One fine Summer afternoon, Caiden and Kyle were playing catch in their front yard.
“Go long Caiden!” shouted Kyle as he wound up and threw the ball over Caiden’s head.
“Too far Kyle!” complained the diapered toddler as he toddled off to get the ball.
“Just run faster then!” teased Kyle as Caiden came back with the ball.
“*Huff huff* Ima gonna trow it WEALLY far now!” panted Caiden as he got back and winded up to throw, but was interrupted by their neighbor.
“Why hello little Kyle and Caiden!” greeted this older pig lady with a German accent as she waved and came over to them.
“Hello Mrs. Olson…” greeted both Smith boys simultaneously and politely as she walked up to them with another boy Kyle’s age that they have not seen before.
“Boys, this is my nephew. His name is Gunter and he travel ALL the way from Hamburg, Germany to visit me for the Summer.” explained Mrs. Olson as she introduced her nephew.
“Guten Morgan!” greeted Gunter as he waved to Kyle and Caiden.
“Um, I thought you’re name was Gunter…?” asked Kyle as he was confused.
“Oh haha, no no boys, ‘Guten Morgan’ is German for ‘Good Morning’!” laughed Mrs. Olson and her nephew, “Gunter speaks English very well though, don’t you?”
“Uh huh! My mutter is from England and taught me English since I was a baby.” answered Gunter with a thick accent.
“Well, since Gunter just got here he hasn’t met a whole lot of others his age and I was wondering if you boys would like to spend the day at my house?” asked Mrs. Olson .
“Yeah! Dats fun!” exclaimed Caiden as Mrs. Olson was kind of like another grandma to them and tended to spoil them.
“We havta ask out mommy first.” injected Kyle.
“Of course, of course. I will go ask her now.” said Mrs. Olson as she went inside the Smith’s house to ask the Smith boy’s parents.
The boys stood there awkwardly and waited silently for Mrs. Olson to return. Not too much later, Mrs. Olson returned from inside with Cheryl and went over to the boys.
“Mrs. Olson has kindly offered to let you two go over to her house and play. Mrs. Olson will be in charge and you will listen to her. I expect you both to be on your BEST behavior. Understand?” instructed Cheryl to her two boys.
“Yes mommy…” replied the Smith boys simultaneously as they hugged their mom.
“Good boys. I’ll be back to pick you up this afternoon.“ said Cheyrl as she handed off Caiden’s diaper bag to Mrs. Olson and departed.
After they said goodbye, the group went next door to Mrs. Olson’s house. Once inside, the boys immediately ran off and started playing. Initially the boys were hesitant to play with each other, but they soon got over that and started to bond. After an hour or so, Mrs. Olson came by to check on them.
“My, my, you children are having fun!” giggled Mrs. Olson as she walked in on them playing with wooden blocks.
The boys acknowledged her and continued on playing.
“Come come boys. I have a present for you.” beckoned Mrs. Olson as she got down to their level, “Since you have all been very good boys, I’m going to give you some money to get a treat at the corner store.”
“Yipee! Yay!” cheered the cubs as they bounced around.
“Here’s the money Gunter. There’s enough in there for each of you to get ONE treat. Understand?” Instructed Mrs. Olson as she handed Gunter the money and grabbed Caiden’s paw, “Now you two older boys go and wait by the door while I change Caiden’s nappy.”
Caiden whined while the older cubs giggled and headed towards the door.
Kyle and Gunter were by the front door and waiting for Caiden to get his diaper changed. Gunter noticed his Aunt’s purse hanging on the wall near them.
“Hey Kyle, what would you say if we could get more than one goodie?” asked Gunter to his new friend.
“That would be awesome!….but we only have enough for one candy a piece.” replied Kyle
“…We could borrow some money from my Aunt…she’ll never know.” suggested Gunter as he moved towards her purse and opened it.
“You don’t think she’ll notice the money taken from her purse?” asked Kyle as he looked around to make sure Mrs. Olson was nearby.
“No way. She never checks her purse.” answered Gunter confidently.
“Hiya guys! Whatcha doin’?” asked Caiden loudly as he walked back from getting his diaper changed.
“SShhh!” shushed the older cubs as Gunter quickly grabbed the cash.
“Oh. What’s we doin’?” whispered Caiden as he put his finger to his mouth.
“We’re taking some more money so we can get more candy so you better not tell Mrs. Olson or we‘ll get in trouble.” whispered Kyle back.
“Oh yummy! Wet’s do it.” said Caiden as his sweet tooth got the better of him.
“Are you boys ready to go?” asked Mrs. Olson.
The boys nodded ‘yes’ nervously as Gunter’s Aunt walked in behind them.
“Good. Now you two keep an eye on the little one and come right back after you get your treats. Understand?” asked Mrs. Olson as the boys agreed and left.
The cubs left to go to the corner store down the street. They went in there and grabbed all sorts of goodies with the money they stole from Mrs. Olson’s purse. They bought suckers, lollipops, candy bars, soda, gummies, and all sorts of other candies. Once their haul was bagged, they headed back to Mrs. Olson’s house.
Once they arrived they were greeted by a confused Mrs. Olson.
“Wow. How did you get all that candy little ones?” asked Mrs. Olson curiously.
“We bought it with your money that you gave us.” answered Gunter nervously.
“They must have made a mistake. I didn’t give you that much money.” replied Mrs. Olson as she grabbed the receipt from one of the bags, “$40! I didn’t give you that much money! I only gave you $5. Where did you get that money?!”
All three of the cubs stood there quietly and nervously as Mrs. Olson interrogated them.
“Well? Where?” asked Mrs. Olson again as her opened purse caught her eye.
She went over and checked her purse to find it empty and returned with it to the cubs.
“Gunter, Kyle, Caiden. Did you take money out of my purse without asking?” asked Mrs. Olson sternly as Caiden nodded ‘yes’, “I am VERY disappointed and upset with you three. Stealing is a very naughty and mean thing to do.”
“We’re sorry Tante Olson…” apologized Gunter
“I should hope so, but you three are still going to be punished. Wait right here.” instructed Mrs. Olson as she left the room with the little ones whimpering.
She returned moments later with a bundle of switches, otherwise known as a birch rod.
“You are all going to get a good spanking for stealing.” announced Mrs. Olson as she grabbed her nephew’s hand and pulled him over to the stool in the corner of the room.
“Nien nien Tante Olson! I’ll be a good boy!” pleaded Gunter as Mrs. Olson pulled off his britches and underwear down to his ankles.
“Yes meine neffen. I know you haven’t been spanked before since it’s not allowed in Germany, but in this country it’s allowed. If you are naughty in my house, you will be spanked on your bare bottom. This is going to hurt a lot and it will remind you that stealing will not be tolerated in this house.” explained Mrs. Olson as she laid her nephew over her lap and whipped his behind with the birch rod.
*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*
She spanked her nephew firmly as she expected better of him. Caiden and Kyle watched nervously as Gunter was bawling and pleading in German for the spanking to presumably be over.
*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*
After four more swats, Gunter was let up and stood on the ground.
“Kyle. Come here.” commanded Mrs. Olson as she turned to the older Smith cub.
“Y-you can’t spank me! Only my mommy can spank me!” shouted Kyle as she gripped his behind.
“I very well can young man. Your mother gave me permission to, if you acted up at my house, to spank you when I asked her if you two wanted to come over to play.” explained Mrs. Olson, “Now come over here this instant unless you want double the swats.”
Kyle whimpered and obeyed as he walked over to Mrs. Olson. She picked up the older Smith cub and pulled his jeans and underwear down to his knees. She then proceeded to spank Kyle’s bare bottom with the birch rod.
*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*
She spanked Kyle six times and then set the crying cub down. She didn’t spank him as much as he was probably going to get another spanking when he got home.
“You’re next little one.” announced Mrs. Olson as she walked over to Caiden.
Caiden’s paw was grabbed and he was lead over to the stool. His diaper was untapped and set aside.
“Because you told me the truth Caiden, you’re only going to get a few swats.” decided Mrs. Olson as she bent Caiden over the stool and spanked him three times.
*SWISH!*SWISH!*SWISH!*
Caiden was then sent to the corner with the other spanked cubs.
“I hope you have all learned your lesson. I am very disappointed and upset with you three.” started Mrs. Olson as the young ones were clutching and rubbing their sore and red bare bottoms, “Gunter. You are going to get in your pajamas and go straight to bed. Caiden and Kyle, I am going to be calling your parents and they will come over and get you. I hope that we don’t have to have this conversation again.”
There's such a wonderfully provincial European feel to this gallery. The clean linework and watercolors add a strong sense of professional/commercial production. And Mrs. Olsen in her full dress and apron, with her playful purple pumps. SHE'S THE MAMA! And of course, using the birch... And the story is written, in both form and length, quite like a children's parable should be.
There's such a wonderfully provincial European feel to this gallery. The clean linework and watercol
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