The Cookie Lady by Philip K. Dick
The Cookie Lady by Philip K. Dick Event-Based Summary of The Cookie Lady The story is set in a quiet neighborhood where an old woman named Mrs. Drew lives alone in a small, neglected house at the end of Elm Street. The house is shabby, surrounded by dry weeds, with sagging steps and an old rocking chair on the porch. Mrs. Drew rarely receives visitors and leads a lonely life. A schoolboy named Bubber Surle regularly visits Mrs. Drew’s house. The visits usually take place after school. He is attracted by the warm smell of freshly baked cookies, which Mrs. Drew prepares for him. She welcomes him kindly, calls him Bernard, and invites him inside. She serves him cookies and cold milk, which he eats eagerly. After eating, Mrs. Drew often asks Bubber to stay longer and read aloud from his schoolbooks, explaining that her eyesight is poor and that listening to someone read comforts her. Bubber agrees, usually choosing subjects like geography or other school texts. He sits on the co...