Tock’s
Diary By Domenic #20
September 3rd, 1986
It was just another day, with no one to be seen except a little tiny, tiny, tiny red dot. I hopped up and watched. It was this kid in his little red car. I thought to myself “What the heck, how did that kid end up in the Doldrums?”
So, I watched the boy and he was talking to the Lethargarians. The Lethargarians said “You are in the Dol…drums.”
Then the boy yelled “WHAT ARE THE DOLDRUMS?”
Then the Lethargarians responded “The Doldrums,my young friend, are where nothing ever happens and where nothing ever changes.”
So when I heard him talking to the Lethargarians and bothering them I stood up and charged at the little boy.
The Lethargians yelled”THE WATCH DOG!”
“The watch dog?” The little boy yelled.
Then I ran right up to him and said”R-R-R-G-H-R-O-R-R-H-F-F.”
He said”Hey, I just needed some help getting to Dictionopolis.”
“Dictionopolis?” I said in confusion.
“Yeah, Dictionopolis!” The little boy said in excitement!
“I can get you there in a jiffy!”
So off we went to Dictionopolis.
September 4th, 1986
The first question I asked the boy was,
“What is your name?”
He said, ”Milo.”
“Well hi Milo.” I said
“Hello,” Milo responded.
“and what’s your name?”asked Milo
I said, ”Tock.”
So once we got to the front of the castle we had to get by a guard.
He said, ”Come in.”
Right when we got in there were five very well dressed men standing straight and tall.
They all said “Hello,” and continued “this is the Word Market.” said the first one.
I thought in my mind “Word Market?”
September 5, 1986
Once we got to the Word Market, this person asked Milo to try some words.
He said, “Try some words some A’s, some B’s and much more, so what do you want little boy.”
“Ummmm I don’t know?” Milo said.
“OK, here try an A.” said the Market seller.
“MMMMMM, ” said Milo.
“It’s very good.”
“So what would you like.”said the Market seller.
“Uh, I still don’t know?”
“Perhaps I can be of some assistance -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e.”said an unfamiliar voice.Then when I looked up, I saw an enormous bee.
Then it said, “Hello, I am the Spelling Bee, I know what you should choose c-h-o-o-s-e,”said the Spelling Bee.
“You should choose the B’s.”
“OK.”Milo said
“Here you go.” said the Market seller.
So while we were walking we saw this Humbug walking around with a bag of W’s.Then we saw the Spelling Bee wondering around spelling and tasting everything he see’s.Then when both of them aimlessly walking crash into each other.They got so angry at each other that all of the Humbug’s W’s flew all over the place.
September 6, 1986
So the Humbug grabbed the Spelling Bee’s feet and started whacking him with it.
Then once they were done fighting the 5 gentlemen said,
“Time for lunch, time for lunch.”,
and when they said that everyone was suddenly in the castle.It was so amazing, I saw king Azaz for the first time.So after lunch time the Humbug wanted to help us save Rhyme and Reason.King Azaz approved it and we were on our way!
September 19, 1986
We are almost there, we’re about to enter the Castle in the Air!Once we entered the Castle in the Air we talked to Rhyme and Reason.They said they would love to come back and solve everyone’s problems!So once we got back it was very exciting there was a big party and everything, but the sad part was that Milo had to leave.So right before he
left I said,
“Don’t end up in the Doldrums again!”,
and we both laughed.
Ok that’s all, we saved Rhyme and Reason, Milo left, and we are having a BIG party!