Lauras Stern2004

[first lines]

Laura:
[sighs and presses against her bedroom window] Ugh. Mom, Dad, where's the apple tree?

Mother:
Oh, Laura, sweetheart. Has your spacecraft survived the move in one piece? And your flight? Come on, tell us a bit about it.

Laura:
Mm. It was all a bit much, if you don't mind me saying. During our landing, we drifted slightly off course, as you all know. Then I opened my curtains and hard a good look around, and what did I see? My lovely apple tree's not there, nor my friends. The meadow has also disappeared and the birdhouse, my seesaw, my flowers and my absolutely favorite place in the hill, and...

Tommy:
My Protect-Me-Dog!