Louise and the Old Man

By Irene Constantine

This book is suitable for eight, and nine year olds.

Louise a six year old child is fascinated by a painting on the wall in her mother`s bedroom. It is of an old man gazing towards the hills. One day when she is gazing at him, he starts to walk.

Hoy, wait for me. He stops to jump her into the painting. The story tells of their adventures, through the land of paintings.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Feb 14, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524677350

Irene Constantine

I live in the ancient parish of Long Preston. It is in the North Yorkshire National Park. This book tells the story of two pigs, Amanda and friend Caroline, with lots of other characters who give the pigs help and, sometimes, hindrance along the way to discover the lost curl. It is suitable for eight- and nine-year-olds.

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Published by AuthorHouse 03/13/2017

ISBN: 978-1-5246-7736-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-7735-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017901904

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FOR

Winifred Louise

Carianne Louise

Emma Louise

CONTENTS

Louise

The Painting

The Old Man

The other side of the hills

The second painting

Seals

Seal Island

Journey to the trees

Seal Problems

The Old Man is inspired.

The Old Man’s Idea.

Some bodies

Sheep

Sheep Conversation

Football

Louise has thoughts of home

The Elastic Man

Explanations

Mr and Mrs two toes

The elastic man is upset

Strange clothes

Observations

Lollypop trees in distance

Ticklems Get Lost

Confusion

Possible Solution

On Target

Happiness

Flying Horses

Horse Conversation

Pony Ride

Advanced Lesson

More Adventures

Creatures in wood

Falling off Brown Pony’s back

Twittering Birds

Owl holds an enquiry

Enquiry Continued

Home at Last

Acknowledgements go to Author house USA for turning my manuscripts into lovely books You have my thanks, and respect.

LOUISE

What s that smudge on your for head? Louise’s mother wanted to know. She gave a quick glance around her bed room. The dressing table was fairly tidy, one or two things had been re- arranged. She sniffed. Louise had been using her perfume again. The picture, hanging on the wall, was crooked, a beautiful oil painting, which seemed to fascinate her daughter. She straightened it. Louise often came into mum’s bedroom to play, and to gaze at the picture, as she was doing now standing there, in her stocking feet, gazing up as if in a trance.

Show me your hands The palms were dirty. Mum moved closer, to inspect the smudge on her for head. It looked like a letter N, or perhaps M.

You’ve been up to something, I now you have. She said thoughtfully, considering, the red lips, and varnished nails. "You’ve been wearing my shoes again, haven’t you, goodness child your socks are filthy What on earth have you being doing?

Louise stood there, and for once she did not reply. She was thinking about the adventure, the most excitimg one, she had ever had.

You’re not going to tell me, are you, never mind, there doesn’t seem to have been any harm done. She went out of the room, leaving Louise alone with her thoughts.

THE PAINTING

The adventure had started, when her mother popped out for a moment, leaving Louise behind, with instructions to behave herself, for a short while. She never could