Tatlow The Sailor - Part Eleven by J.M.Okano

     The owner of the animal shelter invited Saskia, Tatlow and Marcel for dinner at his house and they told him their story.  They helped clear the table and wash, dry and put away the dishes.  Marcel swept the floor.  Finally, Dickens, the owner of the animal shelter asked if there was anything he could do to help the three of them.  He was a Mormon.
     "Could I help you put on a show?"  he asked.
     He helped them put on a show in the park.  (He asked for permission for them and put up decorations, flowers).  They earned enough money.  It was a fabulous show with lots of oompahs on the piano and twiddley bits on Marcel's clarinet.  The monkey ran all over the place passing the hat and making people laugh.  Tatlow's jokes were even funnier than usual.  "Opa is my grandfather's name.  It is also the name of every other grandfather in Holland.  So when I call him, many men turn around.  And he has to find me, because I can't recognize him.  They all dress alike!"

TO BE CONTINUED