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See Part I and Part II before reading Part III. Have Tall Elf and Frederick failed in their plan to save Anna?

TALL ELF AND FREDERICK TO THE RESCUE, Part III

The next morning, Frederick the Third’s shoulders slumped even more. “Oh no!” he said. “We’ll never get the medicine to Anna now!” The ground was covered with a thick, white blanket of snow.

Just then Tall Elf jogged up to the house, dragging a strange contraption. “We’ll certainly get the medicine to Anna now!”

“What do you mean?” Frederick asked, rushing outside to stare at the contraption Tall Elf was dragging.

It was flat and one end curved up. A string was attached to the curved end.

“I saw the children of the Big People play on these last winter,” said Tall Elf. “So I made one. It works like a dream on snow. I believe it’s called – a sledge.”

They picked up the bottle and put it on the sledge. Tall Elf held the string. “You push the back,” he told Frederick.

It began sliding up the hill. They pushed and pulled it all the way to the top without needing to rest.

The bottle just fit through the crack under the door of Anna’s house. They found Anna lying, pale and white, in a room at the end of a long hallway.

“We’re just in time,” whispered Tall Elf.

They fed Anna the pills and stared anxiously into her face for any signs of improvement. Then they heard footsteps in the hall. Big people footsteps. “Quick, hide!” said Tall Elf.

Anna’s father and a doctor had entered the room. The doctor took Anna’s temperature. Then he listened to her heart. Then he took her temperature again.

“Why doctor, it looks like you’ve seen a ghost!” said Anna’s father.

“She’s getting better,” said the doctor. “I don’t believe it – she’s getting better.”

Tall Elf beckoned to Frederick from their hiding place behind the bookshelf. “Come, Frederick the Third,” he said. “Our work here is done.”

The End! (A little different from my other Stories, huh? Hope you enjoyed it!)

Part I is here. Tall Elf and Frederick have come up with a plan to save their friend, but will they be able to implement it?

TALL ELF AND FREDERICK TO THE RESCUE, Part II

Tall Elf and Frederick the Third walked to the bottom of the hill and began to roll the bottle up. It was easier than carrying, but about halfway up it became harder to push. About three quarters of the way up, Frederick panted, “I can’t go on!”

“Oh dear,” said Tall Elf, and let go.

The bottle rolled back down the hill, with Frederick still hanging on!

“Ouch!” cried Frederick. “Why did you let go?”

”Why didn’t you let go?” Tall Elf replied, from where he was standing on the hill. Frederick could only splutter.

Tall Elf then joined Frederick at the bottom. “Why don’t we ask Anna to come down the hill?” Frederick asked.

“She is far too ill to get out of bed,” said Tall Elf, shaking his head.

“Well, we can’t move the bottle up by our own force,” said Frederick. “We need a machine. How about a pulley?”

“Think, Frederick the Third,” said Tall Elf. “We need to make a pulley, and then take it to the top of the hill. By that time, Anna may have died.”

“Then try… any machine!” said Frederick. “I know, a catapult!”

With great difficulty they positioned a stone at the bottom of the hill. Then they balanced board on top. Next, they set the pills on one end of the board.

“Now how to get the other end down?” said Frederick.

“Jump on it,” said Tall Elf.

So Frederick jumped. And hooked his pants on the end of the board.

“Help!” he said. Tall Elf reached for him, and the end came down. The bottle flew into the air.

Tall Elf removed Frederick from the board. The bottle hit the hill near the top, then came rolling back down.

“I’ll try this time,” said Tall Elf. But try as he might, he could not make the bottle reach the top of the hill.

“Did you see how much farther it went through the air?” said Frederick. “If only we could fly!”

“Quite a problem,” said Tall Elf. “We can’t.”

Frederick sat down on the ground, putting his chin in his hands. “I don’t know what else to do.”

Tall Elf looked towards the sun, which was setting fast. “It will be dark soon,” he said. “We’ll have to try again tomorrow.”

“But tomorrow may be too late!” said Frederick.

Tall Elf shrugged sadly and turned to go. Frederick’s shoulders slumped.

Stay tuned for Part III next Friday!