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Current Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Morning sirens go off at 9:05 am, and evening sirens are at 5:42 pm.
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-Sirens Port Postal Services Flooded With Urban Legend Hopefuls
Mail carriers have been baffled this week as hundreds of letters- each addressed to a “Mrs. Applewood” at a house which has been left derelict for years, poured into outgoing mailboxes.
After sending dozens back to their return addresses, finally curious, the postmaster ordered the remainder of the letters to be opened and found strange similarities in the contents each sealed letter.
They each contained a piece of dental floss, a toenail clipping, a coupon clipped from weekly circulars (which coupon didn’t seem to matter, it varied letter to letter), and a torn scrap of something handwritten which did not match the childish printed hand of whoever wrote out addresses on the front of the envelope.
Upon explaining his confusion over the mysterious letters to a non-existent recipient over family dinner, the Postmaster’s son mentioned that some girls at his elementary school have recently picked up a new jumping rope rhyme:
Missus Applewood, Missus Applewood,
Bring us something good, Bring us something good,
Look inside my mailbox, Take a little peek,
Make another wish and wait another week.
When questioned, not a single child at the school has offered explanation for the letter, although the school psychologist suggests the children invented their own local myth which involves letter-sending and wish granting, and that the rumor quickly spread through word of mouth to other schools throughout the city.
The Post Office aims to hold special assemblies at schools in the upcoming week to address proper use of the island’s mail system, as well as to try and draw out the source of the legend in full.
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Current Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Morning sirens go off at 9:05 am, and evening sirens are at 5:42 pm.
News & Advertisements
-Sirens Port Postal Services Flooded With Urban Legend Hopefuls
Mail carriers have been baffled this week as hundreds of letters- each addressed to a “Mrs. Applewood” at a house which has been left derelict for years, poured into outgoing mailboxes.
After sending dozens back to their return addresses, finally curious, the postmaster ordered the remainder of the letters to be opened and found strange similarities in the contents each sealed letter.
They each contained a piece of dental floss, a toenail clipping, a coupon clipped from weekly circulars (which coupon didn’t seem to matter, it varied letter to letter), and a torn scrap of something handwritten which did not match the childish printed hand of whoever wrote out addresses on the front of the envelope.
Upon explaining his confusion over the mysterious letters to a non-existent recipient over family dinner, the Postmaster’s son mentioned that some girls at his elementary school have recently picked up a new jumping rope rhyme:
Missus Applewood, Missus Applewood,
Bring us something good, Bring us something good,
Look inside my mailbox, Take a little peek,
Make another wish and wait another week.
When questioned, not a single child at the school has offered explanation for the letter, although the school psychologist suggests the children invented their own local myth which involves letter-sending and wish granting, and that the rumor quickly spread through word of mouth to other schools throughout the city.
The Post Office aims to hold special assemblies at schools in the upcoming week to address proper use of the island’s mail system, as well as to try and draw out the source of the legend in full.
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