Wander and Wonder Sara was 5 years old and was
looking forward to a special day at the amusement park with Katie,
her babysitter. Katie's instructions were to keep an eye on her,
treat her to lunch, take her on four rides and be home no later
than 5 p.m. While they were at the carousel ride, Katie ran into
one of her best friends. She had not seen Karla in over a year.
Right away they began catching up on all the time they had missed.
Then, Katie looked down and Sara was no where to be found! Without
warning Sara had disappeared, so....
Emergency! It was a hot, hot day in July--102
degrees to be exact--and because of the heat, Kristen would never
leave home without her backpack filled with
several bottles of water and a nutritious snack consisting of an
apple and
crackers. Kristen was on her way to work her first day in the
ticket booth
at the local amusement park. After having worked two hours, she
took a break on a little park bench. All of a sudden, Kristen
noticed an elderly man stumbling and falling to the ground,
so....
Free Day at the Fair It had taken Branden all summer
long to save up enough money from lawn
mowing for spending money at Disney World. He thought for sure he
had put the cash in his wallet, but when he reached into his back
pocket, it was missing. Not one penny! Here he was miles from home,
so....
A
Special Wish Kevin had just been diagnosed with leukemia.
He asked his parents to take
him to an amusement park because he had never been to one. Kevin
wanted to be able to forget about the fact that he had a long
program of medication ahead. He wanted to have some fun with all of
his friends, just like he used to do, so his parents...
Be Careful! It was Jessica's 16th birthday and her
grandma had just given her enough
money for her to buy those awesome running shoes she had so
desperately wanted for track season. For her birthday, her parents
had taken Jessica and eight of her friends to an amusement park a
day's drive away. By the time they arrived, all of them were so
excited that they ran over to the ticket booth to exchange their
money for some tickets. After going on dozens of rides, they went
to get a bite to eat and some snacks for later. Before they knew
it, they were spending even more money on tickets to go on rides.
When it was finally time to leave, Jessica reached into her pocket
and found out that she only had ten dollars left from all the money
her grandma had given her, so...
The Lost Puppy When Tyler and his family moved to
California, his parents bought him a new puppy named Barkley
because he had been such a great sport about having to leave behind
all of his friends. Tyler's parents thought this puppy would keep
him from being lonely. They also figured his new companion would
help him concentrate less on all the new things that would soon
surround him, such as a new house, neighbors, friends, and
teachers. Later, his parents decided to take Tyler and Barkley to
Disney Land to show him just how much fun it could be to live in
this new city. As Tyler took notice of all the people there, he was
determined not to let Barkley out of his sight, he just couldn't
bare the thought of losing him. While his parents went to get some
food, Tyler sat on the bench right outside the snack bar and tied
Barkley's leash to it so that he could talk to this girl who was
also sitting there. Next thing Tyler knew, Barkley was gone! He
somehow managed to slip out of his collar, so...
The Chance of a Lifetime Matthew had always wondered
what it would be like to travel back in time and be able to go to
the Columbian Exposition in Chicago and ride the first
Ferris Wheel. After years and years of trial and error experiments,
Matthew's famous Uncle Tom had finally developed what he would call
the
perfect time machine. Knowing his nephew's dreams, Tom decided to
let Matthew be the first one to try it out. At first, Matthew was
skeptical, but he just couldn't let this once in a lifetime
opportunity pass by. Then, Uncle Tom explained that Matthew would
have to very careful about watching the time if he wanted to return
safe and sound, so...