“Little Boats Should Keep Near Shore” “Djuna says that he can never see anything the first time, until he has looked at it twice.” –From Ben Franklin Junior’s Almanac. WHEN THE BOYS were outside on the street Ben looked at a clock in a jeweler’s window across the street and said, “Oh boy, three minutes of one! I’ve got to run!” “Go ahead,” Djuna said; and he looked worried because he knew Ben’s boss was so strict about tardiness. “I’ll stop and put Champ in your yard and get my shoe-shine box,” he shouted after the fast-disappearing Ben. Ben nodded his head and kept on running. Djuna wandered up Carpenter Street with Champ trotting along beside him. He was so deep in thought that he walked a half-dozen houses beyond Ben’s before he remembered that he was going to put Champ on his leash in Ben’s yard and get his shoe-shine box. After he had attended to those things he thanked Mrs. Franklin again for the sandwiches and cake and started for the Square. When he came to the store on Sixth Street where he had bought Champ’s leash the evening before he looked through the window for a few minutes, and finally got up enough courage to go inside.
What do You think about The Green Turtle Mystery (1958)?
