The Saga of the Lonely Cactus: Introduction of Characters. First Part

The “Saga” of the Lonely Cactus by Miriam McCue Introduction: : Characters in order of appearance: Lonely Cactus: He is a 6 foot Saguaro cactus with two arms (kind that looks like a man from a distance.) (In real life these cacti have to be around 75 years old to get an arm.) Kieran - My granddaughter Aunt Mikey - My youngest daughter Alphabet City - Part of the Lower East Side of NYC Desert - This refers to desert surrounding Phoenix AZ Manhattan - Name for the island of NYC, not including Brooklyn, Queens, etc. Super - Nickname for the superintendent of a tenement or apartment building. Assorted city street characters - Anonymous Greenwich Village - West of the Lower East Side NYC Lower East Side - Part of NYC ( name of it describes where it is) Alphabet City - Part of the Lower East Side of NYC Assorted city street characters - Anonymous Central Park - Large man-made park in Center of NYC Big Apple - Nickname for NYC U.P.S - A delivery service (In poem pronounced by letters, no as “up sss” ) Casino - We all know what that is. Donald Trump - Famous prominent business man