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Definition
Characters:
Megan
Matt
Amalia
Amalia: So, guys, there¡¦s so many things we could do today. Let¡¦s plan so much that we make a day of it. What do you think?
Matt: I¡¦m perfectly fine watching TV. We just got Cartoon Network.
Megan:
Matt! You can¡¦t spend all your time with the
idiot box!
Let¡¦s get out of here!
Amalia: Whoa-ho, Megan. If looks could kill, you¡¦d be in trouble!
Matt: Aw, quit it, you two. I could stop with the TV in a flash if you can come up with something good.
Megan: There¡¦s lots to do. Want to go rock climbing?
Amalia: I¡¦d love to, but I haven¡¦t gotten a clean bill of health from my doctor yet. I don¡¦t think I can put that much strain on my wrist since I broke it.
Matt:
Oh yeah, your wrist. Well, that
rules out bowling then.
Amalia: Yep, but it¡¦s so nice out, let¡¦s think of something we could do outside.
Megan: You took the words out of my mouth.
Matt:
How about horseback riding then? That shouldn¡¦t bother your wrist too much.
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Megan:
Oh, say yes, Amalia! That¡¦s something you could
do standing on your head.
You¡¦ve been riding for a coon¡¦s age.
Amalia: That does sound pretty cool. There are some pretty good trails in the woods around here. So, if we book the horses for two hours that takes us to lunch time. We should eat, and then what?
Matt: The movies?
Amalia and Megan: Matt!
Matt:
Just teasing. Boy, getting to
you two is like shooting fish in a
barrel, I tell you!
Amalia: Quit horsing around. We¡¦re trying to plan here!
Megan:
I know what we could do. The pool isn¡¦t far from the stables. Why don¡¦t we hit
the pool? It¡¦s really cool since they fixed it up¡Xit¡¦s got a huge slide into
the water and everything.
Matt: That sounds great, but I¡¦ll only go if you two promise you won¡¦t spend all the time we¡¦re there making eyes at the boys.
Amalia: What are you talking about?
Matt:
Last time I went to the pool with you two, you spent all our time there
checking out
the lifeguard and giggling at the boys.
Megan: Did not!
Matt: Did, too!
Megan:
At least we don¡¦t make a beeline
for the snack bar, like some people I could mention.
Amalia: Stop it you, two. If that¡¦s the way you¡¦re going to be, Matt, maybe we should just skip the pool.
Matt: Then we¡¦re practically back at square one!
Megan: You¡¦re right. So let¡¦s go to the pool, and we promise, no checking out the boys!
Amalia: Okay, then, if we stay at the pool till 4:00 or so, that still leaves us time for more fun. What next?
Matt:
Let¡¦s think of something we only do
once in a blue moon.
Megan: What could that be? I mean, we don¡¦t go horseback riding or to the pool that often any more. We¡¦re all too busy with school.
Matt:
How about we stop at the grocery store and buy
a mess
of cookie ingredients and then go over to Grandma¡¦s and help her make cookies?
Then we can sit around and chew
the fat with her for a few
hours. She¡¦d like that.
Amalia: Now that¡¦s using your noodle! I think Grandma would agree to that in two shakes of a lamb¡¦s tail. We should call her and see if she¡¦s busy, though.
Megan:
Hang on, I just called her on my cell, and she said great, but she¡¦s going to be
at a meeting till 5:30 or so. But if we come then, we can have dinner with her.
Amalia: Should we bring something in to her?
Megan: She says, no, she has some stuff in the freezer that she can pull out now. And she says after dinner, we can make the cookies and have them for dessert.
Amalia: Well, if we leave the
pool around 4:00 that gives us an hour and a half to go shopping and get to
Grandma¡¦s. We have plenty of time to stop at the coffee shop for a snack. I
know you eat like a horse,
Matt. 
Matt: Hey, I¡¦m a growing boy. Nothing wrong with that. And if we¡¦re swimming, I¡¦ll need to refuel.
Megan: OK, since that¡¦s all planned, let¡¦s get going!
