The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis
By Barbara O'Connor
It has been Popeye’s experience that nothing exciting ever happens when you live with your grandmother in a small town like Fayette, South Carolina. Well, there was the time before Popeye was three years old, and was called by the name Henry, that his Uncle Dooley tried to shoot a small crab apple off a fence post with a Red Ryder BB gun. Instead of the apple the BB hit him square in the eye and ever since his eye has squinted shut and Popeye has been Popeye. Still, Popeye is convinced that living in Fayette will always be
boring and every day will always be the same…until Elvis comes to town. Elvis Jewell, along with his nomad parents and five younger siblings, live in a big silver motor home that has taken a wrong turn and is now stuck in the mud. It is shortly after Popeye discovers the stranded Holiday Rambler and meets the unruly Jewells that things begin to happen—exciting things. On the first day, Elvis makes Popeye the senior vice president of the Spit and Swear Club. The very next day, Elvis grabs Popeye, gives him a little shake and says, “Let’s have an adventure.” And it isn’t long before an adventure comes floating down the creek in the shape of a small boat, made from Yoo-Hoo chocolate drink cartons, carrying a mysterious message. Meeting Elvis and the appearance of that Yoo-Hoo boat is just the beginning of a much-needed adventure for Popeye, who is about to find out that any adventure, even a small one, can change a person forever.
boring and every day will always be the same…until Elvis comes to town. Elvis Jewell, along with his nomad parents and five younger siblings, live in a big silver motor home that has taken a wrong turn and is now stuck in the mud. It is shortly after Popeye discovers the stranded Holiday Rambler and meets the unruly Jewells that things begin to happen—exciting things. On the first day, Elvis makes Popeye the senior vice president of the Spit and Swear Club. The very next day, Elvis grabs Popeye, gives him a little shake and says, “Let’s have an adventure.” And it isn’t long before an adventure comes floating down the creek in the shape of a small boat, made from Yoo-Hoo chocolate drink cartons, carrying a mysterious message. Meeting Elvis and the appearance of that Yoo-Hoo boat is just the beginning of a much-needed adventure for Popeye, who is about to find out that any adventure, even a small one, can change a person forever.
Barbara O'Connor
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