Under the Weather
Poor Ringo wasn't feeling very well. He had a sore throat, a runny nose, and a cough.
So he had to stay home from school...
Poor Ringo had quite some fever, and he was freezing cold, shivering under all his blankets.
His big sister, Lisa, brought him a hot water bottle, "This should help warm you up."
His big sister, Lisa, brought him a hot water bottle, "This should help warm you up."
Half an hour later, his medicine had started working, and he was getting
way too hot, so kicked off all his covers, and asked for an ice bag....
way too hot, so kicked off all his covers, and asked for an ice bag....
Ringo was tired of being sick, and wondered about all the fun things he was missing at school....
Lisa brought in a garbage pail for all his used tissues, and pulled out a couple of books.
"Here, I'll read you a story or two, to help pass the time."
"Here, I'll read you a story or two, to help pass the time."
Ringo was fed up with being sick. At first he had been happy to be staying home from school,
but after a week at home in bed, it was all getting to be too much.
but after a week at home in bed, it was all getting to be too much.
"I'm so tired of soup........ and tea with honey...."
"I'm so sick of being stuck in bed..."
Ringo was getting so fed up with staying in bed....
"I'm so bored!"
"I'm SOoooooo bored!"
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One day, Ringo's friends, Coco and Efreet dropped in on their way home from school. They had both had
their flu shots earlier in the winter, and weren't afraid of catching anything from Ringo.
their flu shots earlier in the winter, and weren't afraid of catching anything from Ringo.
They brought Ringo a 'Get Well Soon' balloon, and a box full of Dunkin Donuts Munchkins....
Ringo was happy to have some company....
Efreet pulled out the big backpack he'd dragged into the room.
"Your teacher asked us to bring you some homework, so you wouldn't get too far behind."
Ringo opened the bag....
"That's an awful lot of work!! Guess that's what I get for complaining about being bored....
....I'm feeling exhausted just looking at it!"
....I'm feeling exhausted just looking at it!"
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Ringo soon started to feel better, and had to start on the homework his friends had brought...
"There's such a lot....."
"Well, you don't have to do it all at once. Here's some lunch."
Ringo was tired of being sick, and being stuck at home all day. Every morning he'd stand
in the front window and watch as the school buses came up the street.....
in the front window and watch as the school buses came up the street.....
...and go right past, without stopping to pick him up. Not that they ever stopped for him in the first place,
since he lived just eight houses away from the school. But many of his friends were on the buses, and he missed them.
since he lived just eight houses away from the school. But many of his friends were on the buses, and he missed them.
So he would go back to his piles of homework, dreaming of when he'd be going back to school.....
Finally the day came when Ringo was all better, and able to go back to school....
Ringo dragged his over-stuffed backpack across the snow. "It's so nice to see you again!'
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