If you remember the 1983-5 series, The Littles, based on John Peterson's books, you could probably appreciate what I have in mind for my next story.
All characters are copyrighted by their respective holders, including Cookie Jar.
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Part 1:
It was a week before Valentine's Day, and Henry Bigg had gotten the courage to ask his friend, Marie, to be his date for a Valentine's Day dance at school. It was a rare opportunity for both to be out after hours, and Marie's parents would chaperone the young couple.
However, two days before the dance, Marie came down with the flu, and was kept home from school, prompting Henry to deliver her homework to her.
"I'm so sorry, Henry.", she said, between sniffles. "I wish I could go, but I can't. The doctor says it'll be almost a week before the flu runs its course."
"It's okay, Marie.", Henry replied. "I'll just continue to deliver homework, and stop by on the way the next day to bring it in. We have an important history test coming up after the dance."
But, deep down inside, it wasn't okay with Henry. It had taken him a year to even ask Marie for a date, and now, it seemed as though another year would go by without them attending the dance.
As he pored through his own homework assignment around 10 pm, Tom & Lucy Little emerged from their hiding place within the walls of the Bigg house. They'd overheard Henry discussing the dance with his mom earlier in the evening.
"It's too bad you can't go to the dance.", Tom said soberly. "You've waited, what, six months for this?"
"Actually, Tom, it's more like three and a half. Marie & I last went out for Halloween, remember? We had to save you two from Dr. Hunter that night."
"You mean you didn't go out for, like, dinner, at Christmas?", Lucy asked.
"No, not at all. Marie's parents went out of town during the Christmas break, but we exchanged gifts before they left."
"We have to go.", Tom said. "It's almost bedtime for us."
"See you later, Henry.", Lucy added, winking. She blew Henry a kiss as she left.
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The next day, on their way home from Little School, Tom & Lucy paused near an old oak tree, a short distance from the Bigg house. Lucy had an idea.
"The legend says that this is a wishing tree.", she said.
"So? What are you wishing for?", Tom asked.
"Henry needs a date for the Valentine's dance. We're not having one of our own because Dr. Hunter ruined last year's event, and this could be my only chance to be the same size as Henry."
"I know you're smitten with Henry, Lucy, but this is a big risk. No pun intended. You're forgetting Marie is sick, and the last thing she needs to hear is Henry going to the dance with another girl."
"It's just one night, Tom. One night only."
Lucy knelt down and closed her eyes. A few minutes later, she & Tom returned home. Twenty-four hours later, the siblings returned to the wishing tree. Lucy could feel the tree calling to her.
"I think I'm getting an answer to my wish.", she said.
Tom looked this way & that. No one was around, not even Dr. Erick Hunter, the scientist obsessed with capturing the Littles for scientific purposes. Lucy, meanwhile, laid her hands on the tree, and received a message in her mind.
"Your wish has been granted for tonight, Lucy Little. In moments, you will transform into a normal human girl, but this will only last until midnight. At that point, no matter where you are, you will revert to your true form."
There was a blinding flash of light that could be seen at the Bigg house, so naturally, Henry left to investigate. When he got there, he found.....
"Lucy? Is that you?"
Lucy was now human. Her tail had disappeared, her ears were now curved instead of pointed, and her teeth were even straight.
"Yes, it's me, Henry. Can we go to the dance?"
Tom sat on a log.
"She can only be human until midnight, Henry. Tonight, she's your Valentine."
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In part 2, Henry & Lucy's dream date could become a nightmare.
All characters are copyrighted by their respective holders, including Cookie Jar.
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Part 1:
It was a week before Valentine's Day, and Henry Bigg had gotten the courage to ask his friend, Marie, to be his date for a Valentine's Day dance at school. It was a rare opportunity for both to be out after hours, and Marie's parents would chaperone the young couple.
However, two days before the dance, Marie came down with the flu, and was kept home from school, prompting Henry to deliver her homework to her.
"I'm so sorry, Henry.", she said, between sniffles. "I wish I could go, but I can't. The doctor says it'll be almost a week before the flu runs its course."
"It's okay, Marie.", Henry replied. "I'll just continue to deliver homework, and stop by on the way the next day to bring it in. We have an important history test coming up after the dance."
But, deep down inside, it wasn't okay with Henry. It had taken him a year to even ask Marie for a date, and now, it seemed as though another year would go by without them attending the dance.
As he pored through his own homework assignment around 10 pm, Tom & Lucy Little emerged from their hiding place within the walls of the Bigg house. They'd overheard Henry discussing the dance with his mom earlier in the evening.
"It's too bad you can't go to the dance.", Tom said soberly. "You've waited, what, six months for this?"
"Actually, Tom, it's more like three and a half. Marie & I last went out for Halloween, remember? We had to save you two from Dr. Hunter that night."
"You mean you didn't go out for, like, dinner, at Christmas?", Lucy asked.
"No, not at all. Marie's parents went out of town during the Christmas break, but we exchanged gifts before they left."
"We have to go.", Tom said. "It's almost bedtime for us."
"See you later, Henry.", Lucy added, winking. She blew Henry a kiss as she left.
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The next day, on their way home from Little School, Tom & Lucy paused near an old oak tree, a short distance from the Bigg house. Lucy had an idea.
"The legend says that this is a wishing tree.", she said.
"So? What are you wishing for?", Tom asked.
"Henry needs a date for the Valentine's dance. We're not having one of our own because Dr. Hunter ruined last year's event, and this could be my only chance to be the same size as Henry."
"I know you're smitten with Henry, Lucy, but this is a big risk. No pun intended. You're forgetting Marie is sick, and the last thing she needs to hear is Henry going to the dance with another girl."
"It's just one night, Tom. One night only."
Lucy knelt down and closed her eyes. A few minutes later, she & Tom returned home. Twenty-four hours later, the siblings returned to the wishing tree. Lucy could feel the tree calling to her.
"I think I'm getting an answer to my wish.", she said.
Tom looked this way & that. No one was around, not even Dr. Erick Hunter, the scientist obsessed with capturing the Littles for scientific purposes. Lucy, meanwhile, laid her hands on the tree, and received a message in her mind.
"Your wish has been granted for tonight, Lucy Little. In moments, you will transform into a normal human girl, but this will only last until midnight. At that point, no matter where you are, you will revert to your true form."
There was a blinding flash of light that could be seen at the Bigg house, so naturally, Henry left to investigate. When he got there, he found.....
"Lucy? Is that you?"
Lucy was now human. Her tail had disappeared, her ears were now curved instead of pointed, and her teeth were even straight.
"Yes, it's me, Henry. Can we go to the dance?"
Tom sat on a log.
"She can only be human until midnight, Henry. Tonight, she's your Valentine."
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In part 2, Henry & Lucy's dream date could become a nightmare.