JINGLE IN*

Welcome back to Classical Adventure. In the last episode, Peter got caught by Andrea, the wolf. He was never ever ever allowed to go back to the hut to play with the cat, duck and bird. Will Andrea ever change her mind? What do you think will happen next?

For the next three months, Peter was alone. He had no one to talk to, only his grandfather, who he politely rejected. There was even a point where Peter started wondering if he would have any friends at all in his life. He was always the outlier in his school because he had no friends, he was also the outlier in his family because all of his cousins were 10 years older than him; and now, he is the outlier of his neighborhood, because he has no one to play with. 

Peter eventually grew tired of his life, so he decided to make things right with Andrea the wolf, so that he could play with his animal friends again. 

{It was all just one misunderstanding,} Peter thought. 

On Saturday, Peter gathered all of his courage to talk to the wolf. He pushed his chair and got up, tiptoeing his way out of his study room. Then, he rolled behind the couch in the living room to check on his grandfather. As expected, his grandfather was taking his afternoon nap after lunch. Sneaking to the front door, Peter immediately put his hands on the door knob. That touch was like a tight embrace before the abyss of freedom. Oh, how much Peter missed visiting the cat, bird and duck. What wonderful memories. 

But at the same time, Peter was terrified. Last time, he left a really bad first impression and Andrea the wolf kicked him out of her hut and garden, never allowing him in again. Peter thought: this is like my last chance to  prove to Andrea the wolf that I am no harm to her children, and all I want to do is to play with them. Peter thought of this to be optimistic, but really, on the inside he was thinking: this is your last chance to get friends, or else you are alone forever. 

So, taking a very deep breath, Peter turned the doorknob, and walked up to the gate. 

As he strode across the field, Peter discovered footprints coming from the woods. 

{Hmm, this is interesting, I usually never see footprints in the field. Chugwater Bay is not a common place in the village and usually no one enters.} 

Peter also noticed that the footprints had a special print. He remembered from his history lessons that only military groups wear boots that have his print. 

{But why would the military team be here in Chugwater Bay?} Peter was very confused. 

He kept on walking to the hut, but was suddenly stopped by a butterfly. It was blue and had black polka dots on its wings. 

{Wait, isn’t this the same butterfly I saw the first day I visited the cat, bird and duck?} Peter thought. Except this time, the butterfly seemed oddly different. 

{Why does the butterfly look somewhat panicked?}

 Peter thought, as he walked up to the huge brick wall. He grabbed a rope that was in his backpack and lassled it around one of the spikes of the gate. Then, using all of his might, he pulled himself higher, higher, and higher off the ground until he was on the other side. 

JINGLE OUT

*this podcast features my friend Anneya who plays the voice of Peter