I can't wait to be able to read. :)
How interesting "D" is! It is the letter for dragons, like me! It feels so comfortable, like my own warm peach-fuzzy skin. It is like a pair of comfy pajamas. It tastes fuzzy like a peach, but not sweet--juicy, and a little bit tart. Amethyst says kiwi fruits taste like that. So kiwi fruits taste like "D"; they must be nice fruits. It is so nice to look at, all bluey and greeney colors that make my eyes happy, and don't break off suddenly like the colors of "B". It sounds like a harp string, and smells fresh and clean. Oh, I love "D" almost as much as "A". :)
What an odd letter "E" is. It sticks out all over and is warm and prickly. It makes lots of sounds, like "A". It is kind of a loud letter, like big bells. It tastes warm and dry, a little salty. It smells hot and windy. It is a wild letter, not at all as nice and tame as "B". But it is not a bad letter.
Hey! "b"..."a"..."d"...that makes "bad"! I spelled! Yay!
Amethyst says you can sing with just an "A" and a "D"! I tried it-it sounds like this: Da-da-da, Da Da, dadadadada!!! Neat! Hey, I can read that!! Da, DA!
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"F" is a soft letter, it tries to hiss away from me before I can catch it. It is smooth like wood, but also a little rough, like wood, in places. It smells nice, like baking bread, but tastes very little; maybe kind of earthy. It sounds soft and far away, maybe the way a pair of cymbals would sound if they did not crash too hard. It is woodsy and muted, and holds very still, as if it were waiting for something. I know that sounds strange when I said before that it slips away from me!! But still is how it _looks_, not how you say it. Does that make sense?
"G" is very hard compared to "F". It is rich and colorful, a sort of vain little letter. But the small "g" is bubbly and funny. It has more of a sense of humor. It tastes wet, but not very flavorful, almost like mineral water. I like sweet, melon-y "B" better. It feels pebbly and slick at the same time, like some types of clay things that are bumpy, but smoothly glazed. It sounds deep; Amethyst says it sounds a little like a tuba. So tubas sound like "G". It has a hard sound and a softer sound, but the soft sound is harder for me to learn.
"H" is icy! I did not know letters could be cold. But I guess they can be, since some are warm or even hot. "H" is cold and dry. I sounds like something clattering far away, like a xylophone of wood. It is a hard, metallic letter and tastes a little bit oily, and a little bitter. At first I did not think I would like it very much. But it smells very fresh, almost like a eucalyptus tree, and it is a very handsome sort of letter.
(Sigh.) I WANT TO LEARN FASTER!
I have been so busy lately, I don't have much time to write myself, but I try to write something for Aramis when he wants it. Aramis has finally made his long-awaited visit to the berry patch, and it is proving to be quite yummy. I am so sorry I did not get him here sooner, but work takes up so much time. I a, glad when lots of people visit and keep Aramis company while I am away.
Finally, I am in the berry patch! I like the berry patch. Berries are so good!! I wish I could be here all the time. You know, I think I felt that way about my shamrocks and my flowers, too. Isn't that funny? Do you think that maybe wherever you are right now always seems like the nicest place you can be while you're there???
Is "I" the selfish letter? It doesn't need to be! "I" can like to share, too! It is sweet and spicy-sour, how it tastes and how it smells. Amethyst says tamarind sauce tastes this way. And it is soft-bright, and wiggly, but smooth...if corduroy were made of porcelaine, that's how it would feel. It sounds hissy and hot, like a little fire.
 This is the berry patch. |
I don't know much about "J" and "K" just yet. "J" tastes like cotton candy and is mushy in my hands, but it comes back to shape--it doesn't melt like cotton candy. It is slobbery in my mouth, and that's how it sounds--like a spitty wind instrument! But it is a pretty, dreamy color.
"K" is much stronger. It is stiff and hard, and feels as if it is covered with shiny satin. It is dry and cakey in my mouth, and doesn't taste very good at all. >:p It is very bright and nice-looking, but it is formal. You can't get too close to "K". "K" sounds sort of stern, like a snare drum that means business. It smells like an old house.
I am getting bored. I want more letters to learn. I want to read my own stories and write e-mails to people!!! But it takes a long time to learn the letters, and a long time for Amethyst to make them. She just made three new letters--"L", "M", and "N", but I have not had time to learn them yet. Once I learn them, I will be halfway done!
P.S. Ray wrote to say, "Happy Canada Day!" We are going to have a day here soon, too. It is called Independence Day. Amethyst says she will show me fireworks. I wonder what those are?
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Lots of exciting things happened this past week. First, I had my first Independence Day. This is the birthday of the U.S.A., which is where I live. I didn't know countries had birthdays, but Amethyst says they do. Anyhow, they like to celebrate their birthdays with fireworks I guess, because we saw lots of them! It was really neat. I like fire a lot, but fireworks are even prettier.
I LOVE FIREWORKS!!!! :)
"L" is a jelly-sort of letter, all wiggly and wobbly in my mouth. In fact, it's a lot like green jello! It feels smooth, and cold, and mushy-munchy, just like jello, but has a pebbly feel, too. It tastes much wetter and juicier than jello though--more like my patch of shamrocks. It sounds like a deep, big, bubbling of water made by a whale. It looks soft and fuzzy, and smells a little wet and slightly sweet.
"M" is a tight, humming sort of letter. It feels hard and strong and a little nubby all over, like a hard old couch. It tastes bready but spicy, and feels a little warm. It hums a little like a bee, but much deeper. I like the smell of it--musky but not too strong. It looks like a sort of sober letter.
"N" is just like gold. It feels completely smooth and a little warm, like gold someone has been wearing. It sounds like the peal of a great bell. It is an upright letter, with a smooth, almost creamy taste but an oddly hot, metallic smell. What a nice letter. Right now it is shining at me.
"O" is like a big soft, thick bubble. It bounces in my mouth and smells earthy and wet. It has a sort of wet, earthy flavor, too, which Amethyst likes, but I like sweet things better. It is a kind of laughing letter, and it sounds a little like an oboe. It looks ocean-cool and a little frosty.
"P" has a salty flavor and a hot, pepperminty smell. It crunches, and sounds crunchy, too. It looks bold and straightforward, and it feels a little rough, like a bath towel. It's wet like a bathtowel, too.
Here in the berry patch, Aramis is having an extended Independence Day celebration, on account of his fascination with fireworks. :) Aramis wants them to stay until August, when he moves to a new place.
It has been very hot this month, so Aramis moved to a cool bubble home in the sea. He can't keep his fireworks with him down here, but he is enjoying watching the fish swim by and the sun sparkling down through the water.
 This is the water, as seen from Aramis' bubble. |
I like my bubble in the sea. It is so much cooler down here than on land. The berries were so nice and sweet, but they were beginning to dry up in the sun, so we had to make them into jam and jelly. I am eating jelly sandwiches down here and they are yummy. :q
I don't know what to make of "Q"! It smells sweet but tastes medicine-y. If you push it, it bounces like a rubber ball, and sounds a little flat and squawky. I think maybe it feels a little jealous because it can't make a sound without the "U". It is an interesting pink color, like clouds as the sun is going down. I am happy that I have learned so many letters. I think I will be able to read by winter.
I like "R". It is warm and furry and a little mossy. It smells dusty and a little sweet, and tastes brown and moist. It is so rusty and nice and greeny that if I sleep under it, it reminds my of a quiet tree in the forest. "R" purrs like a sleepy old cat.
Wow! What a letter "S" is! It is so red and spicy and hot. It feels pebbly and smooth, and it humms a little, but sometimes it hisses and spits like a frying pan. It has such a rich color. It smells very tingly and spicy-hot.
It is fall, and we just celebrated Thanksgiving. I love vegetables, and Amethyst made bunches and bunches of them for us to eat, plus apple pie. Sometimes I feel sad when Amethyst eats turkey. I know she doesn't eat it at the same time as we have dinner, so it won't upset me. Oh well. She is so good to me, I guess it shouldn't bother me when she eats meat.
 These are some of my favorite vegetables. Don't they look good? |
"U" is juicy and tart. It makes my mouth squish in when I say it, and it sounds ocean-y, like the sounds I heard in my bubble by the sea. Sea animals use the sound of "U" a lot, I think. It feels stretchy and flexy, like a big, smooth rubber band. It does not move like other letters, but sort of rolls and oozes. Can a letter ooze?
Aramis and I had a very happy Thanksgiving, even though I had to eat my turkey later that night to avoid upsetting his vegetarian tastes. It has been cold and stormy around here lately, and Aramis was afraid at first. But I started to tell him about the Christmas story, and soon he was so excited he forgot to be afraid. Today was the first day of Advent, and Aramis is all excited about the candles in church. I wish we had an advent wreath at home for him. Oh well, maybe next year.
"U" is juicy and tart. It makes my mouth squish in when I say it, and it sounds ocean-y, like the sounds I heard in my bubble by the sea. Sea animals use the sound of "U" a lot, I think. It feels stretchy and flexy, like a big, smooth rubber band. It does not move like other letters, but sort of rolls and oozes. Can a letter ooze?
"V" is so dry compared to "T" and "U"! It hums and buzzes, and has a gold sort of taste, like "N". It is warmer than "U" but cooler than "T", and smells old-fashioned and a little bit musky.
"W" is one of the nicest letters I have ever met. Its voice is soft and bubbles very quietly. It smells sweet, like the wisteria flowers Amethyst brought home one time, and it looks like them, too--soft and hazy and purple-y. It is smooth as petals.
"X" is hard and angular. It smells strong and somewhat bitter, a tannin sort of smell. Its voice clicks harshly and it seems impatient, always moving and squiggling, never content even with its color--it has to change, in vague ripples, all the time. I wonder how "W" puts up with it? I guess "W" is so peaceful and flowery and even-tempered it doesn't mind.
Most letters show their personality right away, but "Y" is very subtle. It is quiet for a long time, just helping other letters, when suddenly it will make a sound of its own--sometimes high-pitched, sometimes slurred and low. It has a faintly sweet but a little earthy taste and smell. Amethyst and I can't decide whether it reminds us more of banana or of lotus seed. It really is like neither one, but this is the best we can do!
But the oddest one of all is last, "Z". It likes to stand out, with an off-key hum and a bright, colorful look. "Z" likes all colors and no colors, it is noisy but quiet, and smells and tastes a little metallic. You know, I think I really like all the letters, if nothing else because they are all so different.
Do you have e-mail? If you do, would you write to me? I know I will be able to read a whole letter soon! Until then, Amethyst will read to me.
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Some of our dragon friends give presents for a whole bunch of days, and light a whole bunch of candles. We only have four candles, on Sundays, and one day for presents. I wondered why we are different. Amethyst says it is because different people love our Friend Who Loves Everyone in different ways. It is nice to have so many different people love you. No wonder he wants us all to be happy. :)
(Translation: Aramis says, "Now I will try to write for myself. This is my first try, so please be patient. Snow is pretty. All the little snows (snowflakes) are different. Oh, it is so cold! And so quiet. It tastes cold, too. My nose crinkles inside because it is so cold.")
That was harder than it looked! I will let Amethyst write again for a while. But now I think I can read your e-mails by myself! Please send some!
yay for a Chrismis supris! :)
I was really happy with Aramis' Christmas present to me. When I woke up this morning, the table was full of all kinds of food. Aramis made "breakfast" for me! :)
Plees e-mal me. :)
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