Owen

Owen
By: Kevin Henkes


(Fantasy)

Owen had a fuzzy yellow blanket that he was sure to take everywhere.  Fuzzy liked everything Owen liked to do.  Mrs. Tweezer said Owen’s parents should try and tell him about the “Blanket Fairy”.  The Blanket Fairy would come in the middle of the night and leave a big boy gift in its place, but Owen didn’t want The fairy to take Fuzzy.  So Owen stuffed his blanket in his pants so the fairy couldn’t find it.  Fuzzy started getting really dirty and wasn’t so fuzzy anymore, but to Owen it was perfect.  Fuzzy became Owen’s friend for things he hated to do like the dentist and clipping his nails.  Mrs. Tweezer then told Owen’s parents about the vinegar trick.  So Owen’s father dipped his favorite corner in vinegar, but Owen just found a new corner on fuzzy.  Mrs. Tweezer said how he can’t go to school with Fuzzy, so they just have to say no.  So Owen’s parents told him he couldn’t bring it to school and he began to cry.  So mother had an idea and made Fuzzy into a bunch of handkerchiefs so Owen could bring him to school everyday.  Turns out Mrs. Tweezer had a lot of pink handkerchiefs from when she was younger too.