The Rainstorm Brainstorm
No Tools? No Present. No Fooling!
The next morning, all the girls go back to the garden, singing to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”:
We’re the WellieWishers
We like fun,
Here in the garden,
Under the sun.
We love Aunt Miranda,
Soon we’ll say:
“It’s your birthday,
Hip-hip, hooray!”
But they see Kendall is already sitting beside the playhouse, looking sad. Kendall explains that Aunt MIranda’s birthday is coming up, but they may not be able to make her a present because Kendall can’t find her tools. And they need the tools to turn the Tomorrow Pile into presents.
The other girls look at each other embarrassed. Ashlyn confesses that they were using the tools to play with, and then they must’ve forgotten them under the tree. Emerson offers to run and go get them.
All together the girls run off to the shady tree. Unfortunately, it had rained overnight, so the sticks and leaves are all sticky on the ground. After some searching, they locate all of Kendall’s tools.
But instead of joy when they returned the tools to Kendall, she looks upset. The hammer is dirty, the pencil is blunt, the apron wrinkled, the googles smoggy, the tape measure tangled, and the scissors gummy. And, the notepad is soggy.
“Sorry,” says Emerson. But Kendall is mad. She explodes, saying that they’re supposed to be working on the project together. But instead, they all go off and play. They used the tools as toys, and now they’re ruined. Nobody can use the tools in that state. So, they might as well forget about making a gift for Aunt Miranda. And with that, Kendall throws the tools on the ground and stomps away.
The other girls had never seen Kendall so upset. The WellieWishers feel ashamed. Camille picks up the tools, and says “We’ve got some work to do.” Emerson responds, “No fooling.”