Don’t forget his mom said this was the house where Grandma Eunice grew up It has a history Malcolm looked at his great-grandma He didn’t know how old she was but she still tried to crank the telephone to call someone The house had a history all right ancient history Grandma Eunice was poking peas in her mashed potatoes to make a smiley face I can’t believe they’re tearing down that old house That’s where I learned to tie my shoes To ride a bike And I kissed Earl Grimsby under that porch Ewwww Cocoa wailed Grandma tossed one of the peas in the air and caught it in her mouth What Earl was a hottie 6
Cocoa gagged causing foamy spit to glisten on her Mango Tango lip gloss Even Malcolm’s dad grimaced behind his newspaper His mom put her foot down Cocoa you can go to the movies after we clean out the house None of you have ever been to Grandma’s childhood home It’s the only time you’ll get to see it before it’s torn down We need to make sure that nothing valuable is left behind Malcolm couldn’t imagine what could be so valuable in an old house that no one’s lived in for over fifty years But it would be kind of cool to see where Grandma Eunice lived when she was a kid Can I bring Dandy Malcolm asked If he had to give up a Saturday he could at least have his best friend along to make it more fun 7
Dandy’s always welcome his mom answered Great Who knew what kind of crazy stuff they might dig up there It could be an adventure 8
Pump and Dunks Malcolm and Dandy both gazed up as the car pulled into the gravel driveway Someone actually lived here Dandy whispered I’m sure it looked better a million years ago when Grandma Eunice was a kid Malcolm whispered back Malcolm had a hard time imagining this place bright and new It was a large two 9
