John Abeln

Patience in Wonder Meadow John Abeln

Patience and her dog Daisy visit her favorite mall one dreary Saturday afternoon as her mother admonishes Patience not to be with strangers. Little did Patience realize that Daisy will lead her inside the Mall's waterfall, into an unknown land of cowboys, talking squirrels, singers, and an explosive game! Patience and Daisy enter the mall with excitement for the adventure ahead with holiday music and families shopping for gifts, quickly forgetting her mother's precautionary words. Enter into Patience's world of Wonder Meadow Mall! This story is a child's story, an allegory and political satire rolled into a quick-moving short story.