Henry sat down on his bed. That’s when he noticed something in the cabin mailbox on the wall. A piece of paper was sticking out that hadn’t been there in the morning.
Henry took the paper. “A schedule change,” he said. Then an idea hit him. “I bet Zach delivered this when I went to the playing field with Benny,” Henry said to himself. “I wonder if he had anything to do with those flags showing up.”
CHAPTER 10
Costume Night
The girls in Birch Cabin gathered around Violet. “Can you be my costume Buddy?” a girl named Maggie asked. “You helped me with the candy dish I made in pottery. I need a Buddy again for my costume. Kim’s too busy.”
Kim raced around the cabin looking for pins and glue and scissors for her own costume. “Hurry up with the girls, Violet,” she said. “We have to be at Evergreen Lodge soon. I want to be at the front of the costume parade. The Styrofoam on my headpiece doesn’t look right. I’m supposed to be a scary alien, but I look like a television set.”
Kim wasn’t the friendliest counselor at Camp Seagull. The girls weren’t sure whether or not to laugh. Finally, they couldn’t help it. Kim did look like a Styrofoam television set, not a space alien.
Kim finally looked pleased with her campers. “Well, now I know I’m going to win for best costume idea. Usually campers just dress up like ghosts or witches, but being space aliens is much better. Uh-oh! Where’s the spaceship? You need to put on your spaceship, Violet. Oh, I’m ready to scream, but I can’t, or we’ll lose points.”
Violet calmly walked to the broom closet. “Here it is.”
“It’s beautiful, Violet,” Maggie said.
Indeed, the spaceship Violet had made was a silvery beauty. She had covered two long sheets of poster board with silver paint. There was an opening for her face and a spaceship window drawn around it. All Violet had to do was sandwich herself between the two sides.
“It’s nice,” Kim said. This was the first time she’d said anything kind to Violet.
In Driftwood Cabin, Henry had his hands full with some very confused Dolphins.
“Why am I a lobster?” one boy asked as Henry put on red gloves that were supposed to be claws. “I thought I was going to be a space alien.”
Benny’s eyes grew larger than usual. “Somebody might copy our idea. That’s why we made something different — to fool them.”
“Who?” the lobster camper asked.
“We don’t know for sure,” Henry said. “So we decided to change into secret costumes. Now promise you won’t bite anyone.”
The sea creatures laughed. They had fun waving their cardboard fins and claws at one another.
Cedar Cabin was filling up with underwater creatures, including a goldfish, a horseshoe crab, and even a scary stingray.
“We just have to wait for Lizzie to get here,” Jessie said. “She’s helping her dad with the ferry. He’s making a few trips to bring out all the parents and grandparents for Costume Night.”
“Lizzie’s going to be surprised when she finds out she’s a sea turtle, not an astronaut,” Daisy said.
Jessie smiled as she put on her own dolphin headpiece. “Shhh, I think she’s coming up the steps.”
“What’s going on?” Lizzie asked when she stepped inside. “Am I in the wrong cabin or something?”
Jessie found the poster-board turtle shell she had made in secret. “It’s a sea turtle costume. See, you just tie it around your waist.”
“We’re supposed to be aliens, not sea turtles!” Lizzie cried. “I promised.”
“Promised whom?” Jessie asked in a serious voice.
Before Lizzie could answer, the girls heard more footsteps.
“Shut the door,” Jessie said. “It might be one of the Seals coming to take a look. “Who is it?” she asked when there was a knock at the door.
“Benny the Whale and Henry the Shark,” a boy’s voice answered. “Open up, or well swallow your cabin!”
The girls burst into giggles.
Jessie opened the door.
“Time to
Henry took the paper. “A schedule change,” he said. Then an idea hit him. “I bet Zach delivered this when I went to the playing field with Benny,” Henry said to himself. “I wonder if he had anything to do with those flags showing up.”
CHAPTER 10
Costume Night
The girls in Birch Cabin gathered around Violet. “Can you be my costume Buddy?” a girl named Maggie asked. “You helped me with the candy dish I made in pottery. I need a Buddy again for my costume. Kim’s too busy.”
Kim raced around the cabin looking for pins and glue and scissors for her own costume. “Hurry up with the girls, Violet,” she said. “We have to be at Evergreen Lodge soon. I want to be at the front of the costume parade. The Styrofoam on my headpiece doesn’t look right. I’m supposed to be a scary alien, but I look like a television set.”
Kim wasn’t the friendliest counselor at Camp Seagull. The girls weren’t sure whether or not to laugh. Finally, they couldn’t help it. Kim did look like a Styrofoam television set, not a space alien.
Kim finally looked pleased with her campers. “Well, now I know I’m going to win for best costume idea. Usually campers just dress up like ghosts or witches, but being space aliens is much better. Uh-oh! Where’s the spaceship? You need to put on your spaceship, Violet. Oh, I’m ready to scream, but I can’t, or we’ll lose points.”
Violet calmly walked to the broom closet. “Here it is.”
“It’s beautiful, Violet,” Maggie said.
Indeed, the spaceship Violet had made was a silvery beauty. She had covered two long sheets of poster board with silver paint. There was an opening for her face and a spaceship window drawn around it. All Violet had to do was sandwich herself between the two sides.
“It’s nice,” Kim said. This was the first time she’d said anything kind to Violet.
In Driftwood Cabin, Henry had his hands full with some very confused Dolphins.
“Why am I a lobster?” one boy asked as Henry put on red gloves that were supposed to be claws. “I thought I was going to be a space alien.”
Benny’s eyes grew larger than usual. “Somebody might copy our idea. That’s why we made something different — to fool them.”
“Who?” the lobster camper asked.
“We don’t know for sure,” Henry said. “So we decided to change into secret costumes. Now promise you won’t bite anyone.”
The sea creatures laughed. They had fun waving their cardboard fins and claws at one another.
Cedar Cabin was filling up with underwater creatures, including a goldfish, a horseshoe crab, and even a scary stingray.
“We just have to wait for Lizzie to get here,” Jessie said. “She’s helping her dad with the ferry. He’s making a few trips to bring out all the parents and grandparents for Costume Night.”
“Lizzie’s going to be surprised when she finds out she’s a sea turtle, not an astronaut,” Daisy said.
Jessie smiled as she put on her own dolphin headpiece. “Shhh, I think she’s coming up the steps.”
“What’s going on?” Lizzie asked when she stepped inside. “Am I in the wrong cabin or something?”
Jessie found the poster-board turtle shell she had made in secret. “It’s a sea turtle costume. See, you just tie it around your waist.”
“We’re supposed to be aliens, not sea turtles!” Lizzie cried. “I promised.”
“Promised whom?” Jessie asked in a serious voice.
Before Lizzie could answer, the girls heard more footsteps.
“Shut the door,” Jessie said. “It might be one of the Seals coming to take a look. “Who is it?” she asked when there was a knock at the door.
“Benny the Whale and Henry the Shark,” a boy’s voice answered. “Open up, or well swallow your cabin!”
The girls burst into giggles.
Jessie opened the door.
“Time to
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