THE HINTS- VITAL TO SUCCESS

[Becky from WV]

@Mindy - I'll now attempt to explain myself better about how I believe the hints are hidden in the stories of TTOTC. Let's assume FF's stories contain the following sentences.

#1 When I was 8 yrs old my brother Skippy & I were sent to spend Easter with my great Aunt Emma. She was my dad's mother's sister, & was she ever a terror. She was one of the most wicket people you could ever meet.

#2 She lived down the block from us, past the cemetery, & around the corner on Dambuster Street. I remember there was a pawn brokers shop across the street from Aunt Emma's house where I spent hours just looking in the window at all the goodies.

#3 Aunt Emma had three ducks & a dog named Rover. That crazy dog would do a half jump, half roll, & end up in a heap in the corner. He had no less than six plastic balls ... blue, yellow, red, green, black, & orange. I kid you not. And his name was Jaws. I guess Aunt Emma must have been a fan of the movie.

#4 Friends would often drop by to visit. Skippy & I used to hide behind the furniture whenever the Tea-Lady showed up. She had a face that looked as if it had been beaten with one of those wooden hammer kitchen utensils. I have since learned it was a mallet. She was one hard banana, & would squeeze & crush the pillows on the sofa until the stuffing threatened to burst loose. POP!

There are several words in those sentences that point to one thing. Can you discover what that is?

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@jdigginsz - If you keep your secrets to yourself, there's NO chance of them being made public.