That's the Spirit!

That's the Spirit! — page 3
whole street and all the kids in the neighborhood called him Grandpa Henry When Grandpa Henry retired he’d given his backyard toolshed to Michael and his friends They used it as a clubhouse The shelves were stacked with things that Michael had found at garage sales and in neighborhood dumpsters They called the clubhouse the Maker Shack Michael believed that nothing should be thrown away Anything could be used to make something new Tina Maria likes gardening Liv said as they went through the gate to the backyard I think we should make her family a box to plant seeds in She reached out for the doorknob to the Maker Shack I think there are some recycled wood pieces behind the Michael grabbed her hand Wait he said pulling her fingers off the knob Something’s wrong He pointed at a thin white string It stretched down from the house’s tower window to the top of the Maker Shack door What’s that Leo asked Michael Are you and Grandpa Henry working on a project Maybe some kind of telephone wire Liv giggled She was the only one of the three of them who had a cell phone Are you talking about an old tin-can phone she asked The kind where Grandpa Henry would have a can on one end and Michael would have a can on the other That’s actually a good idea Michael said It would stop Grandpa from yelling out the window all the time Maybe I’ll make one later Then Michael looked at the string and frowned But this isn’t for a can phone So what’s it doing here Michael glanced up toward the tower window Grandpa Henry was standing in the frame They could all see him smiling He shouted down at them Go on you whippersnappers Open the shack