Talia’s Waiting-Wave Game — Every day, Princess Talia practiced her royal wave: wiggle, wiggle, whoosh! She wanted to make the parade crowd laugh, so she invented a game called Waiting-Wave. Read the full story →
Every day, Princess Talia practiced her royal wave: wiggle, wiggle, whoosh! She wanted to make the parade crowd laugh, so she invented a game called Waiting-Wave. The rule was simple: no waving until the brass whistle blew.
One bright parade morning, the whistle got stuck with popcorn butter. Because of that, Talia held her hand in the air while the band tootled three extra songs. Because of that, a pigeon landed on her crown and stared at her nose. “Not yet,” Talia whispered, trying not to giggle.
At last, the whistle squeaked, peep-peep! Talia whooshed the biggest wave ever, the crowd cheered, and the fireworks popped like kettle corn. Can you spot the hand that waited for wiggle, wiggle, whoosh?
