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Post by Foxy on Aug 8, 2018 12:36:11 GMT -5
Dear Reader,
Gack!
Love,
Sunny Baudelaire
To Mommy –
magnificent, milky, marvelous.
Dear Dairy,
Today, Violet and Klaus took me to Briny Beach. I kept shouting, “Gack!” over and over, which obviously meant, “Look at that square-headed robot coming straight for us! I hope to make friends with it!”
It ended up being Mr. Poe, which was quite disappointing. I was really looking forward to having a robot as my friend. “Odo yow!” I said, which meant, “Did you bring me any chocolate milk?”
No one was paying any attention to me, so I did my best impression of an angry dodo bird. Klaus picked me up.
Mr. Poe told us our parents perished in a terrible fire, and our house burned down. We have to stay with him until he finds someone for us to live with. I feel sad. I miss Mommy and Daddy.
[The section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 1 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by veryferociousdrama on Aug 8, 2018 13:14:47 GMT -5
A very unique idea indeed!
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Post by Foxy on Aug 9, 2018 12:53:49 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Mr. Poe took us to our house, but all my teething rings were melted, so I had to make up a new game. It is called, “Bite Edgar and Albert Poe.” I think they rather like it.
At dinner, I was biting a fork when I heard Mr. Poe say something about going to count olaf. I am very concern about this because I do not know how to count to olaf. I only know how to count to minga. When we packed up our things, I bit Edgar and Albert’s shoes so they would remember the fun game we had played.
Dear Dairy,
I have some very bad news. Mr. Poe drove us across town, and we met a nice lady named Justice Strauss. I thought she was going to teach us how to count olaf, but then I learned Count Olaf is actually a very unhygienic man with a filthy house, and Mr. Poe has now left us to live with him. I miss Mommy and Daddy very, very much.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 2 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 10, 2018 15:49:18 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
I do not like Count Olaf’s house. Instead of a crib, I only have a pile of curtains on which to sleep, which is really quite unsafe for a baby.
When we were having breakfast, Violet and Klaus read a note saying we have to cook dinner for Count Olaf’s theater troupe. I always wanted Mommy to teach me how to cook. “Jook!” I shrieked, which meant, “Let’s cook a chocolate cake for dinner!”
Justice Strauss came to visit us. She told us about a poisonous plant, to which I replied, “Yeeka!” which meant, “Poisonous plants are no match for my ferocious teeth!” Justice Strauss patted me on the head, and I gently bit her hand. She tasted like maple syrup.
We went to Justice Strauss’s house to find a cookbook, and now she is going to take us to the store.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 3 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 12, 2018 18:46:09 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Justice Strauss took us shopping for ingredients to make dinner. Violet and Klaus decided to get chocolate pudding mix for dessert! While they made dinner, I got to perform my best song for Violet and Klaus over and over, and I even had a wooden spoon and a pot to bang on. It was wonderful!
But then Count Olaf came home. He started arguing with Violet and Klaus about roast beef, which often gets stuck in my teeth when I try to eat it. “No! No! No!” I shouted.
Count Olaf picked me up with one of his smelly hands. I don't think he has washed them in weeks. His eyebrow looked like it had fleas crawling in it. I was very scared and cried. He lifted me higher and higher until finally some other scary people came into the kitchen, and he put me back onto the floor. I kept wailing because of how scared Count Olaf made me feel, even after he and his troupe left the room.
“Hux,” I finally said, which meant, “Even chocolate pudding cannot cheer me up.” I stayed in the kitchen while Violet and Klaus served dinner. I felt very upset, and thought about biting Count Olaf, but he would probably taste like dirt.
After dinner, Count Olaf and his troupe got up to leave, but before they did, he hit Klaus. Klaus fell down and his glasses came off. The bad people laughed and clapped. Finally he went away. I picked up Klaus’s glasses, and we cried a lot when we cleaned up and went to sleep. I feel so sad living with this horrible man in his horrible house. I just want Mommy and Daddy to hold me again.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 4 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 13, 2018 9:02:49 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
This morning Violet and Klaus got to use an axe to chop wood. Sometimes I wish I was big, because swinging an axe sure looked like fun. I chewed on a piece of wood while I pondered this.
Violet and Klaus talked about living in a castle, and I said, “Gibbo!” which meant, “I think I might have gotten a splinter from chewing on this piece of wood. You guys should really monitor me better.”
We went to see Mr. Poe to try to explain to him how terrible Count Olaf was and ask to live somewhere else. I even said, “Poko!” which meant, “Count Olaf smells like moldy ham sandwiches!” but Mr. Poe wouldn’t listen.
To make ourselves feel better, we went to Justice Strauss’s library. I found a dentistry book with many diagrams of teeth. I can’t wait until I grow more teeth!
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 5 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 14, 2018 12:42:48 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
This morning, Count Olaf served us oatmeal with raspberries. He stole a raspberry from my bowl! I am still working on my hand-eye coordination, so I got some oatmeal and raspberries on my face.
Then Count Olaf said we have to be in a play with him. I think I remember Mommy telling me she used to be in plays when she would put me to bed at night. I am guessing they were much better than the dull play Count Olaf described. He said I have to pretend to be a midget. I am not quite sure what that means. I hope it involves biting things. I was thinking about how to make Count Olaf’s rather bland-tasting oatmeal better. “Book!” I said, which meant, “Do you think Count Olaf has any nutmeg?” But this made Violet and Klaus think of other things, and they decided we are going to Justice Strauss’s library again. I sure do like Justice Strauss.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 6 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 15, 2018 8:28:39 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
Violet and Klaus decided to read very boring law books to figure out what Count Olaf is doing. I do not know how to read yet, so Justice Strauss suggested I might like gardening, to which I replied, “Wipi!” which meant, “I can’t wait to chomp on a parsnip!”
I sat in Justice Strauss’s garden with her for a long time, chewing on all sorts of hard vegetables from sweet potatoes to celery. She taught me about all the vegetables and what color they were. The carrots are orange, the radishes are red, and the jicama is brown. I liked learning about vegetables and their colors from Justice Strauss. I don’t think Count Olaf knows what a vegetable is. I’ve only seen empty bags of potato chips in his pantry.
Justice Strauss also told me about her coworkers in the high court. She said she works with a man and a woman, and they always seem to be siding against her in court cases. “Caratay!” I shrieked, which meant, “Let me at them!” Then Violet came out and helped Justice Strauss pull weeds while I gnawed on a sweet potato roughly the same size as me. “Hee-haw,” I told Violet, which meant, “Try the carrots; they’re delicious.”
Later, the scary man with hooks for hands said it was time to go. He picked me up. I kept trying to snap at his hooks, but he wouldn’t let me bite them. Then we got Klaus from Justice Strauss’s library and went back to Count Olaf’s dreary house.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 7 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Dante on Aug 15, 2018 8:42:01 GMT -5
If you're using Sunny's time in Justice Strauss's garden to help establish her subsequent cooking expertise, that's a clever connection, Foxy.
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Post by Foxy on Aug 16, 2018 9:02:36 GMT -5
Thank you, Dante. Dear Dairy, Last night, I had a dream. I dreamt Daddy came and picked me up out of my pile of curtains. I cuddled him and felt very happy, until I smelled him. He didn’t smell like Daddy. He smelled like moth balls. I opened my eyes, and I realized he wasn’t Daddy at all. He was the bald man who works for Count Olaf! Before I knew it, I was in Count Olaf’s tower. I started to cry, and the bald man said, “Be quiet, you ugly baby!” “Furroso!” I said, which meant, “Who are you calling ugly? I have more hair than you!” “That’s it!” he said angrily, and he covered my mouth with a piece of tape so strong my teeth could not bite through it. Then he tied me up with ropes and put me in a birdcage. Now I am hanging from outside Count Olaf’s tower, and I am very afraid. I wish my dream had been real, and I was safe in Daddy’s arms instead of locked up in this cage. [This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 8 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Dante on Aug 16, 2018 15:41:32 GMT -5
The story becomes more interesting when you have to interpret what happened and how Sunny reacted to it during the periods of time when she wasn't on-page with her siblings. The device of the dream is rather touching, with a suitably unfortunate twist; but Sunny gets a good quip in against the bald man. A strong installment in the series, Foxy.
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Post by Foxy on Aug 17, 2018 9:44:45 GMT -5
(Thanks again! I enjoy writing about the parts where Sunny is not in the book. It's fun to think about what might have happened or what she was thinking.)
Dear Dairy,
This morning, I saw Count Olaf bring Violet and Klaus outside. They were looking all over the backyard, but they didn’t see me. “Mmphgrmphh!” I said, which meant, “Otis!” which meant, “I’m up here!” But Violet and Klaus couldn’t hear me.
Count Olaf pointed at me, and finally Violet and Klaus saw me. I couldn’t hear everything they were saying, but Count Olaf said something about a stick, a donkey, and a carrot. I guess he does know about vegetables. Then he went back into his house, and I saw Violet tie her hair up in a ribbon as she looked at the tower. I know she will rescue me soon.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with Chapter 9 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Foxy on Aug 18, 2018 10:00:45 GMT -5
Dear Dairy,
I think the man with the hooks for hands is a pirate. He got a phone call from someone out at sea named “Thursday,” and he seemed quite upset with this person. “If it weren’t for you, I would still have my hands!” he yelled as he hung up the phone. “What are you looking at, baby?” he snarled.
“Hmmphmmphmmph!” I said, which meant, “blakole,” which meant, “nothing.”
He looked at me carefully. “I had a couple baby sisters once,” he said. “And I know babies have to eat often… don’t tell Count Olaf I’m doing this!” he growled. He took out a bottle of milk from his jacket, undid the tape from my mouth, and let me drink a few swallows, enough to fill my empty tummy. He glared at me while he put the tape back over my mouth. “I’m only doing this because I don’t want to deal with a dead baby in a cage.”
Pirate-man took out a deck of cards and started playing solitaire, which I thought was rather impressive, albeit terrifying. Occasionally, the wind would blow, making my cage sway and creak. As the night grew later, Hooky fell asleep.
Then I heard a Clang! Something hit the tower. It must be Violet, coming to rescue me! But the pirate man was starting to stir. Then there were more clangs. I saw a metal spider hitting the tower. Now the pirate was awake. He came to the window as another clang happened. “I see,” he said, and put one of his hooks out the window. He caught the metal spider Violet must have invented and held onto it. I saw Violet begin to climb the tower.
“Rrmmrrrgrph!” I tried to warn Violet, which meant, “antirapunzel,” which meant, “Don’t come up!” But Violet kept climbing until it was too late.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with chapter 10 of The Bad Beginning.]
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Post by Dante on Aug 18, 2018 10:38:56 GMT -5
You caught a good opportunity to incorporate some theories about Fernald into this chapter, and I like both the allusions in Sunny's dialogue and the double-meanings, too. I sense you've leaned on Netflix's interpretation of the hook-handed man in this chapter - which is no bad thing.
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Post by Foxy on Aug 19, 2018 12:43:04 GMT -5
(I do think a lot about the Netflix version of the hook-handed man! He just seems so likable despite being a villain.)
Dear Dairy,
The pirate pulled Violet into the tower. Then he talked to Count Olaf on his magical talkie box and left. Violet patted my head, and then old Hooky came back with Klaus. They spent the day trying to figure out how to defeat Count Olaf, and I spent the day in my cage, which is not a comfortable place to take a nap, especially when you are tied up with ropes.
Now Count Olaf has taken Violet and Klaus away to his boring play, and I will never find out what a midget is. I am trapped up here with his pirate associate, watching him play cards.
[This section of The Sunny Baudelaire Diaries correlates with chapter 11 of The Bad Beginning.]
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