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Great Uncle Frank

The story upons up in the Pataki`s Dining room where Big Bob is busy stuffing his face with food.

Miriam: Bob I got a letter from great Uncle Frank he says he coming over for the weekend.

Big Bob:What!!!

He immeditaly starts choking on his food.

Miriam:Ohh My.

Helga:Out off my way!!

Helga knowing what to do runs up and kicks him on the butt.Miriam ducks and the food spalters all over the wall.

Big Bob: Thanx Olga.

Helga:Its Helga dad.

Big Bob: Whatever any way Miriam I can not have my freak uncle come hear.

Miriam: But he`s family Bee.

Big Bob: But he is a nut all he does all day is read and write he some kind of freak or somthing.

Helga: But Olga reads dad.

Big Bob: Not as much as he does he is weird.

Miriam: Now come on bee He won`t anoy you cause he will be to busy reading anyhow.

Big Bob: I guess not now I won`t have to worry alright he can come but only for the weekends.

Helga:What does he like to read dad?

Big Bob: All I know is he loves to read poams and shakespear. He said and the started gobbeling down his food.

Helga:(thinks)Should I show him my poams would he like them?

Next day at school

Mr.Simmons:Class today is friday I have a special assignment for Monday I want you to bring a family member that your proud of and he will come tell us what his special job is.

Helga: I have no one in my family that has a special job that i am proud of.( She whispers to Phoebe.)

Phoebe: What about your great uncle that reads poetry thats coming over?

Helga: That is not really a job besides I do not even know him.

Bell Rings

Helga puts her books in her backback and walks out.

Phoebe:But you may get to know him when he comes over.

Helga: Yeah right like he`ll have time for me.

Phoebe: Ok Helga whatever you say see you monday.

Helga: Bye (she thinks to herself maybe I will show him my poams.)

She walks up to her house and notices there is a car infront of there house.

Helga:I guess he is here now.

She walks in.

Hello called a voice behind her

Helga starteled whirled around too see a very old scrawney man with huge glasses.

Helga: Dont ever surprise me like that I mean hi.

Great Uncle Frank: Hi kid you must be Helga pleasure to meet you.

Helga:Yeah right nice to meet you too I guess.

Great Uncle Frank: Ha Ha Ha I see youve heard about me you think I am strange ay well once you get my age the only adventures you can have is in a book.

Helga does not know what to say to this great uncle of hers she looks down at the floor what was she supposed to say?

Helga: Soooo whats your favorite book?

Great Uncle Frank : I do not really have a favorite he cackled.

Helga: Ohh My favorite is well I do not really have a favorite either.

Uncle Frank: Well I gotta go to my guest room now and read a book see ya he said.As he passed Helga and went upstairs into her room!!!!

Helga:Miriam!!!!

Miriam: What sweetheart?

Helga: Why is that weirdo in my room?

Miriam: You mean Great Uncle Frank Ohh you see hony there is no other place to put him besides your room so I am sure you won`t mind sleeping on the couch for your great uncle.

Helga:Ohhh man. She hastily walks up the stairs so she can make sure Great Uncle Frank won`t go in her closet.

Helga: Yo Uncle Frank stay out my closet.

Great Uncle Frank:Ohh hi Helga I won`t go in your closet I promise I was just reading the best part of this book Romeo and Juliet.

Helga:Really I was in the play Romeo and Juliet in school.

Great Uncle Frank:Cool who did you play?

Helga:Juliet.

Great Uncle Frank:Wow she is one of my favorite characters,

Helga: She was fun to play.

Great Uncle Frank: Come here and tell me about it.

Helga:Sure.

Helga found herself spending the whole afternoon with Uncle Frank telling him about the play and how she got in it but she did not tell him she did it for Arnold.

Miriam: Dinner!!!!!!!

Helga: Ohh wow its dinner already.

Great Uncle Frank: Yep good I am hungry

Helga: Me too.

Great Uncle Frank:Lets go.

After supper Helga watched some tv she decided she should let Uncle Frank finish Romio and Juliet.

Later in Helgas bedroom Great Uncle Frank finshes Romio and Juliet so he went to put his suicase under the bed when he spied a little pink book.

Great Uncle Frank: Hmmmm I wonder who this belongs to well I think I am going to read it anyway so I can find out what it is.

He immeditaly started reading all of Helgas poams. He spotted one where she sighned her name.

Great Uncle Frank: Helga wrote these some of these are good enough to be published that girl is amazing its to bad her parents don`t notice her like she told me.Hmm maybe I should Publish them in my new poam book I am creating it will be a surprise.

Helga is asleep and knows nothing of what Great Uncle Frank is going to do.Next morning.

Helga peeks in her room to see if Uncle Frank is up yet he is and was reading a book.

Helga:Uncle Frank I have a question to ask you.

Great Uncle Frank:Shoot it at me Helga.

Helga: What do you do for a living?

Great Uncle Frank: I publish books mostly poams usually.

Helga: Your a pulblisher I know you are only staying for the weekends but could you stay a extra day.

Great Uncle Frank:Why?

Helga: So you can come to class and tell them about your job Mr.Simmons said to bring someone your proad of and I`m proud of you being my Great Uncle I guess.

Hearing that Great Uncle Frank hops out of bed and hugs Helga.

Uncle Frank: Of course I will stay Helga I would be glad to go and I am proud that your my niece.

Great Uncle Frank goes to school and tells them what he does.But after that he has to go home.

Great Uncle Frank: Bye Helga, Miriam, Bob, see you in a month and I will bring Helga a surprise.

Big Bob: What?????

Great Uncle Frank:Byyyyeee he says as he zooms off

Helga: Pretty fast for an old guy.

Big Bob: What did he mean by coming in a month I don`t want that weirdo in my house again Miriam!!!!!

A Month Later.....

Helga and Phoebe are walking home from school.

Helga:That book that we have to pick our favorite poam out off is one of those books that my Great Uncle Frank published.

Phoebe:Really thats positively interesting Helga.

Helga: Yeah and he is coming over today and he says he has a surprise for me.

Phoebe: I wonder what it could be?

Helga: Probably some book or somthing like that.

Phoebe:Yeah well heres my house see ya later Helga

Helga:See yah

She starts running to her house so she can see her Great Uncle Frank and get her surprise. When she gets closer to her house she stops running and walks up to her house.

Great Uncle Frank:Hello Helga anxious to see your surprise?

Helga:No of course not well a little I guess.

Great Uncle Frank:Well here it is.He hands her a book.

Helga:The World`s Best Poams she read.

Helga:This is the book we are supposed to pick our favorite poam out of for school.

Great Uncle Frank:Open it to the page where I have it marked

Helga opened it and started to read her poam about Arnold when she realizes its hers she doesn`t seeem very happy.

Helga:AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

Frank:Whats the matter?

Helga:I got to get everyones copy away from everyone!! she says and she runs up to her room and locks the door.She quickly dresses in her black suit and goes out the window.Her first house she visits is Arnolds luckily Arnold is not there Helga climbs up the fire ecape and climbs in his window.

Helga:I am in his room she says in a dreamy voice but slaps herself so she could remeber what she was doing.

Helga:There it is she sneaks toward the book takes it and places it in her back pack

Helga:I`ll bring it back when I get the page torn out where my poam is she rushes out the window and continues the proccess.After she got all of the books out off all the fourths graders houses she climbs in the window of her room.

Helga: I am very tired she almost falls to the floor.``But no I got to get these pages out of the book first.``She was about to tear out the first page when there was a knock on the door.

Helga:What!!!!

Great Uncle Frank: Can I please come in.

Helga:No you almost ruined my life.

Great Uncle Frank:Why?

Helga:I did not want anyone to know I wrote those poams.

Great Uncle Frank: I thought about that thats why I had it sighned unknown.

Helga:You mean I went through all that trouble and they woulndnt even no it was me.

Great Uncle Frank:Yep.

Helga:AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

The End :)