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Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah and the Five Hooting Athletic Ostriches
Starring the Instagram sensations: Titus (9), Solomon (8), and Jeremiah (6) - @heartandhamer

Once upon a time there were courageous boys named Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah. They were on the way to see their mom and dad, when they decided to take a short cut through Angeles National Forest.

It wasn't long before Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah got lost. They looked around, but all they could see were trees. Nervously, they felt into their book bag for their favourite toy, Surf Board, but Surf Board was nowhere to be found! Titus, Solomon and Jeremiah, began to panic. They felt sure they had packed Surf Board. To make matters worse, they were starting to feel hungry.

Unexpectedly, they saw a Hooting Athletic ostrich dressed in a yellow surf suit disappearing into the trees.

"How odd!" thought Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah.

For the want of anything better to do, they decided to follow the peculiarly dressed ostrich. Perhaps it could tell them the way out of the forest.

Eventually, Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah reached a clearing. They found themselves surrounded by houses made from different sorts of food. There was a house made from Protein Bars, a house made from Doritos, a house made from Oreos, a house made from Skittles, a house made from doughnuts and a house made from Twizzers.

Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah could feel their tummy rumbling. Looking at the houses did nothing to ease their hunger.

"Hello!" They called. "Is anybody there?"

Nobody replied.

Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah looked at the roof on the closest house and wondered if it would be rude to eat somebody else's chimney. Obviously it would be impolite to eat a whole house, but perhaps it would be considered acceptable to nibble the odd fixture or lick the odd fitting, in a time of want.

A cackle broke through the air, giving Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah a fright. A leprechaun jumped into the space in front of the houses. He was hauling a cage. In that cage was Surf Board!
A cackle broke through the air, giving Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah a fright. A leprechaun jumped into the space in front of the houses. He was hauling a cage. In that cage was Surf Board!

"Surf Board!" shouted Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah. He turned to the leprechaun. "That's my toy!"

The leprechaun just shrugged.

"Give Surf Board back!" cried Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah.

"Not on your lucky charms!" said the leprechaun.

"At least let Surf Board out of that cage!"

Before he could reply, five Hooting Athletic ostriches rushed in from a footpath on the other side of the clearing. Titus, Solomon, and Jeremiah recognised the one in the yellow surf suit that he'd seen earlier. The leprechaun seemed to recognise him too.

"Top of the morning to ya, Big Ostrich," said the leprechaun.

"Good morning." The ostrich noticed Surf Board. "Who is this?"

"That's Surf Board," explained the leprechaun.

"Ooh! Surf Board...