Rotem promised me that if I came to visit her in Kibbutz Dvira, there would be a surprise in store. But what did she have in mind?
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I arrived on time, promptly at ten-to-eight. They were ready waiting for me.
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The characters from my stories!! Created by Rotem herself, many years ago. They were there, waiting for our reunion.
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George the frog, still sleeping. Still sticking out his tongue.
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The characters from “Jeff the Mis-fish” – Jeff, Jimmy the whale, and in the foreground, a fish from school.
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Jeff smiled. Jimmy gave me a whale of a smile.
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Mr. Octopus, the school principal was there. He wasn’t in a good mood. He never is. I think he has retired. A good thing.
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Stu the gnu was there. He still doesn’t look Gnuish!
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Monty Saury was there. His new tooth still hasn’t grown in, though.
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And of course, the tooth fairy.
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We talked about old times, who became well known. Who less. We skyped our friends in Tel Aviv.
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Soon it was time to go. We hugged and said goodbye. Till next time, my friends. Take care and try not to fall apart till our next reunion.
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