The Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-02-28, Page 98.4
SIGHAP,STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1980
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BY
KATHRYN MacKAY
When Dani woke up he
lay on his bed, he strut-
• ched his arms and
Watched his head, he
played with his dog, as he
Always did, for Daniel
Dong was a normal kid.
Then all of a sudden hE
lept on the floor, hE
whooped, and he yelled
and he ran out the door
He ran down the stairs
he jumped up and down
His mother _was, smiling,
but she tried hard tc
frown.
"Dan," she scolded,
she tried to sound stern,
"Darr, be quiet-, why c -an :t
you learn? Breakfast's a
quiet and calm sort of
meal:" "My birthday!"
laughed Dan, "Now
that's a big deal! My
birthday's today." he
shouted with glee, "My
birthday's today - there's
a party for me!"
Then he ran upstairs
and threw on his clothes,
then he wolfed his break-
fast and bounced on his
toes. On the way to school
kids called to him,
"Happy Birthday Dan."
And his best friend Kim
gave him a card and
laughed as she said,
"Happy Birthday Dan,
here's a card instead."
"Instead of what?"
Dan said to her face. "I
can't come to the party
tonight: at 'your- -place.
"Oh," said Dan, but he'
wasn't too sad - a party
without her wouldn't be
bad. "I guess your' busy
.or something like that?"
"Ya", Kim replied, "I
must buy a hat." "Oh,"
said Dan, but he didn't
dare say — why don't you
do that a different day.
He only said, "Well
thanks for the card. He
tried td smile, but that
was hard. Oh well, he
thought, there's plenty
more. A party without
her won't be a bore. .
Then Kim ran off and
along came Bill, a friend
of Dan's who lived up the
hill. "Hi Dan," Bill puffed
_........._...-,.._r-_.-he-'d-been-_-r-uruling -hard,.
- "Hi. Dan," he gasped,
"Here is your card. You
know your party? Well, I
just can't come. I have to
go out after, school with
my., morn." "Oh, too
bad," said Dan while he
thought, there are ten
other kids, the party's not
shot.
Then off ran Bill and
along came Steve. "Hi
Dan;" he said, "I have to
leave . — a dentist ap-
pointment I" hate them
you know — so I guess to
your party I can't go."
"Oh' well, thought Dan,
that still leaves nine. He
laughed and he smiled,
but he didn't feel fine.
All through the •, .day
nine kids one by one
wished him they hoped
his party was fun. They
all were so sorry, but they
just couldn't come. And
Daniel inside felt pretty
glum.
But he laughed and he
talked and he made quite
a din and finally the
teacher, his patience
woria--than,-yelled,-'-'-Dong
you've been talking in
whispers all day — so
after school hours you'll
just have to stay. You'll
sharpen the pencils and
wash off your desk, you
really should learn not to
be such a pest." "Oh
Teacher," Dan cried,
"I've a party you know."
Although he knew that no
one would go. "I can't
stay in late, or at least not
today -" "Too bad," said
the teacher. "That's all 1
can say." So Dan stayed
behind, he felt so alone.
Oh well, he thought. My
party is blown.
When Daniel trudged
home, he felt sad and
glum. How could he ever
explain to his morn that
nobody liked him, that no
one would come. He
sighed as he walked and
he whispered, "Oh
birthday party
Kim tells Dan she can't come
crumb." Some birthday
I've had, some day this
has been. I feel so bad,
it's been so mean. "Oh
crumb," he sighed when
he saw his house, I'll
creep inside like a quiet
mouse, I'll creep up the
stairs and hide in my
room. I'll just talk to Dog
about birthday gloom.
When Daniel walked
through the house's front
door he blinked his eyes
so he could see some
more. The house was
dark, as dark as night, so
Daniel flicked on the
front hall light.
And then Daniel Dong
couldn't trust his eyes!
For thousands of people
shouted ' 'Surprise!
Surprise!" they yelled.
to his party.
"Surprise!" they said
and Daniel laughed and
heldhis head. He laughed
and laughed — he'd been
such a fool to feel so bad
on the way home from
school. Of course he had
friends - he should know
that by now - so Daniel R.
DONG TOOK A BIR-
THDAY. BOW.
And after they sang
"Happy Birthday" to him
Daniel looked over and
smiled at Kim. "We
fooled you," she cried,
"We fooled you Dan
Dong". And Daniel
replied, "Yes, -you did all
along." Kim laughed as
she said, "This 'party's a
hit!" "Well," mumbled
Dan, "I was worried a
bit."
Dan has to,stayafter school.and clean the desks
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