Super Duper Pee Wee! (8 page)
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Authors: Judy Delton
1. A Pee Wee who has allergies.
2. Mary Beth’s initials.
4. Sonny’s pet (in
Peanut Butter Pilgrims
).
7. Molly wants to marry him.
10. Newest Pee Wee.
11. A Pee Wee on wheels.
12. The four-footed Pee Wee mascot. Arf!
13.
Blue
_____,
French Fries
. (title)
16. What the Pee Wees bake in book #1.
PEN PALS
Here are some of the letters the Pee Wees wrote to their pen pals. Read each one and see if you can guess who wrote it. Sign the name of the writer at the end of the letter.
There is one letter from each Scout: Molly, Mary Beth, Tracy, Lisa, Rachel, Ashley, Patty, Kenny, Kevin, Jody, Sonny, Roger, and Tim.
1
Dear Pen Pal,
I’m just a temporary Pee Wee Scout. I really live in California and belong to Saddle Scouts because I like horses and I like to ride. We have fun in Troop 23 too. My family travels a lot. I hope you write back.
Love, ______________
2
Dear Pen Pal,
I’m only writing this because we have to, to get our badge. I hate to write letters. I hate to indent. It’s dumb. My hobby is collecting lightbulbs.
Yours truly, ______________
3
Dear Pen Pal,
How are you? I am fine. I am in Troop 23. My mother is assistant Scout leader. She serves the cupcakes. I have a brother and a sister and they are twins and they came on a plane. Please write back or I won’t get my badge.
Sincerely, ______________
4
Dear Pen Pal,
I love to write letters. Do you? Even though you are a boy, I hope we can be pen pals. Some boys are nice but there is one boy in our troop who isn’t. I have lots of badges, and lots of
friends. Once my dad lost his job but he has another one now. My aunt got a divorce. She is staying at our house, sharing my room with me. It is crowded. I have no brothers and sisters, but I have a dog named Skippy. Please write back.
Love, ______________
5
Dear Pen Pal,
I am an only child. Are you? My dad is a dentist. I take tap dance lessons. I like to shop for new clothes. I have another pen pal in Germany. I am going to go there and meet her some day. Do you like to travel? Do you take dance lessons, or any other lessons?
Sincerely, ______________
6
Dear Pen Pal,
I have allergies. Do you have any? My hobby is crossword puzzles. My aunt gives me puzzle books. What are your hobbies?
Please write back, ______________
7
Dear Pen Pal,
I collect CDs because I like music and I like to have parties at my house. I like being in Troop 23. The kids are nice. I am handicapped and have a wheelchair. My friend Molly likes to ride in my chair. She wants a wheelchair of her own but her mom said no. Please write back and tell me about yourself and your hobbies and stuff.
Love, ______________
8
Dear Pen Pal,
Do you like politics? I do. I want to be mayor when I grow up. Then maybe president. My girlfriend is Molly Duff. I gave her a pretty valentine once. Do you have any girlfriends? Well, I’ve got to go.
Love, ______________
9
Dear Pen Pal,
Hi. How are you? Are you African American? It’s okay if you aren’t. I am the only African American kid in Troop 23. I don’t have a dad. Neither does Tim Noon.
We have fun in scouts. We go skiing and skating and we used to sell doughnuts. I hope I get to meet you.
Love, ______________
10
Dear Pen Pal,
Hi, I’m a twin. My brother is Kenny. It’s fun being twins sometimes. But sometimes it isn’t. You don’t get to be alone much because twins are in the same grade and the same room and they are always at your birthday party. You have to share everything, even when you don’t want to.
Let me know if you are a twin.
Love, ______________
11
Dear Pen Pal,
I have a big family. Lots of brothers and sisters. Some of them are married already. I have nieces and nephews. And aunts and uncles. I baby-sit a lot.
Troop 23 is lots of fun. Molly Duff is my best friend in it. On Halloween we came as a Popsicle and our legs were the sticks. Write back.
Love, ______________
12
Dear Pen Pal,
Hi. I am in Troop 23. My friends are Kevin and Jody and sometimes Roger. I have a twin sister named Patty. We make lots of stuff in scouts, like when we recycled, one girl made a wedding dress out of an old curtain and another one made a jewelry box out of an egg carton. I made something but I don’t remember what.
Yours truly, ______________
13
Dear Pen Pal,
I have to write to you even though you are a girl. Mrs. Peters said so. She said people are people. But I’ll bet I can run faster than you. I am stronger than any one else in the Pee Wees. How many pounds of weights can you lift? Let me know. I live with my dad. Who do you live with?
Sincerely, ______________
Answers
Answers: 1. Ashley Baker 2. Tim Noon 3. Sonny Betz Stone 4. Molly Duff 5. Rachel Meyers 6. Tracy Barnes 7. Jody George 8. Kevin Moe 9. Lisa Ronning 10. Patty Baker 11. Mary Beth Kelly 12. Kenny Baker 13. Roger White.
Why was Cinderella bad at soccer?
Because she ran away from the ball
.
Why else was she bad at soccer?
Her coach was a pumpkin
.
Why did they choose Snow White to be a judge?
Because she was the fairest of them all
.
Why can’t you catch a plane?
Because your arms aren’t long enough
.
What crime happens in a baseball game?
Hit and run
.
What can’t you eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner
.
What did the monster eat after he had his tooth filled?
The dentist
.
What would you do if a hippo sat in front of you in a theater?
Miss most of the movie
.
Why do witches ride broomsticks?
Vacuum cleaner cords are too short
.
What did Bobby catch when he went ice fishing?
A cold
.
Who is the grave digger’s girlfriend?
Whoever he can dig up
.
Why did the lobster keep all the butter for himself?
Because he was shellfish
.
What’s Barbie’s favorite party?
Barbie-cue
.
Why is it hot in an empty ballpark?
Because there are no fans
.
Can a turkey ever be a ghost?
No, but it can be a-gobblin’
.
Whenever you bake, have an adult help you use the stove.
Every Tuesday the Pee Wees meet in Mrs. Peters’s basement, and every Tuesday the Pee Wees look forward to Sonny’s mother coming downstairs with a big plate of cupcakes. It is always a surprise to see what will be on the top of them!
Mrs. Peters’s Cupcakes
Buy a box of chocolate fudge cake mix.
Follow the directions on the box.
When the batter is mixed, add ½ cup of walnuts or pecans.
Add ½ cup of drained maraschino cherries.
Add ¼ cup of chocolate chips.
Pour into fluted paper cups set in muffin tins.
Bake according to the directions on the cake box.
When cool, decorate according to holiday. (Orange frosting for Halloween, pink icing for Easter, green for Christmas, a cherry on top for Washington’s birthday—think of more fun toppings yourself.)
Mary Beth’s mother has a big family and has to bake often to keep the cookie jar filled. The cookies she makes most often are:
Mrs. Kelly’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
Mix 1 cup chunky peanut butter, 1 egg, a 16-ounce can fudge frosting (saving out ⅓ cup for icing the cookies), and 1½ cups flour. Shape into small balls, flatten, and bake for 7 minutes at 375 degrees. Cool and frost.
Ashley says the food in California is better than any food anywhere. One of the things she likes best is this pie. (Molly’s grandma said the key limes are really from Florida, not California, but no one told Ashley this.) And it is a very good pie.
Ashley’s California Key Lime Pie
Mix a 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk, 2 beaten eggs, and 3 ounces key lime juice (ask for it at the supermarket). Pour into prepared graham
cracker crust and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Rachel worries a lot about eating healthy things. So she eats a lot of salads, which her mother says are very good for her.
Rachel’s Pasta
Sauté 1 chopped onion, 1 minced clove of garlic, ½ cup walnuts, and 10 ounces fresh washed spinach. Add 1 package cooked, drained pasta to this mixture and serve hot.
Sonny’s Favorite Food
“It’s jelly doughnuts, and you go to the bakery downtown and buy them. They are real gooey and sticky and get red raspberry jelly all over your face.”
Thanks, Sonny.
Roger’s father taught him to make this, to use up all the leftovers in the refrigerator,
but Roger said he made it up himself. It is fast and easy, and you can eat it on the way to somewhere else because it goes between two slices of bread.
Roger’s Sandwich
Stir-fry in a little olive oil whatever is in the refrigerator, like celery, asparagus, onions, chicken, carrots, spinach, garlic, pea pods, peas, pork, etc. (First cut everything into little pieces.) Then add one egg or two depending on how much is in the pan, swish it around with a spatula, add some cheese, and put it between slices of bread with a little ketchup on it.
When the Pee Wees go to Lisa’s after school, there is usually some chocolate mousse in the refrigerator. Her mom makes it when company comes unexpectedly because it is so easy. And she makes it for Lisa because Lisa is a chocolate lover.