The Chariot Race

The three Baudelaire children were spending a quiet day down at Briny Beach.

Belle, the eldest, was in the shallows, skimming rocks. She was just fourteen years and an inventor. In fact, anyone who knew her well knew that she had a habit of tying her hair up with a ribbon to keep it out of her eyes whenever she was thinking up an idea for an invention. Currently, as she was skimming, she was trying to come up with an invention that could retrieve the rocks after they had been skimmed into the water.

John, the middle child, was staring intently into the rock pools, watching the creatures there....

It's Night, and Basil of Baker Street, Dawson, Kitty Katswell and Dudley Puppy are quiet.
But suddenly ...
Tech!
The light went:
Kitty:Eeeh???!
Basil: Hey, are you afraid, innocent damsel? >8D
Kitty: No, i'm Not Fear, and three things, first thing, do you not make jokes, second thing, do not laugh and the third and last thing, do you not do crazy faces, Mr. Basil! >8(
There appears a strange and loud noise
Basil:What was that?
Kitty: I don't know, Mr. Basil, but it may be that it is an ambush.
Basil: Ambush, well, then, if it is something that is grateful for bad intentions, I will lie down with...

Once upon a time a man named Carl married a girl named Ellie. They were a sweet couple and lived happily together in a little house that had once been their secret club house when they were children. Carl worked at the zoo selling balloon, and Ellie also worked at the zoo as an animal carer.

They were very happy except for one thing. They couldn’t have children.

So, one day, Carl, seeing his wife looking very unhappy, came up with a solution.

“Adoption?” Ellie looked up at him. “Really?”

Carl smiled. “I’m game if you are.”

And Ellie was.

So, off they went to Miss Hattie’s Home...

Belle groaned with frustration as she stumped into the room. Adam, busy doing his homework on the bed, looked up in surprise as she slumped down beside him. “Hey, what’s up?”

“Oh, it’s those guys!” Belle waved a hand, airily, in the direction of her own room.

“Why? What’s happened?”

“They just won’t give Lottie a chance!” Belle burst out. “They kept saying that she’s a boyfriend stealer and an air-head and all other manner of other things and they don’t even know her yet, and I couldn’t help it, I just snapped!” She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. “I...