The Adventures of Lucy Lou, Book 1

By Dorothy Minter

The Adventures of Lucy Lou (Book 1) is a compilation of six short stories. The stories were written over a period of several years. All of the stories have moral value. In the first book, Lucy Lou shows compassion for her mother and bargains with the ghost. The second book depicts how a handicap does not keep one from doing great things. This bo

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stratton Press
• Release date: Oct 17, 2019
• ISBN: 9781643457888

Dorothy Minter

Dorothy Minter was born in Hopkins County, Texas, on a sandy land farm. She married the love of her life and moved to Denton in 1955. Her interest in becoming a published author came quite by accident. She has a master’s degree in special education and postgraduate work in school administration. She is retired and plans to devote her time to writing, volunteer work, and travel. She also writes poetry and does public speaking.

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Acknowledgment

I would like to thank all of the people who encouraged and supported me in the writing of The Adventures of Lucy Lou.

I would also like to thank my friend, Mary Smith, who asked me to write a children’s book about bullying. She is now deceased.

Lucy Lou’s Ghost Secret

Illustrated by Jan Michael Vincent Sy

Lucy Lou lived with her mama, Etha, in an old country house. The house had two large bedrooms and a large kitchen. It had a front porch that covered the entire front of the house.

Lucy Lou was sleeping comfortably on her bed when her mother awakened her.

Wake up, baby. There’s a ghost in the house, she said. Let’s go over to Nezzie’s and spend the night.

Lucy Lou thought to herself, This is the fourth time we have left home because Mother keeps seeing the ghost. Mother said she had seen the ghost again, that it was always hanging from the ceiling and that the ghost always wore a white dress.

So Lucy Lou’s mother took her by the hand, and away they went down the road to Nezzie’s house.

She and her mother had to cross a branch on a log to get to Nezzie’s house. It was the fall of the year, and the leaves had begun to fall. The days were still warm, but the nights were cool. The moon and the stars in the sky seemed to guide them as they went across the field to Nezzie’s house. And even though the moon and the stars were giving light, they could still see the fireflies. They were lined up in a straight line, like a marching band.

In order to get to Nezzie’s house, they had to go over a branch. The branch was about six feet deep.

There was a log there to walk across the branch. They had walked this log many times before. When they reached the log, her mama went across first, and before Lucy Lou could cross, a huge snake crawled upon the log. The snake was about five or six feet long and was arrayed in many beautiful colors. So here they were, Lucy Lou and her mother separated from each other by a snake; so close, yet so far.

So they both sat down to wait for the snake to leave so that Lucy Lou could cross over.

As Lucy Lou sat there, she thought about her nice warm bed. She could almost feel the nice warm covers, pulled up around her neck, keeping her all cozy and warm. She could not understand how her mother could be afraid of someone who was dead. Mother said the ghost was her husband’s first wife. Lucy