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Once upon a time, there were six best friends 

that lived in the town of Tamusa. They had been 

friends since as far back as they can remember. 

They were so close in fact, that when they grew 

up, they even got jobs at the same editing 

company in town so they could work together all 

day long.

They did not have much in common at all, 

but that did not stop them from being 

friends.

There were the twin birds Victor and Willie, 

who always dreamed of owning a pet store, 

a fabulous flamingo named Seymour, a silly 

rooster named Ivan, a very orderly pig 

named Ollie, and one very strange raccoon, 

named Connie. 

Every year since college, the six best 

friends would travel to the beach for spring 

break. They would swim in the crystal 

clear, cool water, and build marvelous 

sandcastles on the beach. It was their very 

favorite holiday.  

Now, before anyone could safely take a 

week long vacation, there were a few 

projects that needed to be taken care of at 

work.

Seymour quickly started reading the 

passages before him at the editing 

company. His job was to make sure that 

everything flowed. If there was a sentence 

that was too hard to read, or maybe it just 

didn't fit, he would take care of it.

Ollie and Ivan were a team. Ivan double 

checked to make sure that the topic was 

clear and made sense.While Ollie would 

verify that there was a strong beginning and 

ending and the paragraphs in between were 

all in order properly.

Victor and Willie were also a team. Victor 

would scan the pages of texts and ensure 

that personality and tone were used 

throughout. Willie's job was to search 

through the writings and make sure that the 

writers used strong and juicy words.

Then there was Connie, a raccoon with a keen 

eye, who on a good day, could spot a 

grammatical error from a mile away.

Today, however, was NOT a good day. Connie 

was feeling a bit under the weather.

No matter how hard Connie tried, she just 

wasn't her usual self. 

It started with the charity sign at the office. 

What should have said "Can Food Drive" 

ended up asking "Can Food Drive?"

As the day went on, the five friends at the 

editing company witnessed even more 

grammatical errors from Connie.

Commas were left out when they needed to be 

left in, and left in where they needed to be left 

out.

They even almost published a horrible 

magazine cover that Connie fudged. 

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