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LittleGhost18 мая 2015“What possible trouble could people get into at an apple orchard?” I asked as we passed through an open field. “Oh, you’d be surprised,” said Albie. “Haven’t you heard of apple gangs?” This cracked Ben up, and Albie seemed pleased. “Absolutely. There are drive-by apple throwings. It’s a dangerous world.” “Not to mention the terrible things that can happen when rival gangs wear the wrong colors. Like if the Golden Deliciouses wear red, or the Honeycrisps wear green,” said Toby. “I wonder what they’d call an apple orchard gang?” I asked. “The MacDaddies? Like Mac-Intosh? That’s not bad.” “Eh,” said Toby. “We can do better. You don’t like the Golden Deliciouses?” “Would you be offended if I said that sounded really gay?” Albie asked. “I would take it as a compliment,” Toby said, and Ben laughed again, so I did too. “Are we forming some kind of apple gang now?” Ben asked. “Sure,” Toby said as we reached a clearing with a bunch of picnic tables. All around us were groups of trees and signs about what harvests were available and where to find them. “The Apple Dumpling Gang?” Ben asked. “What the hell is the Apple Dumpling Gang?” asked Albie. Ben said, “The Apple Dumpling Gang. Wasn’t that like an old movie or a cartoon or something?” “It does sound kind of familiar,” I answered. “I like it. We’re the Apple Dumpling Gang.” Toby giggled. “It’s perfect. Scary, but not too scary. Cartoonish, but not too cartoonish. Sexy, but not too sexy. You don’t mess with the Apple Dumpling Gang.” He struck a pose, his arms crossed in front of his skinny chest, and attempted a serious, menacing expression. “Yeah, but what does our gang do?” Ben asked as we approached a sign for Jonathan apples. “We maintain order among the different apple breeds,” Toby explained. “We make sure the Jonathans and the McIntoshes don’t get into it. And, of course, we defend our territory. This, friends, is our territory.”
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