When brothers Tim and Tom are paired together to make a float for the Crickity Corner's Annual Parade things don't go so well...

2. In Crickity Corners, down
Pebblerock Lane, lived Timothy and
Thomas Hasherback-cane. Best
friends and brothers, they always
got along. It seemed with Tim and
Tom, nothing was wrong.
From home and to school, and back every
each day, the brothers would laugh, sing, and would
play. But with work it was different, whenever they
did. For working together, was not for Tom, and it
was certainly not for Tim.

3. Only this year was different, and it
would come as surprise. Tim and Tom
were paired together this time.
“You’ll work on the float, for this year’s
parade. The contest is coming!” Miss Yeller
would say.
The two looked at each other puzzled but
joyous, expecting a float nothing short of
glorious. Tom
“The float is going to be great! I’ve got
ideas galore. Red, blue, and green, and so
much more!” shouted Tim, standing tall
with his feet firm on the floor.
“No, no!” objected Tom, “We need
orange, yellow, and white. If we want to win, it
has to be right.” They began to
Tim
bicker, shout, and holler, too. The brothers
couldn’t agree, and hadn’t a clue what to do..

4. “Need not argue Tim and Tom; if you’re having
trouble with your float, you need to remember
how to get along.” said Miss Yeller, in a matter-
of-fact way. Indeed this would be a very
difficult day.
The boys looked at
each other and didn’t like
what they saw. They were
not happy, not happy at all.
“Tom, you take that side, and this will
be mine. We can each work on half, it’ll
surely be fine.” Said Tim as he stirred
a can of paint in his lap, as the drops
started flying with a sploosh and splat!

5. Contest day was here, with floats of every
shape, size, and color. There were green triangles, blue
circles, red squares. Oh, what a wonder! Each had a team of
two on the top, riding the float as they bounced and they
bobbed.
The judges watched close for only the best, because only one would
be the winner, better than the rest. Among the other projects, Tim and
Tom’s came around. Papers were tearing and sweeping the ground.

6. Their float was a mess! Stripes on one side, and dots on the
other, it looked like Tim had his own float, and Tom had
another. It was the messiest, craziest, un-matching float
Crickity Corners had ever seen!
“This is my side here,” Pointed out Tom,
“Mine has the stripes, on the left side.” Tim said
proudly.
The judges were shocked! No one could believe Tim
and Tom did such a sloppy, sloppy job.
“This float is a mess.” Said the judge with the pink hat,
“And there is nothing win-worthy about that.”
“Doesn’t match at all,” Nodded the judge with the gray
beard. “In fact, the whole float looks incredibly weird.”
The scores were in, and there votes were voted. “We’re
gonna win this!” thought Tom, “I sure know it!”

7. “Annabel Merryland and Lisa Liser are the winners tonight for their float
was so cheery and lovely and bright” Called the judges with smiles, as they passed
out the awards. “Their float scored perfect across the board! Their float is very
nice with ribbons and hearts. The sparkles and flowers show they worked very hard.
Congratulations, to Anna and Lisa!”
“Congratulations!” They all cheered along! They
joined in dancing and celebrating and singing their songs.

8. Tim and Tom were upset and in shock. But they were so sure, thoughts solid as a
rock.
“We could’ve done better if we would’ve gotten along. I can’t imagine how this went
so wrong.”
“Next time we’ll try our hardest and then maybe agree! Things might work better,
if we work as a team.”