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Excerpt from the Story “Mr. Archer”

As Ellen looked at the mess, she felt irritation bubble up inside of her. This would not be fun to clean up. Mr. Archer could have just come over and told me Spud had been in his yard, Ellen thought. This is not a good way to settle a problem! I know some people who would just throw that poop right back into his yard!

At that moment, a memory from long ago came to Ellen’s mind. When she was seven years old, a neighbor backed out of his driveway and hit Ellen’s dad’s car. She saw it happen from her bedroom window. The neighbor, Mr. Redmond, got out of his car and inspected the damage. He looked nervously at his watch, then got out a piece of paper and scribbled a note. He stuck it under the windshield wiper of her dad’s car, got back into his own car and drove away.

Just before supper, Ellen’s dad discovered the badly dented driver’s door. He read the note: “I’m sorry I did this. I will pay whatever it costs. Jim Redmond.”

“What kind of a man just writes a note about causing so much damage!” raged Ellen’s father. “He should have come to our door and spoken with me personally! When he gets home I’ll go over there and give him a piece of my mind. What a jerk!” he shouted to Ellen’s mother. His yelling frightened Ellen. She wished that Mr. Redmond hadn’t driven away in such a hurry.

The next morning was Saturday. At 8:00 Ellen’s father walked across the street to Mr. Redmond’s house and pounded on his door. He was calmer by then, but still very angry. Ellen watched again from her window. Mr. Redmond opened the door. Ellen’s dad leaned in toward Mr. Redmond, and Ellen could hear his loud voice. He pointed his finger at Mr. Redmond and got even louder. When he was finished, Mr. Redmond said something. Her dad became very still, turned around and walked back toward their house. Mr. Redmond shut his door.

Enjoy and learn from “Mr. Archer” in its entirety, as well as the other nine stories in True Bucketfilling Stories: Legacies of Love.