English 2 AP short story
The Duck With A Dream “Quiet, everyone quiet.” Hector, the duck with a dream, proclaimed as the weekly meeting in Topeka, Kansas got very noisy. This meeting was a family meeting that occurred on every Saturday of the week at 2:30. This family had no last name, was very poor, and they were a very small family because most died in their adventure to South Africa. The survivors that still attend the meeting were Jasper the Dolphin, Will the Tortoise, Jimmy the Grape, and Dollace. “Last night I had a dream,” Hector explained, “that I will create a Mexican restaurant and turn this family back into rich people again!” “How is that possible? You do not have enough money to even buy a piece of wood to start a restaurant.” Dollace described doubtingly. “Quiet down Dollace.” Great Aunt Jasper the Dolphin interjected. “I think I may have what you need.” She described while reaching for an unknown object out of her blowhole. She pulled out a money sack filled with one-hundred thousand dollars. “This will help you travel to Mexico, learn the culinary arts of Mexican food, then travel back with enough to start a restaurant. At that very moment, Hector took the bag put it inside his satchel or his sack of apple berry birds as he calls it, and scurried off to Mexico City, Mexico. This would be a very simple trip for this determined duck. He has a plan to learn the arts of Mexican culinary then travel back very quickly to fulfill his dream of creating a restaurant for his family. He packed his bags and headed off to Mexico City, Mexico. This trip took ten hours by flight. He packed a satchel for the money and that was it. When he arrived at his destination in Mexico City, he stopped at the famous Taco Inn. This inn is created right on top of where the treaty that gave Mexico its freedom was signed. This treaty is placed right by the front door to show how special this hotel is. This was about to change when two strange men walked in. They were both wearing full