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Description
An animated gif of Hiccup serving lemonade at a fundraiser to save dragons!

The short story follows:

SHORT STORY:
HICCUP AND THE FUNDRAISER

Narrator:  As Stoick the Vast, chief of Berk returns from inspecting a newly built mine in the hills, he is surprised to find a bustling crowd of his fellow vikings gathered around a huge, wooden cask in the center of town … drinking!

:"What is the meaning of this?  I wasn't aware that we were celebrating a feast!  And especially at a time when we should be focused on preparing for the throws of winter!  WHO STARTED THIS?!"

Narrator:  The cheerful and chatty crowd parted down the center, revealing a rather happy looking boy with a freckly face.

:"Hiccup!   I should've guessed."

(filling a viking's mug):"Oh hi, Dad!  Would you like to donate a bit of coin for a very worthy cause?"

:"Donate …. wha--?!"

:"Coin … you know …. gold, silver, copper ---"

:"I KNOW what COIN is, son!  What I don't know is what in Thor's name you are doing!"

(filling another mug):"Well you know, it occurred to me this morning that even though our tribe has made peace with the dragons, there are still many other tribes out there in the Archipelago that haven't."

:"And so …. you're …. serving up our stores of mead?  To celebrate this?"

(chuckling):"No, no, no, Dad.   First of all, we're not CELEBRATING …. ….. I'm raising money to take a team of viking representatives to the other islands to educate them about the value of being friends with dragons!"

:"YOU'RE WHAT?!"

(filling a mug):"You didn't notice the sign?!"

Narrator:  As Hiccup points overhead and continues serving drinks to eager vikings who have brought their mugs from home, Stoick suddenly sees the huge sign flapping in the breeze.  In bold letters, the sign reads, "Buy a drink!  Save a dragon!"

:"Hiccup …. you …"

:"… Came up with a great slogan for the campaign?   Yeah, I thought it was really clever, though Fishlegs helped me a little with the wording because he said that, 'Buy a lemonade' was too long *whispering to Stoick* especially since a lot of the villagers still can't read too well."

:"Lemonade?!?"

(filling a mug):"Yeah, you didn't think that I'd use up our winter supply of mead, did you?   (to another viking lady that handed Hiccup her mug) Oh, thank you very much, ma'am.  Your purchase may have just helped save a cute little baby nadder from a horrible death."

: (to the crowd) "Buy a drink! …. Save a dragon!"

:"Hiccup …. this idea of yours is …. another of your ideas ……. but, where did you find lemons to make all of this lemonade?  They don't grow anywhere around here."

(filling a mug):"Oh, it's very simple, Dad!  You salvaged crates of them from a shipwreck weeks ago."

:"I salvaged???  Wait … you mean …"

:"Yeah, they were just sittin' in a warehouse doing nobody any good, and so I thought, 'Hey, I can make lemonade from them and raise money to save dragons'!"

:"Son …. how many of the crates did you use?"

(filling a mug):"All of them."

:"ALLLLLLLLLLL of them?!"

:"Yeah.  *whispering to Stoick*  It takes a lot of lemons to make a lot of lemonade."

:"Hiccup …. those …. those ….THOSE LEMONS WERE A GIFT FOR THE BOG BURGLARS TO CELEBRATE OUR NOT-SO-STABLE FRIENDSHIP WITH THEIR TRIBE!"

(filling a mug):"Ah heck, Dad, just invite them over to our island for a few drinks of lemonade, and we can all celebrate together AND raise money for a good cause.  We've still got PLENTY of lemonade!"

Narrator: Raising a stern finger in prelude to the sure-to-follow tirade, Stoick the Vast opened his mouth wide, inhaled …… and then froze, rather statue-like.  "Perhaps," he thought, his mouth still open,"perhaps this idea of inviting the Bog Burglars to celebrate together is a good idea.  Better to have friends than enemies!"

And as Stoick closed his mouth and watched his son tirelessly collect coin and serve mugs of drink, the chief also marveled at how easily his son had taken to leadership:  from idea, to organizing the event, to working it.

(with a smile) :"Give me one of those mugs, my boy!"

(hesitating and whispering):  Dad …….. You have to donate some coin for it."

:"Oh .. yes … right!   Coin!  (searching on himself) Now where did I put those coins! ….. That's what happens when your clothing lacks proper pockets!"

(filling a mug):"Buy a drink!  Save a dragon!"

THE END

~Master Rohan

My original Lemonade stand story and animated gif: --> [link]

Description
An animated gif of Hiccup serving lemonade at a fundraiser to save dragons!

The short story follows:

SHORT STORY:
HICCUP AND THE FUNDRAISER

Narrator:  As Stoick the Vast, chief of Berk returns from inspecting a newly built mine in the hills, he is surprised to find a bustling crowd of his fellow vikings gathered around a huge, wooden cask in the center of town … drinking!

:"What is the meaning of this?  I wasn't aware that we were celebrating a feast!  And especially at a time when we should be focused on preparing for the throws of winter!  WHO STARTED THIS?!"

Narrator:  The cheerful and chatty crowd parted down the center, revealing a rather happy looking boy with a freckly face.

:"Hiccup!   I should've guessed."

(filling a viking's mug):"Oh hi, Dad!  Would you like to donate a bit of coin for a very worthy cause?"

:"Donate …. wha--?!"

:"Coin … you know …. gold, silver, copper ---"

:"I KNOW what COIN is, son!  What I don't know is what in Thor's name you are doing!"

(filling another mug):"Well you know, it occurred to me this morning that even though our tribe has made peace with the dragons, there are still many other tribes out there in the Archipelago that haven't."

:"And so …. you're …. serving up our stores of mead?  To celebrate this?"

(chuckling):"No, no, no, Dad.   First of all, we're not CELEBRATING …. ….. I'm raising money to take a team of viking representatives to the other islands to educate them about the value of being friends with dragons!"

:"YOU'RE WHAT?!"

(filling a mug):"You didn't notice the sign?!"

Narrator:  As Hiccup points overhead and continues serving drinks to eager vikings who have brought their mugs from home, Stoick suddenly sees the huge sign flapping in the breeze.  In bold letters, the sign reads, "Buy a drink!  Save a dragon!"

:"Hiccup …. you …"

:"… Came up with a great slogan for the campaign?   Yeah, I thought it was really clever, though Fishlegs helped me a little with the wording because he said that, 'Buy a lemonade' was too long *whispering to Stoick* especially since a lot of the villagers still can't read too well."

:"Lemonade?!?"

(filling a mug):"Yeah, you didn't think that I'd use up our winter supply of mead, did you?   (to another viking lady that handed Hiccup her mug) Oh, thank you very much, ma'am.  Your purchase may have just helped save a cute little baby nadder from a horrible death."

: (to the crowd) "Buy a drink! …. Save a dragon!"

:"Hiccup …. this idea of yours is …. another of your ideas ……. but, where did you find lemons to make all of this lemonade?  They don't grow anywhere around here."

(filling a mug):"Oh, it's very simple, Dad!  You salvaged crates of them from a shipwreck weeks ago."

:"I salvaged???  Wait … you mean …"

:"Yeah, they were just sittin' in a warehouse doing nobody any good, and so I thought, 'Hey, I can make lemonade from them and raise money to save dragons'!"

:"Son …. how many of the crates did you use?"

(filling a mug):"All of them."

:"ALLLLLLLLLLL of them?!"

:"Yeah.  *whispering to Stoick*  It takes a lot of lemons to make a lot of lemonade."

:"Hiccup …. those …. those ….THOSE LEMONS WERE A GIFT FOR THE BOG BURGLARS TO CELEBRATE OUR NOT-SO-STABLE FRIENDSHIP WITH THEIR TRIBE!"

(filling a mug):"Ah heck, Dad, just invite them over to our island for a few drinks of lemonade, and we can all celebrate together AND raise money for a good cause.  We've still got PLENTY of lemonade!"

Narrator: Raising a stern finger in prelude to the sure-to-follow tirade, Stoick the Vast opened his mouth wide, inhaled …… and then froze, rather statue-like.  "Perhaps," he thought, his mouth still open,"perhaps this idea of inviting the Bog Burglars to celebrate together is a good idea.  Better to have friends than enemies!"

And as Stoick closed his mouth and watched his son tirelessly collect coin and serve mugs of drink, the chief also marveled at how easily his son had taken to leadership:  from idea, to organizing the event, to working it.

(with a smile) :"Give me one of those mugs, my boy!"

(hesitating and whispering):  Dad …….. You have to donate some coin for it."

:"Oh .. yes … right!   Coin!  (searching on himself) Now where did I put those coins! ….. That's what happens when your clothing lacks proper pockets!"

(filling a mug):"Buy a drink!  Save a dragon!"

THE END

~Master Rohan

My original Lemonade stand story and animated gif: --> [link]