Boy He's Lighting Up the World
He's ready to jump. He's saying, "Hi Ho Silver." He's got a boo boo on his knees. He fell and hurt himself. Trying to find him.
It's a boy. Sure ain't no girl! His name is Jim. Billy. Give that boy a name. I can't tell ya. The paper boy.
He's at home in a chair. Home in a chair. I think he's at home right now. He's on top of the chair. In the playroom. In the living room.
I can't figure out how these light bulbs go on in his hands. Must have batteries. It's hard to tell where he's at. He jumped off the chair and said, "WHEEEE!" because no one is in there. He's jumping off the chair. He isn't standing-he's jumping. He's standing on the seat of the chair. A lamp shade on his head. Couldn't be electricity because there's no wire going to him. Gotta be batteries. It's dark in the room. He just can't see anything cuz he's got that lampshade on his head. When he jumps to the floor he'll lose the lampshade.
He's hollering to the other kids in the playroom, "C'mon you guys. It's your turn. He showed us how to do it."
There's someone else there. Must be his sister. Maybe it's a preschool. A street girl? The other kids are chicken. No, they're afraid of getting a whooping by the parents. My mom would sure whoop me if I got on the furniture and jumped. Afraid I would get hurt. The parents are probably gone. The parents are in Iowa. The parents aren't gone. They're right there. (Pointing to the picture) He'll probably laugh. He'll put the light bulbs down and pick up the lampshade. He says, "How come you guys wouldn't do that. It's a lot of fun." He'll get in trouble. You bet. If nobody tells he won't!
January 17, 2008. Written by: George, Tom, Hal, Reece, Bob, Helen, Don
Staff who assisted: Noreen, Liz, and Kathy
The Malloy 3North Storytellers are from the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa.
