Nico’s Juicy Hill Dash — Every day, before the sun climbed high, Nico nudged one pebble from the path to the picnic hill. Read the full story →
Every day, before the sun climbed high, Nico nudged one pebble from the path to the picnic hill. He wanted to reach the top with a watermelon slice before the bees made their noon bzz-bzz hum. One day, the melon was bigger than his belly and slick with sweet juice.
Because of that, Nico hugged it tight and skidded through clover. Because of that, the daisies bobbed, the grass whispered, and a striped beetle clicked, “Faster!” At last Nico plopped onto the hill just as the first bee buzzed. He bit the melon—crunch! Juice ran down his chin. Next time you see his paws on that giant slice, can you spot the hill where Nico knew he belonged?
