Pippa’s Bucket Badge — Every morning, Pippa patted wet sand onto her plain bucket and tried to make a fancy badge. Plap, plap, flop! Read the full story →
Every morning, Pippa patted wet sand onto her plain bucket and tried to make a fancy badge. Plap, plap, flop! The sand slid off before anyone could read it.
One day, she poked shell bits into the letters with her own paws. Then a gull swooped low, the umbrella went whoof, and Pippa’s bucket rolled toward the picnic towels. Because of that, crackers tumbled everywhere. Because of that, crabs marched in like tiny pinchy kings.
“Not my masterpiece!” Pippa squeaked. She jumped inside, steered with her tail, and bumped the bucket in a wobbly circle until the crabs chased crumbs back to the tide. The shell letters stayed stuck: BEACH. Next time you spot that bold bucket, check whether Pippa’s proud paws still have sandy speckles.
