The 26th of May was such a hot day with near record temperatures in the upper 90s that Nellie and Emma snuck away to dip their feet in the cool pond about a half mile from home. On the way to the pond they hurried through Farmer McMurphy's fields, and stopped to pick a few ripe, juicy strawberries to snack on.
They arrived at the pool hot and dusty and quickly threw off their shoes and plunged their feet under into the green water. Nellie kicked her feet and splashed Emma who shrieked with mixed indignation and joy. There was a rustle in the trees overhead and then a quiet hoot from an owl as he sleepily stared down at them from above. He shifted from one foot to the other and then closed his eyes, dismissing the girls below.
"Oh, I wish we had a radio," Nellie sighed. We could listen to the "Top 5 at Five" and dance. Next time we have to bring papa's portable radio."
Emma agreed that dancing in the cool pond might be fun, and then they sat in silence for a few minutes. Listening to the birds and the wind, they might have fallen asleep, but the sound of thunder roused them and they quickly put on their shoes and hurried toward the safety of home as the dark and menacing storm clouds thickened behind them.
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