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    Giggle Book Four
    Giggle Book Four
    Giggle Book Four
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    Giggle Book Four

    By Bobby A. Troutt

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    Having fun with Bobby’s tall tales is exciting. These new stories will keep you on your toes with fun, laughter and smiles for the whole family. Let the stories enrich your heart with giggles.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBobby A. Troutt
    Release dateMay 9, 2014
    ISBN9781311461049
    Giggle Book Four
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    Bobby A. Troutt

    I am southern writer who enjoys writing about the southern living I grew up in. I am divorced and work at a nearby college. I live about fifty miles north of Nashville, Tennessee in the town of Gallatin. I enjoy sharing my stories with the readers, which I hope find the stories appealing. I write mysteries, crime thrillers, and suspense. My books touch on various subjects dealing with today’s society of the yester years. I write short story collections with the hope of sharing a variety of my stories for the reader’s enjoyment. I want to be an effective writer with positive stories that bring the reader down to a good old country story with a lot to say.

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      Giggle Book Four - Bobby A. Troutt

      Giggle Book Four

      By Bobby A. Troutt

      Copyright 2014 Bobby A. Troutt

      Smashwords Edition

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      Table of Contents

      Guppy’s Dream

      Tic Toc

      The Thirsty Camel

      A Loss for Words

      Oops!

      Two Peas in a Pod

      Inside a Sea Shell

      Punkin

      The Camel with the Sore Hump

      The Clock That Ran Backwards

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      Giggle Book Four

      Guppy’s Dream

      There came a time, once, when a little guppy was swimming about in his fishbowl all happy and carefree. His fishbowl sat on a nightstand beside the bed of his best friend, Tommy. The fishbowl was directly in front of a window. Day after day, Guppy loved to stare out of the window. He would look up at the sky and watch the birds fly. He loved to see the morning sunrise and evening sunset. He even stayed up late so he could see the golden moon. Although those things made him happy, there was one thing in his heart he longed for and that was he wanted to be free of the fishbowl so he could swim the ocean floor with the other fish of the sea. One day as he looked out, his heart yearned for his dream to come true.

      I wish, I wish, oh, Lord, he said, that I may be free one day to swim the ocean blue so I can see all of the beauty you have made. I want to swim with all kinds of fish, taste the salty waters, breathe the salty air and float about on the white-capped waters. Lord, he said, I pray. I pray that one day you will grant me my dream. That you will release me from these glass walls so I may live under the deep blue sea. Lord, if you do, I ask you to please watch over me because I will be so tiny in such a big body of water.

      Not long after Guppy talked with the Lord, Tommy’s family went to the beach to relax and play.

      Dad, may I take Guppy to the beach? asked Tommy.

      The beach is no place for him, replied his dad.

      His mother stated, Honey, Guppy could use some fresh air, too.

      Well, okay, said his dad. But he’s your responsibility, Tommy.

      Tommy smiled and Guppy grinned from ear to ear. When they arrived at the beach, they rushed to claim a place, set up their umbrella, unfolded their chairs and spread out their beach towels. Tommy ran straight to the edge of the water and splish-splashed in the waves as his tiny feet sunk down into the sand. He held Guppy’s fishbowl above his head as he twirled about and laughed. Tommy was really enjoying himself when he heard his mother calling his name. Without thinking, Tommy sat Guppy’s fishbowl down in the wet sand and rushed off to see what his mother wanted. The waves from the ocean kept washing higher and higher upon the beach. As the waves continued to push inland, they eventually surrounded Guppy’s fishbowl. After each wave, Guppy’s fishbowl was washed closer and closer to the ocean. Tommy or his parents never realized what was happening; they were too busy doing other things. Tommy had started playing with the other children at the beach and completely forgot about Guppy. Guppy was terrified as he looked out across the ocean at all the water. It is too deep, he thought as he was washed closer and closer to the ocean. The closer he got to the ocean, the more he questioned whether he wanted his dream to come true or not.

      Lord, oh, Lord, my wish may have been a mistake. Help me, help me, he screamed and hollered as he tried to get someone’s attention, anyone, anybody!

      Everyone was so busy having fun they didn’t hear him. The waves became greater, stronger and quicker than before. The waves crashed hard upon the sandy beach and pushed Guppy’s fishbowl out into the ocean.

      Aiyee, he cried as his fishbowl bobbed up and down.

      As Guppy’s fishbowl bobbed up and down on the white-crusted waves, it drifted further and further out into the ocean. Guppy’s fishbowl rocked back and forth and from side to side so much that he became sick. When he swam to the top of his fishbowl and leaned over to get a little air, a huge wave washed him right out of the bowl and into the ocean. The empty fishbowl bobbed up and down and eventually disappeared over the horizon. All Guppy could do was close his eyes and pray.

      Oh, Lord, he prayed, what have I done or said to deserve this. I am too tiny and meek to take on an ocean so big and deep.

      But, the Lord did not reply. However, when Guppy opened his eyes, he forgot all his fears when he saw all the different colors of the deep blue ocean.

      Wow! Look at it all, he smiled and said. Lord, thank you and bless you for allowing my dream to come true.

      Guppy saw so many things he hadn’t even imagined or ever dreamed of. There were so many different things including all different kinds of fish and colors; it was so breathtaking.

      Lord, I must say, you really outdid yourself. It’s another world, he said as he darted here and there flopping this way and that. Wee, he cried out. I’m free.

      Suddenly, Guppy stopped, listened and tilted his head a slight when he heard laughing and giggling coming from nearby. Not knowing what it was, he became afraid so he stayed still and listened. He turned quickly when he noticed some tiny bubbles floating up behind some coral on the ocean floor. After the bubbles burst, he heard the laughing and giggling again.

      Who’s there? he asked nervously.

      But, there was no response.

      When he heard it again, three fish came out from behind the coral.

      Who are you? Guppy asked as the threesome just looked at him.

      And who are you? We’ve never seen you around here before, one of them replied.

      My name is Guppy.

      Guppy, he said. Why are you so small and tiny?

      I don’t know,

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