Chapter 1 Home on the Farm Olive Dear Molly Hi How are you I made this for you in 4 H It's a picture of my farm With seeds In 4 H we do a lot of different things with nature so I wanted to make you a nature picture Do you have parks in New York City Have you ever been on a farm I wish you were here I could show you how to milk cows or feed pigs We could gather eggs Our rooster is really mean But Mom and Dad say it's good to have him here If you ever came to visit I'd make sure he wouldn't hurt you Okay I bet you're real busy so I'll stop writing I hope you like my picture I miss you Best friends forever right
Love Olive I finished writing Molly’s address and smiled Writing New York City on the envelope made me feel special No one else in my grade had a friend in New York It sounded so fancy even though Molly was not at all fancy She’d fit right in on the farm
Olive May It’s time to go my mom yelled up the stairs When she yelled my middle name she meant business I stuck a stamp on the corner of the envelope I felt the seeds through the paper I hoped they would stay glued I couldn’t wait for Molly to get the picture Mom’s car horn made me jump BEEEEP I grabbed my book bag flew through the front door and hopped in the car Mom can you send this to Molly I asked showing her the envelope Sure hon she said This looks interesting She gently squeezed the envelope then put it on the back seat What’s in it Don’t squeeze it I cried I grabbed the
