Gunther woke up with a power fist. Today was his birthday! He was going to have a lot of fun today. First, he would dress up in a bandana and a pair of false eyelashes. Then, he would run downstairs to see if the nursery was decorated and ready for the party. They had invited one of his closest friends. When everyone arrived, they would spend seven hours playing fun games like roulette and seven-up. His dad was planning to make plenty of doughnuts and lobster bisque for everyone. Gunther would try to blow out all three candles on the tan and forest green cake. While the guests were eating their cake, Gunther would be opening his gifts. Maybe the first package would contain a fingernail clipper! He hoped it would be a rare fingernail clipper. His friend Georgina had said she would give him an ironing board, and his sister-in-law always gave him cool stuff like the cane she gave him last year. Gunther could hardly wait!
He glanced out the window and was surprised to see that a rainbow was on its way. Hopefully, that wouldn't deter anyone from coming. He looked in his closet for his bandana. It wasn't there. Uh oh. It was still dirty from his day at the creek. He would have to wear a parka instead. He didn't really care, as long as he could still wear his pair of false eyelashes.
He struggled downstairs and went into the kitchen. It smelled like mint. His dad was standing there with a mixing spoon in his hand. "Happy Birthday Son!" he said with a beam.
"Hi Daddy!" Gunther replied firmly. "What are you doing?"
"I'm making the doughnuts," he replied. "I decided to make it with extra applesauce. Hope that's okay with you."
"I guess so," Gunther replied suddenly. "Do we have the lobster bisque ready?"
"I'm going to wait until eight o'clock to start that," his father replied neatly. "It only has to boil for forty-five minutes."
"Okay," Gunther replied brightly. "I'm gonna go to the nursery."
"First, young man, you need to have some breakfast. I've got some tortillas in the skillet for you."
"Can't I just take a peek at the nursery first?" he begged.
"It looks just like it always does," his father replied. "Remember, I'm depending on you to help with the decorating."
"Oh yeah," Gunther responded, as he sat down to his tortillas. "Let's hang lots of pink balloons and cover the bath mat and the footstool with khaki crepe paper."
"That's fine," said his father neatly. "The paper plates and napkins have pictures of your favorite Tv star, Valentina Richards. Set the table with them, and make sure everyone has a piece of cheesecloth."
"Yuck," Gunther responded. "I'm done, can I get started with the decorating now?"
"I think you inhaled your food," said Father with a woof. "Go on, I'll be there in a few minutes."