Darlene the Determined Daffodil

Dedicated to Darlene Royalty

By  Kelsey Busen (Darlene’s 11 year old niece)  

         “Hello, I’m Darlene.  I’m a daffodil.  I have twin girls, Dena and Denise.  I also have an older daughter named Darcy.   All three of them have BLOOMING DISEASE.  Blooming Disease is a disease that prevents daffodils from blooming.  The Gardener said that my daughters are going to die if they don’t open up after fourteen days.  I am determined to keep my girls alive longer than he said.”

            “I have a husband named Danny.  He helps me all the time.  Without his help, I probably wouldn’t be able to take as good of care for my girls.” 

            “I have a fulltime job (and I like to bowl), and Danny has a fulltime job, (and he also likes to golf), so we need a babysitter all of the time.  We have a baby sitter just for Darcy and one for both Dena and Denise.  My nieces are a big help!  They come over to help out a lot, too.”

            “A day or so ago, the Gardener came over to tell Danny and I that Darcy was going to die in the next couple days if she doesn’t open.”

            “Darcy has opened!!!  Last night, while we all were sleeping, she just opened!!!  We had a special lunch today.”

            “A couple days after that, the Gardener came back over to say that Dena and Denise might die in the next few days.  I hope they both open.”

            “Well, guess what happened?  Dena and Denise have opened!!!  We all had a big special supper.”

            “So now all of our daughters are open!!!  No more worrying.  We are all one big, open, happy family!!!!!!!”