Noodle and the Snickering Carrot — Between the wooden boards of the vegetable bed, Noodle sniffed a tickly trail in the dirt. It smelled like carrot, tomato leaves, and wet wood after watering. Read the full story →
Between the wooden boards of the vegetable bed, Noodle sniffed a tickly trail in the dirt. It smelled like carrot, tomato leaves, and wet wood after watering. Hop, sniff, hop—there was a giant carrot standing up as if it had important news. Noodle hugged it with both paws. “Are you the boss of lunch?” he asked.
The carrot made a tiny snort. Then its leafy top wobbled, and out marched six spotted beetles wearing bits of cabbage leaf like hats. They had been hiding inside the carrot tunnel, practicing a parade for the daisies. Noodle laughed so hard his whiskers bounced. He carried the carrot like a trumpet while the beetles marched around the cabbages, and if you peek among the leaves, you might spot their silly hat parade still going hop, sniff, hop.
