; the daddy having an ice-cream enjoys the beautiful views, and Rocky tries to fly the balloon to harbor.

The daddy asks, " Did you tell your sister where we're going?"

Rocky, " No, I'm not a baby."

A wry smile emerges on the father's face, " Great-- Don't tell her... if Gloria knows she'll tell Sergey surely."

Rocky nods, " All right, but why are we looking for Sergey's treasure? it's not our task."

The father shouts at him, " What a stupid question! I'm disappointed with you, Rocky --- because our treasure is in the ocean."

Rocky, " Our treasure?"

The daddy, " Of course, Sergey is one of ours now, so Sergey's treasure is Gloria's. can you understand this?" he sighs deeply, " No, I don't thinks so-- we should find our treasure sooner than others, I'm sure dear Sergey will be glad," a teardrop glistens in his eye, " Sure, he will be proud of me."

Rocky frowns, and looks down at the ground, a trailer is flowing them to pick up the balloon once it lands. Flora, Rock's mom, is at the wheel of the trailer.

Shoreline

Tina sitting in sand drys her hair with a towel, the children gather around her, and the Uncles are leaning against the yacht anchored off the shore, and watching the ocean,  Something amazing is happening, the harbor is filling with ships and boats and the sandy shore is getting overcrowded, a thousand men come running toward harbor. Larry says, " What's up?"

Sergey asks a man, " Where are you going ?"

 --, " We're going to find Parmis's freezer ...  haven't you heard about it? everyone knows about it ... Be a little up-to- date! the pirates dropped it in the ocean one hour ago, we've heard that it is full of gems."

Sergey's eyes grow, " Full of Gems? Really?"

the man leaves him without any answers. Sergey stares at the treasure hunters as Gloria calls.
 

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Gloria, " hi, Sergey-- where are you?"

Sergey, " Harbor."

--, " Oh, I'm sorry about your freezer ... then you want to find it, but ... not now-- Please, return home, the show will start soon."

Sergey bursts into laughter, " You must be joking, searching just for ice-cream? "

--. " What?"

--, " inside freezer was just some ice-cream."

Gloria, " Really?"

Sergey, " Sure."

---, " So when will you come back?"

---, " We're going to Google. Rocky, he must be the host of the show, his pancakes are perfect."

---, " He isn't here, Rocky with daddy has gone on a business trip."

Suddenly Mino shouts, " Look, Rocky is there, in the sky."

Parmis takes her suitcase, " I want to go ballooning." she runs toward the hot air balloon coming close to the ocean.

The others children follow her excitedly.

Sergey says to Gloria, " I see him, he is aloft."

Gloria, " Yes, they went by balloon. Come here soon. We're waiting for you."

Sergey, " O.K."

The hot air balloon is still aloft, but so close to the ground, the Uncles and children stand under it, Sergey tells Larry, " We have to go to the TV show, the viewers are waiting."

Larry sighs deeply, " Oh, I forgot it. "

Parmis, " TV show? ... I come with you."

Tina, " We can go by balloon. it must be so exciting."

The children together, " we want to go by balloon."

Uncle Larry, " No, ballooning needs the right wind and the right time, and now we have none of them."

Uncle Sergey checks the wind direction with his hand, " Its direction is opposite now."

Parmis, " I'd like to travel in balloon."

Uncle Larry turns to Sergey, " well, the children and I go to the tower in balloon, you and the mother ride us in trailer. Everyone arrives sooner, he will be the host of the show."

Uncle Sergey, " But I'm not American, I can't cook pancake."

Uncle Larry, " Sergey, Be Bold. You've been here since you were 6, so you're an American now."

Rocky drops a rope down, first the children climb up; lifting the suitcase is very difficult, Uncle Larry says to Parmis, " Leave it here, Uncle Sergey will bring it ."

Parmis shakes her head, " Never-- I missed one of my gifts, I don't want to miss this one too."

After sending the suitcase up, Uncle Larry climbs up, and the Rocky jumps down, he and his father greet Uncle Sergey, then run toward harbor to join the treasure hunters.

Uncle Sergey and Flora, Gloira's mom, get into the trailer, drive to the glass tower.

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Now, the balloon is right above the tower, Larry waves hello to his viewers, and shouts, " I'm glad to meet you all, thank you."

The people wave back, and started clapping him, they are waiting for landing the balloon on the coffee shop.

The trailer arrives at the tower. Sergey gets off, and comes into the tower, Flora stays in the car.

Pilot Larry is ready to touchdown, suddenly Parmis's smartphone rings. Parmis shouts with laughter, " Martin... it's on the phone."

As soon as Parmis touches the call button, a strong breeze blows and pulls the hot air balloon out of the rooftop coffee shop, the children shriek, Pilot Larry tries to keep controlling it, but a stronger wind comes and carries them farther.

Flora chases them , but the balloon is vanished. Sergey appears on the rooftop coffee shop, walks into the kitchen, " Hello, Friends... Don't worry, everything is great, it was only a surprise! our passengers are safe, and our trailer will back the balloon soon,... Now Please, Notice our cooking show."

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As For Tina --- There was No Store there, Nothing

Uncle Sergey, " No problem--  what was inside the freezer?"
The children together, " Icy-Man. "

Uncle Larry laughs, " Poor Pirates! Poor Treasure Hunters! "

Right at that moment all looks turn toward the LED display screen in the terminal that displays a news video instead of its ads; " We are not Pirates" is its title. This video is built by the freezer's robbers, they have uploaded it on YouTube after watching Tina's news video.

In film, an angry man shouted, " We're ten fishermen, and not Pirates. Last night I was thirsty, and dying for a drop of fizzy drink, and we ran out of soft drink, and here wasn't any store in the gulf, so I got so nervous.

suddenly a luxurious yacht came into our view, I thought they have plenty sodas, so we jumped over its deck--- we weren't armed, I tell the truth, I had my own field knife and nine others only their own corkscrews, it was so dark that everyone may have made mistake about us.

After that we saw a little girl walking on the deck, she didn't look frightened, therefore we took a few steps forward, she shrieked excitedly, " Pirates, Pirates." and  scared us, Johny shouted, " Don't be Mean! Bring us 10 fizzy sodas, we have enough money to pay." she giggled, " Sorry, we have only ice-cream, you'd better find another ship for robbery, " and kept shouting, "Help! ... Pirates .... Pirates"

Soon her parents and the crew appeared on the deck, but they were frightened by our corkscrews, well, some passed out and some jumped into water.

We decided to take some bottles and ran away, though the little girl standing in front of the freezer begged, " Go away ... Forget our Treasure ... Brave Pirates ... Please, Please."

I confessed that her saying tempted us for the robbery, I shoved the girl aside softly, I didn't mean to hurt her, then my friends took the chest freezer onto our fishing boat; Bad Luck! we could unlock it, there were seven padlocks on, after one hour attempt we dropped it into water, and it drowned promptly.... then we watched TV on our smartphones, and heard her words ....

Heavens, Don't kill her... Parmis! Calm down, everything will be OK,your freezer  will turn up, it's in the ocean, Listen me, Please! Tina is as brave as a lion, she defended the freezer well. Sorry, we were thirty and there was no store nearby... bye, Tina, Sorry, Sorry, Forgive us."

Parmis murmurs, " She had told the truth, she's really brave."

Uncle Larry, " Poor Pirates, Poor Treasure Hunters."

Mino frowns, " The Pirates weren't guilty, it was Tina's fault --- it's our treasure, it's our treasure -- she should buy 10,000 ice-creams and a chest freezer for us."

Armis nods, " Brave? she's mad, she does everything to make a video, she's dangerous. "

Uncle Sergey smiles, " I should appreciate her, Tina tired to save my surprise gift."

Parmis nods, " Yeah, I'll thank her."

Uncle Sergey, " You shouldn't argue her, you can build a new sculpture again, we have a unique ice-cream shop and unlimited ice-creams."

Parmis sulks, " All right, but we wanted to surprise you."

A grin spreads across his face, " No problem-- you thought about me, it's enough for me."

Uncle Larry is green with envy, he lets out a bitter sigh, " Let's go."

Parmis' mom asks, " What happened? You looks unhappy."

Because Larry wouldn't like to have another quarrel with the writer just for a gift, he brings a fixed smile on his face; however, it is not proper time for falling-out  as she writes too slowly, and the readers are waited.

Parmis stares at Uncle Larry, " Oh, Uncle! your face is red."

Uncle Sergey bursts into laughter, " He's upset for gift."

Uncle Larry's face gets redder, " No, Don't believe what he says-- he just pulls your leg."

A good laugh raises with his saying, Mino pointing at Parmis's suitcase says, " Your present is over there."

Uncle Larry, " Really?"

Parmis nods, " Yeah, where are Rocky and Gloria -- I don't see them here."

Uncle Sergey, " They don't know yet-- and where's is Martin?"

Parmis, " In two days he will join us in Canada."

Uncle Larry, " Canada?"

Parmis, " Yes, we're going to watch the World cup's matches. "

 Uncle Larry sighs deeply, " Oh, I see."

Parmis, " At first we'll go to the harbor, and then Google. We miss it."

Mino, " Can I work for Google like last summer?"

Uncle Larry, " Oh-- It's impossible, Mr. Assistant recently wrote a new program to remove the forgotten links automatically."

Mino looks down at the floor, and lets out a bitter sigh, " Oh, what a pity! "

Uncle Larry laughs, " I will be glad to see you at Google, you can work in Uncle GD's office."

Parmis wonders, grinning, " Uncle GD's office? it's good but I have a better idea."

And Mino begins jumping about, " Hooray... I agree... I finished 2014th drawings right yesterday."

Uncle Sergey, " You can also work in our ice-cream shop, I think Rocky should go on a trip, he works very much."

Uncle Larry smirks, " Then Let's go."

Parmis's mom and aunts are tired of a long flight so they go home for the rest, and the Uncles and children head for the harbor.

As soon as Tina sees Parmis, she dives into water in fright, her Parents are pale, and the newcomers run to rescue her.

While Tina is fluttering in the ocean, she shouts, " Parmis, Don't come here unless I will kill myself."

Parmis waves her white flag, a tissue, and shouts, " We watched Pirates' video, and decided to forgive you."

Tina, " You tell a lie."

Parmis, " No,  we don't. Can you buy 10, 000 ice-creams?"

Tina, " Ha!"

Mino, " 10, 000?"

Tina surrenders raising her hands up ," Sure. "

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The sun comes up in the sky; the bubbles emerge on the pancake; Larry takes a deep breath and tosses another pancake into the air, it flies away as far as the ceiling and falls back down into his griddle. Larry places the griddle back on the stove, smiles at the imaginary audience and explains, " So, the thickness of your pan is so important, if your pan is too thin, your pancakes will burn surly."

 As the pancake is prepared, he puts that golden brown pancake on a china plate carefully, then pours some batter into his griddle again and says, " Pancakes mean nostalgia for our nation; for instance when I was a boy, we used to have pancakes for breakfast on Sundays-- This is the same family's recipe.

" Once I shared it on my Google plus page, my friends liked it, and thanked a lot, and it passed till last week when Jim Lime, one of my followers,  left a comment for me that my mind was engaged for a few days,

" he had written, " Larry! I've made hundred pancakes so far, but none of them have been as good as yours; it sounds as if I'm not a real American... Oh, I wish my Mom will be proud of my cooking someday ... I like to watch your cooking so as to learn all tips and tricks."

" Although I was involved in business, and I didn't have much time to start a cooking class, I couldn't ignore upset Jim, and accepted to attend a live cooking show-- And today I'm proud to be here and with you. "

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The bubbles come up again. Singing a happy song, he takes the griddle off the stove, and throws the half-raw pancake up, it goes up the past way, and lands on the pan again; Larry feels glorious, " Until a few days ago I was not bold enough to toss pancakes in the air, but I practiced and succeeded; Practice makes perfect."

The pancake is swimming in the oil, and Chef Larry keeps talking to the imaginary audience, " That's right, Simon. The width of pan is also important, your pan must be big enough to flip pancakes without difficulty."

Larry sets the new saute pancake on the other, he glances at his wrist watch, it is already 7 A.M., he has plenty of time, because his show will start at 10 A.M.

The chef pours some butter into the pan, then some batter and leave it so as to fry . He grins at the viewers, " It's very simple -- when you see bubbles, you should flip pancake,  How?? Look at my hand to learn!  first, slide your spatula under the pancake, next, lift only three inches, and quickly turn your wrist, your pancake will land right where you picked it up-- it seems easy, doesn't it?"

The brown pancakes one after another leave the griddle for the dish, and Larry enjoys speaking with his viewers.

As last one is cooked, the chef turns off the gas, " Okay, it's practically finished -- Let's decorate our dish."

One minute later the pile of pancakes is covered in maple syrup, Larry ends the decoration with adding a little cream and one blueberry to tip of the pile, he laughs, " It's ready-- of course I recommend peanut butter as added topping with touch of maple syrup -- You're probably hungry now? ", he points at his dish, " So, Try one of my pancakes--- Please, help yourself. "

A grin spreads across his face, he takes his baseball hat off, " It's a piece of cake to make a delicious pancake -- I hope families have enjoyed the show, especially Lime Family-- Thank you so much -- who wants another pancake? -- Enjoy this classic morning dish --- Thank you again. "

Larry shuts his eyes, and imagines the audience claps, and admires his skill and whispers together, " What a Tasty Pancake! " , while his friends circle around him, and congratulate on his perfect performance.

The show is off, Larry opens his eyes, looks around to face reality: besides a dozen decorated pancakes placed on the kitchen table, there are hundred other stuck to the ceiling, Larry sighs deeply, " Oh, no -- When will they fall down again?"


Larry has no idea, he is too tired to comment; he stayed up all night and worked hard in the kitchen, he'd better rest now and clean the kitchen later, but a thought crosses his mind and makes him happy.

The chef picks up a pile of plates and covers all the kitchen floor with them; he takes his chef jacket off, a yellow jacket with colored dots.


The aroma of pancake still is in the house as he takes his basketball ball and races to the rooftop at high speed. When Larry plays basketball, he doesn't notice someone entering his kitchen.

After 15 minutes exercise he looks at his watch, " That's enough-- I bet they have fallen down on the plates so far." Therefore he sets off with his ball for the kitchen, on the way he sees the birds carrying pancake crumbs in their beaks, and the mice fight over a half-raw pancake, and the ravens hide a piece of pancake in the garden.

 Larry is surprised with those amazing things but he gets shocked as soon as he steps into the kitchen; there was taken possession by some cats, Larry lets out a terrible shriek, " Gee, my beautiful plates, my delicious pancakes."

  The cats slip out swiftly, and leave Larry alone; his eyes fill with tears as he takes a look around: the kitchen is a wreck, the broken plates and the half eaten pancakes are seen everywhere.

 Larry intends to clean up there as someone wearing a Google Glass rings the doorbell.

It is Sergey,his best friend, this morning he is in a green jacket with colored dots and looks so excited, "Hi, See me -- I bring some maple syrup for you --- Are you ready for the show?"

Larry responds from the kitchen, " Sergey! Don't stand in the hall, come into the kitchen--."

Larry's words have not finished yet, when Sergey appears there and scans around for a while, he asks, " What's happened, Larry? -- Are you OK? Need my Help?"

Larry, " Some cats attacked my pancakes, I'm fine -- however, cleaning up the kitchen needs teamwork."

Sergey grabs a decorated pancake dish and smirks , " You must be kidding? it-" that a few pancakes fall on his head; they both look up at the ceiling, no pancake is there, Larry smiles and Sergey adds, " It's already 8:30."

Larry shrieks, " What? 8:30!!" and runs towards his room," Help yourself, Sergey-- I'll be ready in 5 minutes." on the way he says.


Sergey with the pancakes sits in a sofa in the dinning room, puts one in his mouth and turns the TV on:

The TV news reporter talks about a great robbery occurred just hours earlier, " At midnight a pirate ship attacked a luxurious yacht in Gulf of Alaska --- Luckily, none of passengers was hurt in the raid, but they were robbed of their treasure chest, a freezer that the police are looking for."

Then camera zooms in a little girl standing near the yacht weeps bitterly. Sergey screams, " Isn't it Tina?"

Larry jumps out of his room, smiling, " I'm ready -- why are your eyebrows raised? "

Puzzled Sergey points at the TV Screen, Larry's eyes grow wide in surprise, " Gee, Tina!"

The reporter comes up Tina , and the interview starts:

--The reporter, " We pity you missed your valuable freezer, what happened exactly? 
-- Tina cries, " In the morning fog, I walked on deck because I felt seasick, the sea was rough-- suddenly a huge ship approached and ten armed men jumped over the deck, I got so excited that I began recording video."

---, " weren't you afraid of pirates?"

---, " No, I love horror films, ha ha --- unluckily my parents fainted promptly, and the crew jumped into the water, I stayed alone with my iPhone and tried to protect the freezer against robbery but we couldn't--" Tina cries louder, head in hands.

---, " I'm afraid-- Do you have any words for pirates?"

--, " Yeah, I have only a message for those brave pirates --- " Please, Please, give back my treasure -- It's not mine, it belongs to Parmis, it's a surprise gift for Uncle Sergey--- Please, have a heart! you don't know Uncle Sergey, he's so sensitive that he can't bear this misery -- I know you are so good-hearted that you won't let Parmis kill me -- Return that freezer is you will got plenty of iPhone s in return. "

---, " Where is Parmis now?"
--, " She must be in U.S-- I guess. "

---, " Oh-- Don't cry, Tina -- I'll pray for you."
--, " Thanks a lot, I need a lot of prayers ."

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Larry rests his chin on his hand while he is thinking. Sergey picks up another pancake, but doesn't eat it, " Oh, No -- a Hair!!"

Larry looks him in the eye, asks firmly, " About Parmis ... You knew she was coming here?!"

Sergey shrugs, " No, I've not seen her after Robot Competition, Don't change topic I've found a hair on your pancake, Look, you need a haircut. "

Larry, " Come on, we should go."
Sergey, " oh, I've forgotten the show."

Larry, " We won't go there."
Sergey, " So?"
Larry, " Airport."


The airplane unloads the passengers, as soon as Parmis gets off, she notices her uncles among the crowd, she tells Mino, " My plan failed,  Tina is touchy, not only she couldn't bring the freezer to U.S, but also she broke her promise, and spread news. "

Mino nods, " She's our big bother."
Armis giggles, " Have a heart, she is still alive if pirates had killed her."

Parmis sighs deeply, " Yes, she stayed on deck and fought alone, we should admire her." 

The little girls laugh, " She is a small lair." and run towards the Uncles, Uncle Larry looks upset. Parmis , " Happy Father's Day -- Have you heard about pirates?"

Uncle Sergey nods, " Yes."
Parmis, " Sorry- your gift missed."

Uncle Sergey, " No problem- what was inside the freezer?"
The children together, " Icy-Man. "

Uncle Larry laughs, " Poor Pirates! Poor Treasure Hunters! "

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They sit in their seats, Mino asks, " I'd like some ice-cream? Monika, " What kind of ice-cream do you want ?" Mino, " I'll take strawberry, Please."

Monika, " Sure, I'll bring you." and walks away, the mom asks Parmis, " So, tell me about your math exam. "

Parmis's laugh fades, she looks down at the floor, her face is red with embarrassment, then says in a calm voice, " If your heart is weak, I recommend you not to take a glance at it." she points to her tablet, than places it in front of the mom on the table, " Look!"

The mother grabs the tablet, Parmis explains, " Our math test was so difficult that half of the students got good marks. "​

Parmis's mom has stared at the tablet with open mouth, Parmis shrieks, " Can't you believe it? I guess -- Believe me, I got top marks."

The Mom, " Excellent! I knew you would be successful."

Then she turns her attention to Armis, the child smiles at her, " I also got the best marks. "

While Mino is putting a spoon of ice-cream into her mouth, she says, " I'm more happier, because I didn't fail any exams, Hooray! Trust me, Aunt?"

Armis giggles, " she placed at bottom of the class."

The Aunt laughs, " Never mind-- Mino is really bright but a little playful."

Mino nods, " Yeah, this school doesn't fit me, I should study at a commercial school,  during this semester I studied my lessons as well as I handled my business, it wasn't too much easy, and now I want to work for Google."

Aunt Mary is surprised by what she told, " Why? I thought you are wealthy at present, and needn't to work for others. "
 

Parmis, " Plus, One year has passed, Mino! If Uncle Larry and Google's staff had removed all forgotten links, we would be unemployed."

Mino sighs bitterly, " Oh, I need a good work as I'm broke -- yesterday my mom said to me, " if they offer you a great job, accept it."  I don't worry about Google, I read Google news everyday, and they have enough room for new employees like me; kids YouTube has launched recently , and besides I've heard Uncle Larry have some advisers, I hope I can get a work as his adviser. "

They all laugh at her, Armis asks, " And what will happen for your business?"

Mino, " Handling dogs wasn't easy, walking for all day long, running, feeding, playing with them and worse than all scoop-pooping, I bought 6 pair of good shoes, plenty of toy dog, collar and leash, but I couldn't be successful --- unfortunately, the most of my dogs died or escaped, now Snowy is only my client."

Parmis nods, " Yes, she killed our puppies too."

Mino smirks, " They died, because they were too small and weak. It wasn't my fault."

Aunt Mary laughs, " So we should move sooner, you need a work."

Mino, " Yeah, this season I will take Mahta to Google. "

Parmis, " She likes to work?"

Mino, " I don't think so -- but she likes money like me -- I will give her the half of her wage and save the remainder."

  Armis, " You have brains."

The Mom asks Parmis , " Uncle Larry knows ?"

Parmis, " No, I've not said to him yet."

Armis, " When do you want to say? we will fly tonight."

Parmis, " Promise me, No one spreads the news -- I want to Surprise him."

The moon comes up in the sky as the writer and the children take the suitcase, say goodbye to Monika and Snowy, and go down the street until start their adventures.

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Snowy lies by the glass door and pretends to be asleep. Monika is still standing beside the same table and speaks with the couple, she means to get their order; the couple glance at the menu but they say nothing; there is a look of indecision on the old lady's face, the old man is calm and smiles, while Monika seems rather nervous and tired.

Finally the lady says, " Do you mind waiting a little longer? I haven't made my mind yet."

A crease forms between Monika's eyes, she glances at her wrist watch, and asks, " Not yet?  Can I help you? -- A cup of tea? "

The lady shakes her head, " I don't like tea -- Can I have some ice-cream instead? "

The man nods, " Sure."

The lady smiles, " I'll take chocolate ice-cream."

The old man grins, " I'm not agree. So, let's play heads or tails. "

Promptly he flips a coin in the air, and when it lies on the table, he shouts, " Oh, Heads-- We'll take strawberry ice-cream. "

The old lady presses her lips together, and stares at the coin, he always wins, and they always eat the same ice-cream.

Monika grins at their clients, " I'm really sorry, but we haven't got any strawberry left. "
The lady's eyes grows big, " Really? " she takes a deep breath and lets out with a loud sigh, " Thanks God. " though the man looks unhappy, he bangs on the table, " Oh, Gee, any strawberry? I can't bear this." Monika giggles and walks away. Just the moment the iPhone rings.

 

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Making Votive Candles

Candles in the current scenario are used for several purpose like decoration & gifts. They are always an indispensable part of the festivities and usual home decor. Candle making is a great pastime for special moments as well, for instance parents making candles together with their children, or gifting the same to your family & friends on special occasions. These are also an excellent craft to sell.

Votive candles add elegance to our homes, act as a gracious center piece for the dinner tables, add vibrancy at the wedding receptions, and appeal one & all with varied colors and scents.

The supplies for making your own votive candles can easily be found at the online stores or the near by craft stores. For interesting ideas and inspirations, just log on the internet or look out in the near by library or book store to search for books that are filled in with pictures and ideas to make interesting votive candles for all occasions. On the online sources many a time you might also come across the gorgeous pictures of votive candles along with the step by step instruction manual to make them yourself. To make the supplies even more economical, especially the votive holders, you can also approach the thrift shops or yard sales.

The individual characteristics of votive candles are as follows:

• Each piece of votive candle often entails more than 1 votive candle.
• These are quite cost effective as the votives burn for around fifteen hours. These must be used with a holder else the votive candles are not considered safe while free standing. The votive holder must be an inch or 2 taller the votive candle itself.
• People prefer using votive candles during Halloween for their jack-o-lanterns. The reason is simple- the light for long and illuminate the entire face of their jack-o-lanterns.
• For the beginners, making these candles is a good choice as it helps you brush on the entire basics well.
• Need less to mention, it is quite easy to make the votive candles.

The materials required to make the votive candles are as follows:

• Wax- Paraffin or bees' wax.
• Molds- Prefer on the metal ones, especially aluminum.
• A double boiler to heat the wax.
• A thermometer to keep a check of the temperature of wax during the entire process.
• Wick- This must be of a very good quality else it would effect the burning quality of the candle.
• Wick tabs- These are metal tabs that help you keep the wick in place while making the candle. These serve as the base for your candles.
• Dyes to color the candles.
• Scents and aromas to add fragrance to the candle if you so desire.
• Mold Spray- It keeps the mold clean and lubricated thereby ensuring smooth replacement of the candle from the mold.

Here is the process of making a votive candle:

1. Heat the wax in a double boiler.
2. Keep a check on the temperature with the help of a thermometer.
3. In hot melted wax, add any colors and fragrance of your choice.
4. Stir it well.
5. Immediately pour this melted wax in the molds' lips.
6. To keep process clean and economical, place an old newspaper beneath the wax molds prior to pouring the wax in to them. This way you would land up saving around 20% of your melted wax for your next pouring process.
7. Let the wax cool in the molds and you work on the wicks.
8. Cut the wick several inches longer than actually required.
9. Attach the wicks to the wick tabs.
10. Dip your wicks in hot wax.
11. Unlike the other candles, votive candles cool off quite faster so do keep a check on the molds while cooling down.
12. When wax starts hardening, insert the wick with its tab attached, through the bottom of the mold.
13. Let the wax cool further and check that the metal tab or the wick tab settles down well.
14. Check that the wick must stay right in the center.
15. After the wax has fully cooled down, you shall a sink hole on the top of the votive candle that forms due to shrinkage.
16. Heat some wax to a temperature 15 degree Fahrenheit higher than the earlier wax poured. Pour this melted wax in the mold again.
17. Let the mold cool down completely now.
18. The votive candle would slide out from the mold quite easily.
19. Finally trim your candle's wick to about 1/2 an inch from the candle's top.
20. Attach the same to the votive holder, and inch or 2 taller than your candle itself.
21. To further beautify your votive candle, try applying some sleek ribbons with hot glue gun across the rim of your votive candle holder.

Your votive candle is ready to use!

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