The boys were looking for Mariah. They found Mandy, Pippa and Veronika in the living room. Mandy was knitting a sweater for Pippa who was watching. Veronika was planning her next quilt.
"Do you know where Mariah is?" Emil asked?
"Have you tried the kitchen?" Veronika suggested.
There were noises coming from the kitchen. The boys decided to go look there.
When they got to the kitchen, they found Jolena putting together the ingredients for something for supper, but no Mariah.
"Have you seen Mariah?" Emil asked.
"I haven't seen Mariah or Charlotte for a couple of hours," Jolena replied. Mariah and Charlotte are best friends, so they're often together.
The boys looked around the house. When they got to the closet off the garage, where the bicycles were kept, they noticed that two bicycles and two helmets were missing. It was a clue!
"They must be riding bicycles," Billy concluded. "Two bicycles are gone, and all the other dolls are here."
Emil nodded. It was logical. "It's pretty cold to ride bicycles, though," he said.
The boys decided to sit down by the front door to wait. If Mariah and Charlotte had been gone for a couple of hours, they would be back soon, and they always came through the front door after putting the bicycles away.
Waiting is hard for real boys, but not for dolls. Dolls know how to be patient. That's why we can put them down somewhere and come back hours––or days––later to find them right where we left them.
Emil and Billy didn't have to wait long, however. Soon Mariah and Charlotte were coming up the steps and in through the front door. They had put the bicycles and helmets away and were glad to come inside where it was warm.
"Mariah!" Emil exclaimed in greeting. "We've been waiting for you to come back."
"Yes," agreed Billy. "We need your help."
Mariah and Charlotte put their coats away. Charlotte went off to practice her violin, and Mariah came back to where the boys were.
"What do you need?" Mariah asked the boys as she sat down with them.
"I want to write a story," Emil said. "I need to know how you do it."
"I'll just take some photos," Billy said. Then he took a photo.
"What do you want your story to be about?" Mariah asked. "That's the important place to start."
"That's easy!" Emil said. "It will be about a boy who wanted to write a story and decided he needed help from his sister who knew all about writing."
"The boy's brother will take photos," Billy added, "to illustrate the story."
Mariah thought about that.
"I'll tell you what, Emil," she said finally. "You write down everything you did from the time you decided to write a story. When you have that, come back and show it to me. We will see if it needs editing (EH-dit-ing)."
"Editing," Mariah went on, "means fixing it to make sure everything is written correctly and makes sense. We'll also talk about a title for your story. It's better to wait, because sometimes the story takes a different turn from what you originally thought."
Emil thought about that. He decided that that would be helpful and maybe fun and interesting. I imagined how he could learn new things from Mariah. It would be easier once he had some things down on paper. He could see it in his head.
"Thanks, Mariah," Emil said. "That would be great!"
"It's a good idea," Mariah assured him, "to write about something you know or something you have done, even if you use your imagination to make it different from how it really happened."
Then Mariah turned to Billy. "Billy, look through your photos and pick out the best ones. After Emil has his story written, you can look to see if you need to take any more photos."
"I need a snack," Mariah said. She stood up. "I'm pretending to be hungry after the bike ride with Charlotte."
"Thank you, Mariah," Emil said.
"You're welcome, Emil," Mariah said, as she headed down the hall toward the kitchen.
The boys looked at each other. "That was easy, Emil said."
"Yes," Billy agreed.
This is the story Emil wrote. Billy had to set the timer on the camera for the photos he was in. The Writer let him use her phone for the photos. It was fun.
Veronika: Götz Classic Kidz Vroni
Mandy: Götz Happy Kidz Katie 2015
Jolena: Götz Happy Kidz Lena in Aspen
Charlotte: Götz Happy Kidz Anna in Paris
Mariah: Götz Happy Kidz Mariah, "Chosen" from My Doll Best Friend
Billy: Götz Happy Kidz Lily at London
Emil: Götz Happy Kidz Emilia
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I love your story. My way of helping is by knitting chemo caps and shawls--I donate them to Memorial Sloan Kettering in Commack, NY. at the rate usually of over 500 per year. The pandemic has put the donations on hold, so I found another way to help--I donated my stash of hats to a wonderful organization called "Toys of Hope" here on Long Island. They work very hard to make sure people get the things they need to get by--food, clothing, blankets, toys, pet supplies, you name it. Giving is a wonderful mission.
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