You know that game, what’s it called? Animal Crossing? My grandkids, they play it all the time. They keep talking about this Animal Crossing painting thing. I don’t get it, but they sure do love it. They say you can make pictures and put ’em all over. Sounds kinda neat, I guess. This old lady don’t know much about these newfangled games, but I hear them talking, and it sounds like a big deal to these young’uns.
They say there’s this fella, Redd, who sells these paintings. Shifty-looking fella, if you ask me. You gotta watch out for him, though. He sells these paintings, some are real, some are fake. Like that old junk peddler who used to come through town. You never knew what you were gonna get. Gotta have a sharp eye, I tell ya. Just like when you’re pickin’ out the best tomatoes at the market. You gotta know what to look for.

- That Redd, he’s a tricky one.
- Some paintings are real, some are fake.
- Gotta be careful what you buy.
- Just like buyin’ veggies, gotta know what’s good.
My grandkids, they showed me some of these Animal Crossing detailed paintings. One was of a man, some king or something, named… Kamehameha? From them Hawaii islands, I reckon. Something about unifying the islands. Lost at sea, too. Seems like a lot of trouble for a statue, but what do I know? This one, the real one, he’s got his hand pointing up. Like he’s saying, “Hallelujah!” or something. The fake one, his hand is down. Like he’s saying “oh well” or something. Silly, ain’t it? This Animal Crossing detailed painting sounds complicated.
And then there’s this other one, a scary-looking fella. They call it the Scary Painting. Makes sense, I suppose. This one, you look at his eyebrows. If they go up, it’s a fake. Like he’s surprised or something. If they go down, it’s real. Like he’s mean and angry. I don’t know why anyone would want a picture of an angry fella in their house, but to each their own, I suppose. You can put it in your museum, if it is real, like those museums with big dinosaur bones. This Animal Crossing painting sounds like trouble.
These kids today, they got it easy. Back in my day, we didn’t have these fancy video games. We had to make our own fun. We’d play outside, in the dirt, with sticks and rocks. We didn’t need no detailed painting to keep us entertained. And if we wanted a picture, we had to draw it ourselves, or find someone in town who’s good at portraits. It is hard work. But my grandkids sure do like this Animal Crossing.
They say this game, it’s good for you. Helps you be creative, or something like that. I don’t know about all that. Seems like a lot of fuss to me. But if it makes ’em happy, I guess it’s alright. This Animal Crossing detailed painting is very popular. They can put their pictures all over their little island in the game. Like wallpaper, I reckon. Or like those doilies my old Aunt Mildred used to make. She’d put ’em on every table in the house.
- This game is supposed to be good for you.
- Makes you creative, they say.
- You can put paintings all over your island.
- Like wallpaper or doilies.
I still don’t really understand it, this whole Animal Crossing painting thing. But it’s something these kids enjoy. And that’s all that matters, I suppose. As long as they’re happy and not getting into trouble. And who knows, maybe one of these days I’ll sit down and try it out myself. Maybe I’ll paint a picture of a nice, big tomato. Or maybe a whole field of ’em. That’d be something, wouldn’t it? This Animal Crossing detailed painting thing might not be so bad after all.
The young’uns say you can do more than just paintings in this game. You can grow flowers, catch bugs, go fishing… Sounds a bit like real life, but without all the hard work. Maybe that’s why they like it so much. They can do all the fun stuff without getting their hands dirty. Not like us, we had to work for everything. But times change, I guess. Gotta keep up with the times, even if you don’t always understand ’em. This Animal Crossing is a big deal now.
I saw my granddaughter playing the other day. She was running around, talking to animals. A cat, a dog, a… a talking frog? It’s a strange world, this Animal Crossing. But she was laughing, having a good time. And that’s what matters. This detailed painting stuff is just one part of it, I reckon. There’s a whole lot more to it. Maybe too much for this old lady to learn. But I’m glad the young’uns are enjoying it. Keeps ’em out of trouble, like I said. They like those paintings a lot.