Read:The Swim of Things

Anne: Why can’t they hurry up?

Diana: First one out gets to claim the wharf!

Gilbert: Ha, then I think I’ll call it ‘Gilbert Island’!

Diana: Oh, yeah? We’ll see about that!

Felicity: Calm down, everyone. Calm down. They’ve almost finished securing the wharf.

Matthew: Ah. It’s ready!

Felicity: Out of my way!

Gilbert: Hey, wait! Not fair!

Anne: Huh? What’s the matter, Felix?

Felix: Guess I don’t feel like swimming.

Anne: Don’t worry about them. Take your time.

Matthew: Watch out. Rough water’s ahead. Wooow.

Felicity: I claim the wharf! I claim the wharf!

Gilbert: No fair!

Felicity: Wooo!

Anne: Hey, watch where you’re jumping!

Gilbert: What’s the matter, slow bulk ?

Felix: Too… hard. I’m a bad swimmer.

Diana: You won’t be for long.

Felicity: Now that Perry’s brother is back from college to give us swimming lessons.

Anne: Oh, brother indeed.

Diana: There’s a swim coach now!

Felicity: Yoohoo! Hi, Lorne! Oh, this will be such a wonderful summer.

Felix: Oh. I’m not so sure about that.

Lorne: Since you all know how to swim…

Gilbert: Some better than others.

Felix: Huh!

Gilbert: Hey!

Lorne: Our swimming lessons will focus on how to improve so you can swim further and faster.

Felicity: Ah, whatever you say, Lorne.

Lorne: Good. At the end of our lessons, we’ll have a demonstration to show the town what you’ve learned.

Children: Hooray! Yeah! Hooray!

Felix: Oh…

Lorne: Let’s form teams for a relay swim.

Felicity: Me, me first!

Lorne: Now, this isn’t a race.

Felicity: Hahaha! That’s what he thinks.

Lorne: It’s only to encourage us to be our best. You’ll never get better without challenging yourselves. First up! Go!

Lorne: That’s quite a snack you’ve got.

Felix: : You want a piece?

Lorne:Thanks, but I prefer healthier snacks.

Felicity: As usual. I was first!

Gilbert: Were not!

Felicity: Was too!

Lorne: Not bad for starters.

Gilbert: That was nothing! Look what I can do!

Diana: Oh, yeah? Look at us!

Felicity: I can do a loopty-loop in the water.

Tadaa!

Anne: I can do better than them, Lorne!

Felicity: Then show us, Miss Smartypants.

Anne: I’ll do uh… uh… a triple-decker-swirly-gig!

Lorne: A what?

Anne: Wooow! Uh!

Lorne: [gasps]

Anne: Ouch. Oh, the humiliation.

Diana: Anne, are you okay?

Anne: Oh, I’m fine, just… fine. Aw, aw, aw.

Lorne: Now everybody, let this be a lesson on the importance of safety around water. Never run on the wharf!

Anne: I assure you, I never will again.

Lorne: Still, you have to rest your shoulder.

Anne: For how long?

Lorne: The rest of the day at least.

Anne: The rest of the day?!