The One With Giggles Inside — Under the counting corner’s paper clouds, Zuzu the number 1 tapped the rug with one soft foot. Tap. Read the full story →
Under the counting corner’s paper clouds, Zuzu the number 1 tapped the rug with one soft foot. Tap. Tap. A giggle answered from the pencil cup, quick as a hiccup. Zuzu wanted to know who had made it. “Was that you?” Zuzu asked the tall pencil, who only grinned and smelled faintly of wood shavings.
The books made no sound. The stars on the wall kept their pointy little secrets. Zuzu leaned closer, and the pencil’s pink eraser went boing! Out popped a tiny paper mustache, folded tight where nobody had looked. The pencil stuck it under its smile, and Zuzu laughed so hard the clouds seemed to wiggle. Next time you spot that waving 1, check the eraser—does it still look a little too proud?
