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FlyingA funny story for kids or anyone young at heart.Oh, do you want to try it too? But, you'll need a "bumpershoot" and it probably should be navy blue. What is a bumpershoot? A few years ago when I lived in Chicago, the windy city, I learned that "bumpershoot" is another word for umbrella. That informatin is free. But, before you try an umbrella-plane, read my story.
All the farm animals were my friends, but Anna, my horse; Polly, the chicken and my dog, Daisy, were my favorites. Photo Martin Tanner Design UK
There were plenty of kids on the farms arounds us, so I had plenty of friends to play with. We had wide open spaces where we could run and play games.
I had a doll house, where we did a lot of "cooking"; making mud pies and "cakes" decorated with yellow dandilions and pink clover. Dressed up in mom's old dresses with purple flowers, orange stripes and red polka dots, and wide brimmed hats with feather and buttons, we held "dinner parties" and "birthday celebrations". My little friends and I, had plenty of imagination and were constantly coming up with new things to do and sometimes we got into trouble. 
This flying story began on a stormy and rainy day when mom took me along shopping. I saw a lady in a green rain coat and red raing boots trying to hold on to her bright red umbrella. It seemed as if the wind would lift her into the air. I wondered if it would?
Finally, I was on the roof. Great! ... OPS - the boxes tumbled down. "Well, I wouldn't need them anymore". Soon I would be flying!, I could hardly wait.
Isfjorden, view from the mountains
 I visualized myself flying amongst the clouds while I would hold on to mamma's navy blue and white umbrella. OH, what fun I would have flying "my plane".
How exiting, I looked around - OOOH - it was far down to the ground. I got scared AND did have a bubbly, sick feeling in my stomach. WHERE WOULD I FLY??It had been easy climbing up - but "the jumping-off-the-roof-part" would be a lot harder. Maybe I would need help to get down?
My problem was huge, I needed to get down from the roof!!
I opened mom's pretty umbrella and imagined how much fun it would be flying around in the sky over the mountaintops looking at people, houses and everything.
"Sure I would be fine???". "Umbrella-flying" came to a screeching halt when my knees hit the ground. OUCH-OUCH PAIN. - - - -
What is the moral of this story???????? If you want to fly - try a plane, not an umbrella. He-He. Going for a ride with a horse and buggy would be a lot safer and bunches of fun too.
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To the Funny Dumpling Story after Flying
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That's all it took for this little, freckle-faced girl to come up with the idea of flying. Mamma had a beautiful navy blue and white silk umbrella... maybe I could "borrow" it for just a little while?
OH YES, if only I could get on top of the woodshed...hum!!!!
What would I do? My dog, Daisy, a German Shepherd, (left) was looking at me with approval, wagging her tail;
my horse, Anna, a Norwegian Fjord Horse, was peacefully nipping at the juicy, green grass in meadow;
"Going for a Ride with a Horse and Buggy".
Photo by Martin Tanner of 
