Lily's Rainy Day Adventure

Lily stared through the windows of the gazebo.  The rain fell in thick sheets just like it had all morning.  It looked like she would be stuck inside all day.

Just then she noticed a puddle forming on the brick path that had sawdust floating on top.  This made her think of an oil spill she had seen on the news.

Suddenly, she was there standing on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico.  A reporter held a microphone to her mouth as she asked a question.

“Ms. Lily, what is your expert opinion as a natural science expert as to how this great oil spill can be removed?” asked the reporter.

“We are working on a system that will filter the water removing the oil,” stated Lilly as if she really knew how that worked.

“Oh, that sounds like it might take a while,” stated the reporter.

“We expect it might take us months to fully filter the water and return the area to normal,” responded Lilly importantly.

Lily came back to herself at the gazebo, and began to explore.  Before long she came upon an old hammer.  Her grandfather must have left there.  She sat down on a bench and examined the hammer carefully.

Suddenly, she kissed the hammer, and it changed into a magic hammer able to take her anywhere she wanted to go.  She held the hammer up in the air, and she flew right out of the gazebo into the rain.  The hammer blocked the rain and made it fall on either side of Lily.  She zoomed through the air until she reached New York City.  She landed on the top of the Statue of Liberty and looked out over the city and harbor.  Boats sailed in the harbor.  People were busily going here and there.  Airplanes soared overhead as they landed and took off from the nearby airports.  Lilly sat enjoying the view.

When she came back to herself in the gazebo, she again began to explore.  On the other side of the gazebo, she found an old flashlight under one of the benches.  She checked to see if it still worked, and it did.

Now she was in a deep dark tunnel underneath an old castle.  Her team of archaeologists was exploring the tunnels looking for artifacts.  She looked down and saw a shiny object at her feet.  When she picked it up, she realized she had found an ancient coin.  

“Hey guys, look at this!” exclaimed Lily as she held up the coin she had found.

“Why isn’t that one of the lost coins of Camelot?” asked one of her colleagues astonished.

“Yes, I do believe it is,” stated Lily matter-of-factly.

“We’re going to be famous!” exclaimed another colleague.

“I do believe you are right,” said Lily as she held the coin up to the light.

Lily came back to herself in the gazebo.  She sat on one of the benches holding a shiny penny in her hand.  Sighing, she looked out at the steady falling rain.  Maybe one of these days she would get to have a real adventure instead of only in her daydreams.