{"product_id":"abner-and-his-soap-a-story-for-children","title":"Abner and His Soap, a story for children","description":"Originally published as \"The Day the Sky Rained Soap Suds\" in Six Children's Stories (Academic Exchange Extra [University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)], 2005). \/\/ An excerpt \/\/ Abner Normal squeezed the button on his can of Lysol spray, filling his living-room with strong-smelling mist. \/\/ \"Take that!\" he said. \"Miserable germs!\" He coughed on the clouds of mist, but he didn't care. \/\/ \"I hate germs and I hate dirt!\" he said. But killing germs didn't make him feel better. He gazed angrily out his living-room window. Scraps of paper littered the road. Dust covered sidewalks. For that matter, dust covered everything. And factory and car exhaust fogged the air. \/\/ \"I can't stand it!\" he exclaimed. \"Why is this city so grimy?\" \/\/ He yanked at his hair. Two handfuls fell to the floor. But Abner Normal didn't take any notice of his two new bald spots. He anxiously searched the sky. He watched a thick bank of dark clouds roll in from the west. They twisted and billowed. Soon they'd drench the city with rain polluted from dirty air. \/\/ \"I'm going to clean up this miserable city once and for all!\" he shouted. \"I'll be a hero!\" He jumped up and down. One foot knocked over his fishbowl. The rug soaked up the water, while Flipper, the goldfish, flopped about and gasped. Abner tossed Flipper into a coffee pot and then left his home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDan Lukiv\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eIndependently published\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eAug 27, 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e25 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e168882393X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781688823938\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ReComparo.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46453681586311,"sku":"9781688823938","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2627\/8535\/files\/9781688823938__01871.jpg?v=1794029297","url":"https:\/\/globalsurvivor.co\/products\/abner-and-his-soap-a-story-for-children","provider":"Global Survivor ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}