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IIn this silly story, Jillian gets tired of seeing delivery vans dropping off packages to everyone except her. After ordering a special package for herself, Jillian becomes disappointed when her package never shows up. When she tries to locate her missing package, she finds herself helping delivery drivers with their never-ending truck loads of packages.
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IIn this silly story, Jillian gets tired of seeing delivery vans dropping off packages to everyone except her. After ordering a special package for herself, Jillian becomes disappointed when her package never shows up. When she tries to locate her missing package, she finds herself helping delivery drivers with their never-ending truck loads of packages.
Warning: this goofy story for kids may result in smiles, snorts, and possibly some LOLs. Listen at your own discretion.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
HELLEL story Time truly not a glory time Rabbits standing,
You'll be fine. Follow the whole storyline, HELLEL story Time.
Might you live at least one time story Welcome back
to the show. This is LOL Storytime, the goofy story
podcast for kids. Today I'll be telling you a story
called Delivery Package, featuring a character named after listener Jilly
(00:23):
and Jetty James. Before we get into it, a quick
reminder that this is the last month to submit your
stories for the Lool Storytime story writing Contest. All the
details can be found at loolstorytime dot com. This week,
I'm shutting up the following awesome listeners. Victoria Rose from
Georgia along with her cousins Noah, Nico and baby Lola.
Clara from Australia along with her siblings Camilla, Clyde and
(00:46):
baby jet Emma from Falls Church, Virginia, listening with her
parents Chevy and Jessica. Aaron from Sidney, Australia, Or and
Emmy Martin from Toronto, Canada, Ayana from the UK, Aaron
and Jack from the UK, Max Killy and their dog
Patty from Barcelona, Danny from England and Lottie from Scotland
(01:06):
with her brother Hueiye. Though Huie didn't ask for a
shadow for himself, he wanted me to give one to me,
So shout out to the lol storytime guy. Thanks Huie.
All right, more shadows to come next time, But for now,
let's get into the story. This is the story of
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all the packages that get delivered, those boxes upon boxes
of packages, the small ones, the large ones, and even
the stuff we buy that don't get wrapped up or
put in any sort of box at all. Jillian called
these ones the naked deliveries. In her neighborhood, perhaps much
like your own, trucks and vans were constantly coming and
going with packages to be delivered here, there, and everywhere.
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It was NonStop action. Sometimes Gillian would sit by her
window and watch, was that a new package for mister Abernathy,
And two doors down a large box full of who
knows what for Cindy Bigglesworth. And hey, remember how I
just said some things don't even get placed in a box. Well,
Billy Cheesteak just got one of those naked deliveries now,
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a four pack of polka dot underwear just sitting there
on his front porch for all to see. Betty wishes
that one had come in a box. But you see,
Jillian always saw these packages being delivered, but even if
they stopped at her house, never were any of these
packages ever for her mom. Someone just dropped off another
package at the front door. Can I see what's inside?
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It felt like the same answer every time. Oh it's
not for you, dear, but you can go ahead and
open it for me. I'm sure it's nothing exciting. Yeah,
it's never anything exciting, mumbled Jillian. Gillian brought the package
inside and used a pocket knife to cut through the
packing tape. Even though she always knew it wasn't for her,
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she still got excited to see what was inside. Maybe,
just once, it might be something that she could enjoy
using two What is this, she asked, pulling out the
first item from the box. Oh, marvelous, my bottle of
liquid hand soap has come in. Now I can refill
all the soap dispensers in each of our bathrooms. This
is just the best news. Jillian pulled something else out
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of the box, a container for tupperware containers. That couldn't
be right. Hard to keep all of your food containers
contained when you don't have a container to contain them,
explained her mother. And the next two items weren't any
better either. A new set of bed sheets, which seemed
odd since Jillian was convinced they already had a whole
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closet full of sheets. And the last thing was some
kind of special armpit scrubber for her father. Boring and weird.
Why can't Dad just use a regular washcloth, Jillian asked,
trust me, dear, that man needs a heavy duty scrubber
for those pits. Disappointed by it, another lame delivery, Gillian
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sauntered back over to the front window in time to
see another delivery truck parked out front of her neighbor's house.
The driver was dropping off a huge box that had
a picture of a trampoline on the front of it.
No fear, complained Gillian. The neighbor's kids get a trampoline
and I just get hand soap. Well, Gillian decided that
if no one was going to send her a package,
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then she would just have to send one to herself.
Except the whole thing about not having a credit card
turned out to be a bit of a problem. Fortunately
for her, Kin and Jenner's grandparents were invented for a reason.
The second grandma confirmed that the order had gone through.
Jillian sat by the front window, watching and waiting, not
realizing that deliveries usually take a little bit more time.
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But even after two days, her package had still not arrived.
And soon two days turned into three, and three days
into four, and pretty soon a whole week had passed
and her package still had not been delivered. Something was
not right, Mom, Are you sure my package hasn't come yet? Like,
are you really sure, like really really really absolutely no
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doubt about it? Sure? I need to know what level
of sureness we are talking about here. Jillian's parents reminded
her that she was the one who had been sitting
by the window twenty four to seven, watching and waiting.
If anyone were to know about any packages coming, it
would be her. Well, if Jillian's parents weren't gonna help,
then maybe she'd just have to go and ask one
of the delivery drivers herself. Not like they were hard
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to come by, It was just a matter of catching
one before they quickly zoomed off to make their next delivery. Luckily,
Jillian spotted a van that was pulled over with a
flat tire. Oh hey, there, bad, said Jillian trying to
sound casual. So, I see you've got a flat tire
on that van, But tell me, do you also have
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a package for a really awesome kid named Jillian who
lives at thirteen seventy eight Stinker Doodle Lane. The driver
set down his wrench and used a rag to pat
his forehead dry. I don't know. I've got another eighty
packages in the back that I'm supposed to get out
by the end of the day. The driver looked down
at the flat tire. I'll be lucky if I get
half of them out at this rate. Gillian shoved her
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hands in her pockets and began rocking her hips back
and forth. So I guess you're a little too busy
to go in there and check. Huh, you could check,
but you don't want to. Is that kind of it,
because again, it's a really important package for a girl
named Jillian. J I L L I A n not
to be confused with those Gillians with a G. How
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do one of them in my class last year? And
it was a really big problem. The driver, still kneeling
next to his flat tire, looked like he wanted to
call it quits. If it's back there. I'll get it
to you as soon as I can. Okay. Jillian knew
she shouldn't press any further, but just really needed to
say one last thing. It's just that, well, it's been
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over a week since I placed the order, you know,
and waiting is really starting to take a toll on me.
The driver explained that delivering hundreds of packages every day
was taking a toll on him and apparently his van too.
Jillian did notice that the guy looked like he could
use a bit of rest. Sir, I think I can
help you. Stay here. I've lived in this neighborhood my
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whole life. I can get some of these packages out
for you, no problem. Jillian grabbed as many boxes as
she could handle and began walking around the neighborhood delivering them.
She then returned to the van and grabbed some more.
On her third trip back, the driver had already fixed
the tire, but was now taking a nap in the
driver's seat, so Jillian just kept on going. By the
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end of the day, she had delivered all but the
last twenty three packages. When the driver finally woke up,
he was impressed The girl, who had started out so
annoying turned out to be a really big help. I
feel so much better, he said, while stretching his arms
above his head. What a difference a nap can make,
you know. I sure wish I had someone like you
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working with me every day. The driver then helped Jillian
check the names on the last twenty three packages to
see if any of them were for her, but alas
no Jillian's with a J or a g That evening,
as Jillian counted the blisters on her feet, she began
feeling bad for all the tired delivery drivers of the world.
That was no easy job. They had so many packages,
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with more and more being added every day. No wonder
her package hadn't come yet. Clearly these people needed her help.
That night, Jillian dreamt she had wings that allowed her
to fly around town effortlessly dropping off deliveries to the
houses below. It was great. Sure, a few packages smashed
upon landing, and one box did land on someone's head,
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but the box also had the guy's new hat, so
it was actually kind of perfect. In the morning, Jillian's
feet felt worse than they had the night before. If
she was going to do this, she needed a van. Dad.
Is it cool if I borrow the minivan today. I've
got a bunch of deliveries to make sure yup, go ahead, Gillian.
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Gillian was not surprised her dad said yes. She'd made
sure to ask him while he was watching sports. He'd
always give an answer, but the answer often didn't make sense.
Just for fun, she tested it out with another question, Dad,
can I go work on my homework? She asked, Absolutely not, Gillian.
We've been over this, okay, Dad, But can I do
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a triple backflip off of our roof? Gillian didn't I
already say yes to that. Of course you can, But
right now, Dad, he's trying to watch something, okay, So
you just run along and do whatever it was you
were just saying. Gillian sat in the driver's seat for
a long time before figuring out how to raise the
driver's seat so she could see over the steering wheel,
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but when she did that, the seat was too high
to reach the pedals, so back down it went. Ten
minutes later, she figured out how to back the van up,
but couldn't quite see where she was going. Gillian ran
right over the neighbor's garbage can. Who puts a garbage
can at the end of their driveway like that, and
who puts someone's driveway where my van is trying to drive?
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Get out of the way driveway And things didn't get
any easier from there. Hopefully the Johnsons were already planning
on buying a new mail box and had Missus Dinkins's
prize winning tulips already been judged this year, because if not,
they weren't going to be winning this time unless there
was a prize for having a really cool tired tread
running through your flower bed. Come on, van, why won't
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you drive straight or stop at the stop signs? Or
am I supposed to be doing that? Cars were honking
and swerving out of the way. It was a miracle
that she arrived at the package distribution center with the
mini van still in one piece. Jillian pulled in and
parked next to another van whose driver was in the
middle of loading some packages. He almost dropped one of
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them when he realized there was a little girl sitting
in the driver's seat. Jillian rolled down her window. Well, hello,
good sir, would you like to load some of those
pages into the back of my van? The man was
squinting his eyes trying to decide if Jillian was perhaps
a grown up who looked like a child. Do you
work here? He asked? In Jillian's mind, she did. She
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wasn't aware she had to be hired first. She was
just there to help deliver packages. Felt like the kind
of thing you should be able to show up and
start doing. Oh yeah, I'm a delivery driver, all right,
answered Jillian. My first day was yesterday, and I learned
the hard way that you do not want to do
this job without a vehicle of some sort. I've got
at least eight blisters on my feet. The man was
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thinking really hard about what to do. Should he let
his boss know that they accidentally hired a kid? Were
they just not paying attention when they hired her. Maybe
they were watching sports at the time and didn't realize
what they were saying. Yes to kid, do you actually
know how to drive that thing? There was a moment
where Jillian didn't answer. All you could hear was the
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humming sound of Jillian's seat rising up so she could
get a better view of the person than she was
talking to. But then the back of her seat began
to recline, and soon she was stretched out flat with
her head practically in the back seat like she was
planning on taking a nap. Jillian unbuckled her seatbelt and
got out of the van. Sir, as you can see,
I can barely drive the seat on this thing. Do
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you think the van is just mad at me because
I spilled grape juice on its carpet when I was three?
Maybe I should come in your van. Gillian suggested that
she could do all of the drop offs if he
handled the driving. The driver thought that sounded nice to
be able to stay in his seat all day. No
buckling and unbuckling or getting chased by dogs. Not bad.
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Once they got started, the driver came to find that
Jillian was actually a wonderful helper. Indeed, she was fast,
and most importantly, she was very careful about making sure
the right packages went to the correct address, and Jillian
liked that this guy didn't run over things you're not
supposed to run over. By the end of the day,
Jillian had dropped off just over one hundred packages. Seemed
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like something to celebrate. Once again, none of those packages
had been for her. The next day, Jillian joined up
with another driver who was thankful she was there to
help on such a rainy day. There's nothing I find
worse than having to deliver packages in the rain, the
driver had complained. Not only did Jillian deliver one hundred
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and twenty three packages in the rain that day, she
actually had fun splashing in puddles along the way. What
wasn't to like about rainy day deliveries. On her third day,
Jillian teamed up with yet another driver, though this guy
warned Jillian that he had the hardest route of all
the drivers. This route has so many ducks, like, so
many lots of the big kind that snarl at you,
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and plenty of the little, yappy ones that try to
bite your ankles. And don't get me wrong, I love dogs,
and normally they love me. But it's like as soon
as I put on the delivery driver uniform, it's like
they think I'm a squirrel dipped in peanut butter. Jillian
delivered a few less packages that day, but only because
she kept taking short, little breaks for all the dogs cuddles. Wow,
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these dogs are great. Guess it's a good thing I
was never given a uniform. But even though Gillian was
enjoying her time as a delivery worker, the whole reason
she had started doing this job was to get her
own package a little sooner. Even though she helped get
more packages out, they just kept giving her more, none
of which were addressed to her. At the end of
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the week, one of the other drivers told her that
the Big Boss wanted to speak with her. Eh oh,
thought Jillian. The big Boss is going to know he
never hired me, and then I'm not even supposed to
work here. When the Big Boss came out of his office,
he had a very similar reaction. Uh oh, he muttered
to himself. Did I accidentally hire a kid because I
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didn't mean to. Kids aren't supposed to work here. He
then turned to some of the other drivers. Is this
the girl you were telling me about? The one you've
been telling me is the best driver we've ever had?
Can she even drive? Jillian decided to answer that one.
I can drive, just not very well. I'm like a bird,
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kind of moving all over the place, and sometimes I
try to fly through a glass window. The Big Boss
cleared his throat, Well, little girl, you were our top
delivery driver this week. I heard you didn't melt in
the rain or get chased by any dogs. I'd love
to know your secret, but unfortunately we can't have you
working here anymore. It's against the rules. You're a kid,
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Jillian tried to protest. But you just said on one
of your best I delivered hundreds of packages this week.
She then pointed to the other drivers. Listen, man, these
people are tired. Look at them. If they don't have me,
packages could get lost. Some might even get delivered to
the wrong places. Almost every worker, including the Big Boss,
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chuckled at that last part. They explained that packages got
lost or misplaced all the time. Apparently it was totally normal,
happened every day, even while Jillian had been helping. Jillian
threw her head back. This made so much sense now.
She had been waiting for a package that probably wasn't coming,
a package that could be lost forever, or sitting on
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someone's doorstep in the middle of bucksnort Tennessee. Well, I
guess I'm not getting my package, then, Jillian said, with
a heavy sigh. You've been expecting a package, asked the
Big Boss. No need to assume it's gone. Maybe it
hasn't come in yet. The Big Boss walked over to
a computer and asked for Gillian's name. Gillian obliged, but
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wasn't feeling optimistic. It had already been two weeks since
she had placed her order. Seeing the look on the
Big Boss's face as he entered her name into the
computer didn't make her feel any better either. Sorry, kid,
maybe your package isn't coming after all, unless are you
Jillian with a G or Jillian with a J. After
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correctly spelling her name on the computer, the Big Boss smiled, Ah,
here we are. I see you right here, and yes,
indeed you do have a package on the way, not
lost or sitting on the wrong doorstep. Jillian jumped up, Yes,
is it here? Now? Is it in? The loading warehouse
says it's expected to arrive in eight to ten weeks.
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Looks like it's being shipped from the other side of
the world. Well how about that. But I tell you what,
since you've been such a big help, I will personally
deliver to your house when it arrives. In the meantime,
why don't you head home and order something else for yourself.
Most things arrive in less than a week, you know.
Jillian hung her head. Thanks sir, but I don't think
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I'll be ordering anything else. You guys clearly have enough
packages coming in. I don't want to add to that.
Jillian made her way home, wondering what her life might
be like in eight to ten weeks. Sure felt like
a lifetime. Maybe she'd be married with kids by then.
When she walked through the front door, she almost fell
backwards after seeing something on the floor. There. It was
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the very thing she had ordered. Mom, my package came,
My package came. How did it get here so early?
Jillian was pointing out a box of cookies shaped like
the emoji. Most people probably wouldn't want their cookies to
be shaped like Jillian had found them while shopping on
her grandmother's computer and thought they were hilarious. Plus, she
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loved cookies, so why wouldn't she have ordered something like that? Oh,
those didn't come in the mail, dear. I picked those
up for you at the store just up the road,
you know, the little store you passed by every single day,
just a few minutes from here. All along, those cookies
had only been three minutes away, and here she had
ordered a whole box of them from the other side
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of the world. Well, I've got news then, mom. If
we happened to run out of cookies in the next
eight to ten weeks, well, the next box is on
me and Mom with great stores like that in our
very own neighborhood. Do the world a favor and cool
it on the deliveries. Okay, the end. That's the story.
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And here is your question of the week. If you
could volunteer to help out somewhere, where would you choose
to work. That's all for now. I'll catch you on
the next one.
HELLEL story Time truly not a glory time Rabbits standing,
You'll be fine. Follow the whole storyline, HELLEL story Time.
Might you live at least one time story Welcome back
to the show. This is LOL Storytime, the goofy story
podcast for kids. Today I'll be telling you a story
called Delivery Package, featuring a character named after listener Jilly
(00:23):
and Jetty James. Before we get into it, a quick
reminder that this is the last month to submit your
stories for the Lool Storytime story writing Contest. All the
details can be found at loolstorytime dot com. This week,
I'm shutting up the following awesome listeners. Victoria Rose from
Georgia along with her cousins Noah, Nico and baby Lola.
Clara from Australia along with her siblings Camilla, Clyde and
(00:46):
baby jet Emma from Falls Church, Virginia, listening with her
parents Chevy and Jessica. Aaron from Sidney, Australia, Or and
Emmy Martin from Toronto, Canada, Ayana from the UK, Aaron
and Jack from the UK, Max Killy and their dog
Patty from Barcelona, Danny from England and Lottie from Scotland
(01:06):
with her brother Hueiye. Though Huie didn't ask for a
shadow for himself, he wanted me to give one to me,
So shout out to the lol storytime guy. Thanks Huie.
All right, more shadows to come next time, But for now,
let's get into the story. This is the story of
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all the packages that get delivered, those boxes upon boxes
of packages, the small ones, the large ones, and even
the stuff we buy that don't get wrapped up or
put in any sort of box at all. Jillian called
these ones the naked deliveries. In her neighborhood, perhaps much
like your own, trucks and vans were constantly coming and
going with packages to be delivered here, there, and everywhere.
(01:52):
It was NonStop action. Sometimes Gillian would sit by her
window and watch, was that a new package for mister Abernathy,
And two doors down a large box full of who
knows what for Cindy Bigglesworth. And hey, remember how I
just said some things don't even get placed in a box. Well,
Billy Cheesteak just got one of those naked deliveries now,
(02:12):
a four pack of polka dot underwear just sitting there
on his front porch for all to see. Betty wishes
that one had come in a box. But you see,
Jillian always saw these packages being delivered, but even if
they stopped at her house, never were any of these
packages ever for her mom. Someone just dropped off another
package at the front door. Can I see what's inside?
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It felt like the same answer every time. Oh it's
not for you, dear, but you can go ahead and
open it for me. I'm sure it's nothing exciting. Yeah,
it's never anything exciting, mumbled Jillian. Gillian brought the package
inside and used a pocket knife to cut through the
packing tape. Even though she always knew it wasn't for her,
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she still got excited to see what was inside. Maybe,
just once, it might be something that she could enjoy
using two What is this, she asked, pulling out the
first item from the box. Oh, marvelous, my bottle of
liquid hand soap has come in. Now I can refill
all the soap dispensers in each of our bathrooms. This
is just the best news. Jillian pulled something else out
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of the box, a container for tupperware containers. That couldn't
be right. Hard to keep all of your food containers
contained when you don't have a container to contain them,
explained her mother. And the next two items weren't any
better either. A new set of bed sheets, which seemed
odd since Jillian was convinced they already had a whole
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closet full of sheets. And the last thing was some
kind of special armpit scrubber for her father. Boring and weird.
Why can't Dad just use a regular washcloth, Jillian asked,
trust me, dear, that man needs a heavy duty scrubber
for those pits. Disappointed by it, another lame delivery, Gillian
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sauntered back over to the front window in time to
see another delivery truck parked out front of her neighbor's house.
The driver was dropping off a huge box that had
a picture of a trampoline on the front of it.
No fear, complained Gillian. The neighbor's kids get a trampoline
and I just get hand soap. Well, Gillian decided that
if no one was going to send her a package,
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then she would just have to send one to herself.
Except the whole thing about not having a credit card
turned out to be a bit of a problem. Fortunately
for her, Kin and Jenner's grandparents were invented for a reason.
The second grandma confirmed that the order had gone through.
Jillian sat by the front window, watching and waiting, not
realizing that deliveries usually take a little bit more time.
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But even after two days, her package had still not arrived.
And soon two days turned into three, and three days
into four, and pretty soon a whole week had passed
and her package still had not been delivered. Something was
not right, Mom, Are you sure my package hasn't come yet? Like,
are you really sure, like really really really absolutely no
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doubt about it? Sure? I need to know what level
of sureness we are talking about here. Jillian's parents reminded
her that she was the one who had been sitting
by the window twenty four to seven, watching and waiting.
If anyone were to know about any packages coming, it
would be her. Well, if Jillian's parents weren't gonna help,
then maybe she'd just have to go and ask one
of the delivery drivers herself. Not like they were hard
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to come by, It was just a matter of catching
one before they quickly zoomed off to make their next delivery. Luckily,
Jillian spotted a van that was pulled over with a
flat tire. Oh hey, there, bad, said Jillian trying to
sound casual. So, I see you've got a flat tire
on that van, But tell me, do you also have
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a package for a really awesome kid named Jillian who
lives at thirteen seventy eight Stinker Doodle Lane. The driver
set down his wrench and used a rag to pat
his forehead dry. I don't know. I've got another eighty
packages in the back that I'm supposed to get out
by the end of the day. The driver looked down
at the flat tire. I'll be lucky if I get
half of them out at this rate. Gillian shoved her
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hands in her pockets and began rocking her hips back
and forth. So I guess you're a little too busy
to go in there and check. Huh, you could check,
but you don't want to. Is that kind of it,
because again, it's a really important package for a girl
named Jillian. J I L L I A n not
to be confused with those Gillians with a G. How
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do one of them in my class last year? And
it was a really big problem. The driver, still kneeling
next to his flat tire, looked like he wanted to
call it quits. If it's back there. I'll get it
to you as soon as I can. Okay. Jillian knew
she shouldn't press any further, but just really needed to
say one last thing. It's just that, well, it's been
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over a week since I placed the order, you know,
and waiting is really starting to take a toll on me.
The driver explained that delivering hundreds of packages every day
was taking a toll on him and apparently his van too.
Jillian did notice that the guy looked like he could
use a bit of rest. Sir, I think I can
help you. Stay here. I've lived in this neighborhood my
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whole life. I can get some of these packages out
for you, no problem. Jillian grabbed as many boxes as
she could handle and began walking around the neighborhood delivering them.
She then returned to the van and grabbed some more.
On her third trip back, the driver had already fixed
the tire, but was now taking a nap in the
driver's seat, so Jillian just kept on going. By the
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end of the day, she had delivered all but the
last twenty three packages. When the driver finally woke up,
he was impressed The girl, who had started out so
annoying turned out to be a really big help. I
feel so much better, he said, while stretching his arms
above his head. What a difference a nap can make,
you know. I sure wish I had someone like you
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working with me every day. The driver then helped Jillian
check the names on the last twenty three packages to
see if any of them were for her, but alas
no Jillian's with a J or a g That evening,
as Jillian counted the blisters on her feet, she began
feeling bad for all the tired delivery drivers of the world.
That was no easy job. They had so many packages,
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with more and more being added every day. No wonder
her package hadn't come yet. Clearly these people needed her help.
That night, Jillian dreamt she had wings that allowed her
to fly around town effortlessly dropping off deliveries to the
houses below. It was great. Sure, a few packages smashed
upon landing, and one box did land on someone's head,
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but the box also had the guy's new hat, so
it was actually kind of perfect. In the morning, Jillian's
feet felt worse than they had the night before. If
she was going to do this, she needed a van. Dad.
Is it cool if I borrow the minivan today. I've
got a bunch of deliveries to make sure yup, go ahead, Gillian.
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Gillian was not surprised her dad said yes. She'd made
sure to ask him while he was watching sports. He'd
always give an answer, but the answer often didn't make sense.
Just for fun, she tested it out with another question, Dad,
can I go work on my homework? She asked, Absolutely not, Gillian.
We've been over this, okay, Dad, But can I do
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a triple backflip off of our roof? Gillian didn't I
already say yes to that. Of course you can, But
right now, Dad, he's trying to watch something, okay, So
you just run along and do whatever it was you
were just saying. Gillian sat in the driver's seat for
a long time before figuring out how to raise the
driver's seat so she could see over the steering wheel,
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but when she did that, the seat was too high
to reach the pedals, so back down it went. Ten
minutes later, she figured out how to back the van up,
but couldn't quite see where she was going. Gillian ran
right over the neighbor's garbage can. Who puts a garbage
can at the end of their driveway like that, and
who puts someone's driveway where my van is trying to drive?
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Get out of the way driveway And things didn't get
any easier from there. Hopefully the Johnsons were already planning
on buying a new mail box and had Missus Dinkins's
prize winning tulips already been judged this year, because if not,
they weren't going to be winning this time unless there
was a prize for having a really cool tired tread
running through your flower bed. Come on, van, why won't
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you drive straight or stop at the stop signs? Or
am I supposed to be doing that? Cars were honking
and swerving out of the way. It was a miracle
that she arrived at the package distribution center with the
mini van still in one piece. Jillian pulled in and
parked next to another van whose driver was in the
middle of loading some packages. He almost dropped one of
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them when he realized there was a little girl sitting
in the driver's seat. Jillian rolled down her window. Well, hello,
good sir, would you like to load some of those
pages into the back of my van? The man was
squinting his eyes trying to decide if Jillian was perhaps
a grown up who looked like a child. Do you
work here? He asked? In Jillian's mind, she did. She
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wasn't aware she had to be hired first. She was
just there to help deliver packages. Felt like the kind
of thing you should be able to show up and
start doing. Oh yeah, I'm a delivery driver, all right,
answered Jillian. My first day was yesterday, and I learned
the hard way that you do not want to do
this job without a vehicle of some sort. I've got
at least eight blisters on my feet. The man was
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thinking really hard about what to do. Should he let
his boss know that they accidentally hired a kid? Were
they just not paying attention when they hired her. Maybe
they were watching sports at the time and didn't realize
what they were saying. Yes to kid, do you actually
know how to drive that thing? There was a moment
where Jillian didn't answer. All you could hear was the
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humming sound of Jillian's seat rising up so she could
get a better view of the person than she was
talking to. But then the back of her seat began
to recline, and soon she was stretched out flat with
her head practically in the back seat like she was
planning on taking a nap. Jillian unbuckled her seatbelt and
got out of the van. Sir, as you can see,
I can barely drive the seat on this thing. Do
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you think the van is just mad at me because
I spilled grape juice on its carpet when I was three?
Maybe I should come in your van. Gillian suggested that
she could do all of the drop offs if he
handled the driving. The driver thought that sounded nice to
be able to stay in his seat all day. No
buckling and unbuckling or getting chased by dogs. Not bad.
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Once they got started, the driver came to find that
Jillian was actually a wonderful helper. Indeed, she was fast,
and most importantly, she was very careful about making sure
the right packages went to the correct address, and Jillian
liked that this guy didn't run over things you're not
supposed to run over. By the end of the day,
Jillian had dropped off just over one hundred packages. Seemed
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like something to celebrate. Once again, none of those packages
had been for her. The next day, Jillian joined up
with another driver who was thankful she was there to
help on such a rainy day. There's nothing I find
worse than having to deliver packages in the rain, the
driver had complained. Not only did Jillian deliver one hundred
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and twenty three packages in the rain that day, she
actually had fun splashing in puddles along the way. What
wasn't to like about rainy day deliveries. On her third day,
Jillian teamed up with yet another driver, though this guy
warned Jillian that he had the hardest route of all
the drivers. This route has so many ducks, like, so
many lots of the big kind that snarl at you,
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and plenty of the little, yappy ones that try to
bite your ankles. And don't get me wrong, I love dogs,
and normally they love me. But it's like as soon
as I put on the delivery driver uniform, it's like
they think I'm a squirrel dipped in peanut butter. Jillian
delivered a few less packages that day, but only because
she kept taking short, little breaks for all the dogs cuddles. Wow,
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these dogs are great. Guess it's a good thing I
was never given a uniform. But even though Gillian was
enjoying her time as a delivery worker, the whole reason
she had started doing this job was to get her
own package a little sooner. Even though she helped get
more packages out, they just kept giving her more, none
of which were addressed to her. At the end of
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the week, one of the other drivers told her that
the Big Boss wanted to speak with her. Eh oh,
thought Jillian. The big Boss is going to know he
never hired me, and then I'm not even supposed to
work here. When the Big Boss came out of his office,
he had a very similar reaction. Uh oh, he muttered
to himself. Did I accidentally hire a kid because I
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didn't mean to. Kids aren't supposed to work here. He
then turned to some of the other drivers. Is this
the girl you were telling me about? The one you've
been telling me is the best driver we've ever had?
Can she even drive? Jillian decided to answer that one.
I can drive, just not very well. I'm like a bird,
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kind of moving all over the place, and sometimes I
try to fly through a glass window. The Big Boss
cleared his throat, Well, little girl, you were our top
delivery driver this week. I heard you didn't melt in
the rain or get chased by any dogs. I'd love
to know your secret, but unfortunately we can't have you
working here anymore. It's against the rules. You're a kid,
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Jillian tried to protest. But you just said on one
of your best I delivered hundreds of packages this week.
She then pointed to the other drivers. Listen, man, these
people are tired. Look at them. If they don't have me,
packages could get lost. Some might even get delivered to
the wrong places. Almost every worker, including the Big Boss,
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chuckled at that last part. They explained that packages got
lost or misplaced all the time. Apparently it was totally normal,
happened every day, even while Jillian had been helping. Jillian
threw her head back. This made so much sense now.
She had been waiting for a package that probably wasn't coming,
a package that could be lost forever, or sitting on
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someone's doorstep in the middle of bucksnort Tennessee. Well, I
guess I'm not getting my package, then, Jillian said, with
a heavy sigh. You've been expecting a package, asked the
Big Boss. No need to assume it's gone. Maybe it
hasn't come in yet. The Big Boss walked over to
a computer and asked for Gillian's name. Gillian obliged, but
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wasn't feeling optimistic. It had already been two weeks since
she had placed her order. Seeing the look on the
Big Boss's face as he entered her name into the
computer didn't make her feel any better either. Sorry, kid,
maybe your package isn't coming after all, unless are you
Jillian with a G or Jillian with a J. After
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correctly spelling her name on the computer, the Big Boss smiled, Ah,
here we are. I see you right here, and yes,
indeed you do have a package on the way, not
lost or sitting on the wrong doorstep. Jillian jumped up, Yes,
is it here? Now? Is it in? The loading warehouse
says it's expected to arrive in eight to ten weeks.
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Looks like it's being shipped from the other side of
the world. Well how about that. But I tell you what,
since you've been such a big help, I will personally
deliver to your house when it arrives. In the meantime,
why don't you head home and order something else for yourself.
Most things arrive in less than a week, you know.
Jillian hung her head. Thanks sir, but I don't think
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I'll be ordering anything else. You guys clearly have enough
packages coming in. I don't want to add to that.
Jillian made her way home, wondering what her life might
be like in eight to ten weeks. Sure felt like
a lifetime. Maybe she'd be married with kids by then.
When she walked through the front door, she almost fell
backwards after seeing something on the floor. There. It was
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the very thing she had ordered. Mom, my package came,
My package came. How did it get here so early?
Jillian was pointing out a box of cookies shaped like
the emoji. Most people probably wouldn't want their cookies to
be shaped like Jillian had found them while shopping on
her grandmother's computer and thought they were hilarious. Plus, she
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loved cookies, so why wouldn't she have ordered something like that? Oh,
those didn't come in the mail, dear. I picked those
up for you at the store just up the road,
you know, the little store you passed by every single day,
just a few minutes from here. All along, those cookies
had only been three minutes away, and here she had
ordered a whole box of them from the other side
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of the world. Well, I've got news then, mom. If
we happened to run out of cookies in the next
eight to ten weeks, well, the next box is on
me and Mom with great stores like that in our
very own neighborhood. Do the world a favor and cool
it on the deliveries. Okay, the end. That's the story.
(19:03):
And here is your question of the week. If you
could volunteer to help out somewhere, where would you choose
to work. That's all for now. I'll catch you on
the next one.
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