Pipp squeaked, "But I dont like creepy crawlies"!! MissCris said irritably, "Fine then, stay out here and let the giant get you! I'm hiding"!! THUD! THUD! the giant's footsteps sounded alot closer now. Pipp decided maybe she should bite the bullet and follow MissCris into the hole in the tree, muttering again, "I hate creepy crawlies"!!
As the giant approached, it seemed like the whole forest would cave in from the noise. Unable to see or hear them, the giant moved on, and Pipp, who had been holding her breath the entire time, uttered a relieved "oh thank goodness"! Arwen83 poked her head out of the Sunnysky, and blue ladybug emerged from the tree with an ant in her mouth. "Well, I was hungry", she said, embarassed that she was thinking about food when they were about to be trampled by the giant. Then the whole group decided they better get moving along before the giant came back again. As they moved through the forest, MissCris, who was hoping to find a cup of coffee SOMEWHERE, tripped over a vine and bumped into Pipp, who in turn knocked down Tourist. "Watch it! Pay attention where you're going"! Tourist grumbled. Arwen83 and the blue ladybug turned around, looked at the three disheveled travelers, and rolled their eyes. "Look, you can argue later! We need to find wisebeardman"!! the blue ladybug snapped. Arwen83 muttered, "Amen"!!
Suddenly they heard a noise coming through the trees. A dirty, unkempt, wet wisebeardman emerged, saying "At last! Finally I found you guys"!! The blue ladybug said accusingly, "I see you're wet again. You have'nt been swimming in the river water again, have you"? Wisebeardman said, "Well, not exactly swimming, really. You see Tourist knocked me in there when I met up with him earlier." Arwen83 said, "Now why on earth would he knock you into the water"? Wisebeardman said, "Apparently, he did'nt like the advice I gave him as how to get out of this enchanted forest."
Pipp and MissCris started an unending fit of giggling, Tourist rolled his eyes, and said, "Well, if you'd have given me better directions, I would'nt have had to knock you in the water! You aint so wise after all! Why, the blue ladybug is wiser than you"!! Wisebeardman huffed, "yeah ok whatever". Pipp had stopped giggling but MissCris was laughing so hard she started to snort.
The blue ladybug said, "MissCris stop that snorting right now!! Duchess Aimee HATES the sound of snorting!! MissCris uttered one last giggle, then said, "where is Duchess Aimee"? Arwen83 said, "She is here, she is there, she's everywhere. She only appears when she wants to, but she always knows what happens in the enchanted forest." Wisebeardman, who by now had composed himself somewhat, and who had not been able to see the blue ladybug earlier, said, "Whoa, are you for real"?, as he tried poking one of her wings. "Ouch, hey stop that now!! Of course I'm real"! Wisebeardman said, "No way"! The ladybug retorted, "There are three places where blue ladybugs really do exist. In the enchanted forest, in Australia, and in the Caribbean." Pipp piped up and said, "Ooh I've been to the Caribbean before--it's sooo beautiful"!! Tourist muttered, "And I've been to Australia before. Beautiful country." The group walked a little further, until they came to the garden of Persnickety. Tourist and wisebeardman sat down to rest, Pipp and MissCris smelled the flowers, the blue ladybug sat on a rose and drank some nectar to strengthen her to bring these pitiful lost people through the enchanted forest, and as always, arwen83 disappeared into the Sunnysky once again.
next chapter garden of persnickety and mount of tintin