Creating Fiction for History: April and June

From a distance, these two little girls look like sisters. In reality, April and June were the best of friends. Born to well-off families, April and June lived right next to one another. They grew up playing together on the front lawn, walking with their mothers in the park, and going to the circus to see the incredible animals.

Today their mothers could not wait any longer. Each girl was dressed in her finest clothes with hair all done up. The two met outside, ready to play, but April and June were quickly ushered down the street past the park, past where the ducks were, past everything fun.

Their faces promptly turned from smiles to frowns as they told each other how boring it was. Their mothers gossiped about Mrs. Marel and her new dog and giggled over how cute the girls looked.

April and June perked up as they saw the candy shop with all its sweet-smelling glory before them. They stared in awe as they saw the sweet sugar being pulled in front of their eyes. Their mothers chuckled as they grabbed the girls' hands and veered away from the candy shop and into the photographer's studio.

The girls were put in the center of a set with all these fun toys they wanted to play with. The man with the camera yelled "No! No! No!" resetting all the objects and positioning April and June "just so." He told them to hold still for a very long time. They both hated it.

Afterward, their mothers were so pleased with the girls' behavior and the promise of a perfect photo, they veered into the candy shop, all to the girls great joy and relief. Finally, the girls were able to have some fun!