"Next time, just remember the G for Gigi and Gusi. Don't give it any horns, okay?" Edmund said.
Instead of nodding, Sky raised her index finger. Her eyes twinkled, implying something. "For Gigi and Gusi, I would add wings to all the letter G."Edmund's brows furrowed again. "Your pencil will run out faster then.""I'm just kidding, Uncle. It's dangerous if I give them wings. They can fly and then disappear. Gigi and Gusi can become Ii and Usi."While Edmund was at a loss for words, Alice approached with a light laugh. "You're making great progress, Honey. You know how to put words together now."Sky smiled proudly. "Yes, Mama. That's because I study a lot. Soon, I'll be able to write my own journal."After kissing Sky's head, Alice sat opposite them. She furtively twitched her eyebrows at Edmund. Getting a nod, she cleared her throat."Honey, since we moved here, you always have nightmares. You often wake up in the middle of the"Which constellation do you like best?" Edmund asked."That one!" Sky pointed at Ursa Major. Edmund's forehead furrowed. "Why?" "Because it's always in the north. On Mama's compass, north is the letter E. E is for Edmund." Sky hugged her father's neck with all her might, not caring if he was suffocating because of her action. Edmund could only laugh at her "sweet attack". "You know what, Honey? You're lucky to have such a good Papa," Alice whispered, throwing a bait. "Yes, Uncle Ed is the coolest father in the world. He's not only handsome and fun, but also creative and kind!" As Sky kissed his cheek repeatedly, Edmund chuckled. Alice's feelings became even more mixed watching it. Sky already considered Edmund her father, but why hadn't she changed the way she called him? "Now, want to lie down and watch the constellations?" Edmund's voice interrupted her thoughts. "Yes, but in the tent. We can lie down w
"Okay, then, have fun. I'll wait until you guys get home. We have a little time on Sunday night, right?" Elizabeth said, accepting defeat. "What do you want to play with me, Grandma?" Sky stood on tiptoe, waiting for an answer. "A lot of stuff. Spare your weekend if you want to know." Sky's lips pursed. "Oh, sorry, Grandma. I already have plans for the next three months." "Three months?" Elizabeth's eyes nearly popped out. Her plan could go stale if she had to wait that long. "Yes. After exploring this area, we will continue to other places. How about we just play on weekdays, Grandma? Wait for me to come home from work or, you can come to my office room. We can play after I finnish my tasks. " "You have an office room?" Elizabeth's eyes could no longer open any wider. "Yes. It was a gift from Uncle Ed because I am an Environmental Ambassador and Supervisor at his company." Elizabeth sigh
"Jeez, Honey. You don't have to do that. Your head will hurt." Alice grabbed her daughter's hand. Meanwhile, Edmund cupped Sky's cheeks to stop her from holding her breath. "Sky, you know what? There are better ways to signal that you're excited about our trip." Sky took a deep breath. "Really? How?" "By smiling and laughing." "I've been doing that all day." Edmung nodded quickly. "Yeah, that's what made me realize that our trip was perfect. So, I made my own sign." "Okay, since Uncle Ed and I have made a sign, now it's Mama's turn." Getting an expectant wink from Sky, Alice frowned. "I've made a sign too. I was laughing with you earlier." "No, Mama. You have to make a different sign." Alice was silent for a moment. "Is there any way to express joy other than crying and laughing?" "Yes, Mama." Sky giggled, suspiciously. "You have to sing while dancing. Like I usually do." Alice sighed in disbelie
Once again, Sky turned to face the innocent little insect. "You guys ... listen to me carefully. Biting people's lips is not good. If they get hurt, how can they eat and talk? They'll definitely have a hard time. You're lucky my parents' lips are only slightly swollen. Otherwise, I would have put you in in a bottle and then shaken it until you all got dizzy." "Honey, aren't you an animal lover? Why do you think of torturing ants like that?" Alice asked gently. "That's a lesson they deserve, Mama. They won't die, just a little dizzy. So, once they get out of the bottle, they can't walk straight for a while." Edmund shook his head at that imagination. Before his amusement subsided, Sky had grumbled again. "Next time, if you want to bite someone, just bite their leg or hand. Not the lips, understand? Because wounds on the lips are more difficult to treat." "Sky, what if they bite on the neck?" Alice quietly elbowed Edmund. The man put on
Since the sun had set, Sky wasn't allowed to leave the tent. In fact, she also wanted to prepare dinner. However, Alice and Edmund forbade her. As a result, she busied herself with her journal. "Tada! Look at this, Grassy. I've finished my travel journal for today." Sky pulled the green teddy bear onto her lap. Together, they "paid attention" to her journal. "This is the beginning of the journey. I am very happy. That's why my smile is the biggest." She pointed to the curve of the lips she had drawn. Then, her index finger shifted to a picture of a group of people wearing the same hats. "This is the moment when we met a group of tourists who used the services of Uncle Ed's company. They spoke a language I didn't understand, but Mama could chat with them. Mama is great!" Suddenly, Sky giggled. Her attention was drawn to the image of three people sitting on a picnic mat. Two of them had very thick lips. Another one looked like she was la
"Mama, Uncle Ed! We are right. It is north! We found the right star!" Sky shouted from inside the tent. Hearing that, Edmund and Alice chuckled. "Bring the compass here, Honey. Mama and Papa want to see it too!" "Oh, yeah. I forgot I was still in the tent." Sky appeared with a happy face. She handed the compass into Edmund's hands. Together, they checked. "Look! The telescope is pointing to E. E is for Edmund. We're facing north!" "Should we take a photo to capture this moment?" Alice suggested, making Edmund stunned. He suddenly felt that his wife's memory had returned."Yes!" Sky said, interrupting his thoughts. "Let's take photos with the magic camera. We'll take lots of pictures. I want to stick them in my journal, on the wall of my office, in Uncle Ed's office, then let's stick the rest on the biome map. People who see it will definitely be happy and want to come here too!" Edmund could not help
"Uncle Scott? Why did you come by motorbike? That's against the rules of adventure." Sky put her hands on her hips, annoyed. "Look! The squirrels are running away because of you." Scott raised his hand, waving at Sky. "Hello, Sky. Sorry if I disturbed you. I have important news to convey." Edmund furrowed his brows. "Is my mother acting up?" "Your mother fell in the bathroom. She complained of dizziness. The servants tried to take her to the hospital, but she refused. She even threw your doctor away. She said she would only be treated if you persuaded her." Edmund took a quick breath. "Have you guys checked her blood pressure?" "Yes, it's high. But apparently, your mother did it on purpose. Mrs. Klein found snack packagings in the trash can in her room." Edmund looked down and gritted his teeth. As he closed his eyes, Scott continued, "And you know what? Your mother called Giselle to your house yesterday. I don't know what they talked
Sky brought her face closer to Elizabeth's eyes. The woman immediately tilted her head away. Her hand pressed Sky's shoulder to stop her from approaching. "Before my patience runs out, get out of bed!" This time, Sky flinched. She quickly got down and stood up, covering her ears. Seeing her behavior, Elizabeth sighed in disbelief. "You dare make fun of me? Who taught you to cover your ears when I'm advising you? Your mother?" "Sorry, Grandma. It's not that I don't want to hear your voice. Uncle Ed said, if you're angry, you can pinch my ear. Because of that, I have to protect myself." Elizabeth sighed and pressed her temples. Her head started to throb. Maybe now, she really had high blood pressure. "Grandma, are you okay? Does your head hurt again? Or are your ears ringing? You should watch her diet, Grandma. I heard that older people get sick more easily. You should only eat healthy food. Don't eat snack carelessly." "You thin
"Sky, we should have brought that rifle too. Why did we leave it in the tent? The hunter could have taken it," Emily whispered as she shook Sky's hand. Feeling uncomfortable, Louis elbowed his sister in the arm. "Emily, there's nothing to regret. We'd better think of a way to defeat this evil man." "You think you can beat me?" The hunter laughed harshly. "Don't dream!" The hunter raised his rifle again. However, when he was about to aim, a strange sound came from above. Seeing a big orangutan about to jump from a branch, Sky hurriedly pulled the twins to run. She no longer cared about the rifle lying on the ground. She knew very well that angry orangutan was much more dangerous than the hunter. Meanwhile, the hunter was already stunned. He could only scream when the large mammal fell on him. The other hunters who watched did not dare to act. They didn't even move, afraid that the orangutan would think of them as their next target. "Aaargh! You guys .... Don't just sta
The twins fell silent. They didn't know what the right answer was. They didn't want to go back to that cramped confinement, but they also didn't want to be shot. Moreover, the hunter in front of them seemed serious about his threat. "Louis, I don't think we should fight back. He won't hesitate to shoot us. Look, his finger is ready to pull the trigger," Emily whispered anxiously. Louis swallowed hard. He agreed with his sister, but was reluctant to admit it. "Relax, Emily. There must be other ways to survive." He thought hard, forcing his brain to come up with spontaneous ideas. "Sir, how about we negotiate?" he said unexpectedly. The hunter pulled his eyes back from the lookout hole. One of his eyebrows rose. He didn't expect to hear those words. "What kind of negotiation can a little kid like you offer?" "We are not ordinary kids. We are the heirs of the Savior Group, potential great leaders in the future. If you are willing to free us, we will pay you a large amount.
"Papa, what a coincidence, Louis' GPS is with me. I'm looking at the coordinates of our location," Sky blinked stiffly. "That's great, Baby. Can you tell me the coordinates? I will be heading straight there." Sky swallowed hard. Cold sweat beaded on her forehead. "That's the problem. I forgot the numbers I had memorized." Edmund fell silent for a moment. Sky could imagine him sighing in disappointment. "Papa, are you angry? Change." "No, Baby. I'm not angry. I understand that you are too nervous. Try to take a deep breath, calm your mind. You have managed to remember all the numbers and even letters, Darling. Slowly, you will be able to read them." Sky followed Edmund's advice. After closing her eyes for a moment, she looked carefully at the coordinates. "There's a little line sleeping here, Papa." "Okay. That's a negative sign. It means you are south of the equator. Then?" "There's an egg. It's zero, right?" "Yes. You're doing well so far. What's next, D
"Do I see correctly? There is a human child in the middle of the forest?" The man spoke a language that Louis and Emily didn't understand. An annoyed chuckle came from the other man. "Damn! Just adding to our work." "What should we do now?" "What else? We can't possibly let them escape. They can report to other people. Our plan could be ruined. Let's catch them!" The twins blinked at the rifle pointed at them. Emily immediately hid behind Louis' back, while Louis bravely stepped forward and stretched his arms in front of Mimi. "Don't hurt these orangutans! They are rare animals protected by the whole world. They should not be hunted and traded!" Louis exclaimed loudly. Over Louis' shoulder, Emily peeked out. "Yes! Orangutans must be conserved, not hunted. Don't you feel sorry for them? Look! The baby is scared!" Unexpectedly, the two hunters laughed. Not long after that, another person arrived with a frightening aura. His skin color was much paler than his friends. Obvio
"No, Louis." Emily frowned. "We can't leave Mimi here alone. She could die." "But that's what she wants. She wants her child to be safe! She will survive. We just need to save her child quickly. I think we can do it. We are trained children, you remember?" Once again, Emily shook her head firmly. "No, Louis. That's too risky. We can't be selfish and think about our own pleasure. How about we just call the forest house? This is a serious matter." While Louis took a deep breath, Sky knitted her eyebrows. She looked very serious with her lips folded inward. "I think Emily is right. We can't solve this problem alone. We need help from adults. Our parents and the foundation people. We have to report this to them. Mimi needs medical help, while the poachers need to be caught." Louis pondered for a moment. He was actually reluctant to contact his parents. He wanted to be independent. However, Emily and Sky's words made sense. The problem was too big for them. "Okay. I'll call Dad
"Sky, what's that sound?" Emily whispered in a choked voice. "Is that an explosion?" "I think it was the sound of a gun," Louis interrupted before grabbing the smaller girl's arm. "Sky, could it be a poacher?" Sky blinked angrily. "Maybe yes. This area is outside the scope of the foundation. The patrol team only checks it occasionally, when they have time." "Isn't illegal hunting prohibited? Only bad people still kill animals. What do you think they just shot, Sky? Is it an orangutan?" Louis asked with a serious expression. Emily immediately shuddered in horror. "Oh, if the hunters are targeting orangutan, I hope it manages to escape and survive. Orangutans are rare animals. It would be a shame if they became extinct." "And I hope it's not Mimi," Sky continued, stomping her foot. "She always takes her child everywhere. She must have difficulty moving and is vulnerable to attacks." "How about we check it? If it is indeed the work of poachers, we can immediately report this
"Honey, have you seen the kids?" Alice asked as she approached Edmund. "Kids?" Edmund looked away from his laptop. His eyebrows raised. "Aren't they still sleeping? I didn't see them come out of the tent." "I thought so too. But after I checked, they weren't there." Edmund looked around. His eyes and ears sharpened. However, no trace of the children was detected. "Are they playing in the back garden?" Alice shook her head. "I've checked it. They're not there." "Chicken coop? Who knows, Sky took the twins to see the chicks." "Not there too." Edmund snapped his fingers. "The geese coop! They must be playing with Gigi and Gusi." Alice took a deep breath. The lines on her forehead looked clearer. "I've looked everywhere, Ed. They're not anywhere." "Have you searched the house? Who knows, they might be playing hide and seek. They might be hiding somewhere." Edmund got up from the chair, about to check another room. At that moment, Russell ran out of the gue
Louis' brows furrowed at Edmund's question. "Why did you ask that, Sir? Of course I love Sky. She's my friend. She's like a little sister to me." Edmund blinked stiffly. "Is that so? You think of her as a little sister?" Louis nodded firmly. "Yeah, I think Emily is like that too. She used to want a younger sister. When Russell was born, she was sad. Sky's presence helped her to forget that disappointment." Edmund's lips slowly pursed. His hands were shoved into his pockets. "So, you consider my daughter to be your sister?" he muttered. For some reason, a feeling of relief rose in his heart. "Does it mean you will look after her like your little sister?" "Yes, I will take good care of Sky. I won't make her cry." Edmund's eyebrows knitted together. "But earlier, I saw you picking on Emily. Can you be trusted to look after your younger siblings?" Louis' lips suddenly twitched. While scratching his temple, he chuckled. "About that, I actually like teasing Emily. She's a cr
Everyone clapped when Sky and her animal friends finished performing. It wasn't just the Harper kids who were amazed, but their parents too. "Thank you, Sky. This is the sweetest welcome we have ever received," Kara said with a big smile. "Yes, this is an extraordinary welcome. How did you train those animals? Not just cat and dog, you also managed to train two geese." Frank gave Sky thumbs up. The little girl chuckled proudly. "That's because they're not just animals, Sir. They're my friends and they're smart. I think they want to follow my instructions because we get along well." "They're your friends?" Frank raised an eyebrow. The twins immediately scrambled to explain. "There are no other children here, Daddy. Therefore, Sky only plays with her animal friends." "Sky said she always fed them a lot. I think that's why the animals obey her. They like Sky!" Sky jumped enthusiastically. "Louis and Emily are right. Every day, I spend most of my time with my animal friend