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Once upon a time 

not so long ago, 

Snickerdoodle went to her brother 

Little Boy Blue. 

“Hey, Blue,” she said.  

“Let’s go on an adventure!”  

“Ok,” said Little Boy Blue.  

“Shall I bring my little cars?”   he asked.  

“Hmmm,” thought Snickerdoodle, “maybe you should 

bring one or two, just in case.”  

“Just in case what?” asked Little Boy Blue. 

“Oh, I don’t know,” Snickerdoodle answered with a 

twinkle in her eye.  

“You never know 

when we’ll need a little car or truck.” 

They asked Mommy Dearie to please pack a lunch 

and off they went.

Blue and Doodle, 

as Snickerdoodle was known to very special people, 

each got on their bicycles and 

rode off into the woods.

Now they had dreamed for a long time about 

going into these woods but this was the first time 

they had actually done it. 

The trees always looked so pretty and inviting as 

they gently swayed in the wind.  

It seemed like a delightful place to have an 

adventure.

As they began to bike their way into the woods 

on a little dirt path, it seemed to get more difficult 

pedaling on the well-worn dirt. 

“Doodle, wait!” called Blue 

as he struggled to keep up with his big sister.  

Doodle stopped and patiently waited for 

Blue to catch up to her.  

She could see he was out of breath and all red in the 

face as he had been working so hard biking along.  

Doodle had an idea. 

“Hey, Blue.   How about if we leave our bikes here 

and just hike the rest of the way?   It’s such a pretty 

day and that way we can see better what’s around us.  

We could find some pretty leaves and maybe even spot 

some animal tracks.   We couldn’t do that if we were on 

our bikes.”

Well, Blue was greatly relieved and even a bit thankful.   He 

wanted to enjoy this adventure, but so far it had been a lot of 

work for his little legs.

They parked their bikes carefully under a tall maple tree and 

tied a red hankie on the tree so they could easily spot it on 

their return.   Doodle was happy Mommy Dearie had tucked it 

into her pocket. 

Doodle then picked up the backpack with the lunch; Blue 

had his own backpack with an assortment of his little cars and 

trucks – just in case - and they went 

on their way.

It was a simple path, not too hilly.  

But it hadn’t been traveled on in a while so they had to 

stop once in a while 

to clear away some twigs.  

They walked slowly so they wouldn’t miss any animal 

tracks and 

once in a while picked up an interesting leaf, placing 

it into a backpack for safekeeping.   They saw a variety 

of paw prints 

and could only guess what type of animal or even bird 

they belonged to.

After what seemed hours and hours to them, 

Blue announced that he was hungry and surely it must be 

time for lunch.   Well, Doodle actually had been thinking the 

very same thing!  

So they found a couple of big flat rocks to sit on 

and they brought out their lunch.

Oh that Mommy Dearie!  

She knew just what they loved!  

Blue had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, whole and 

uncut!   And Doodle had her favorite:   a peanut butter and 

honey sandwich, cut into four triangles!   There were little 

containers of hummus along with tiny carrots, juice boxes 

for each, along with cups of oranges and little plastic 

spoons.  

Mommy Dearie even remembered to pack napkins.  

And there at the very bottom of the lunch bag was a 

note!   Doodle could read a little 

so she sounded out the letters 

and read it out loud to Blue.   It said, 

“Have a fun adventure today.   I love you.”  

And it was signed from Mommy Dearie.

The lunch filled them up and the note made them 

smile.  

It actually made them miss Mommy Dearie and Daddy 

Pie and they wondered whether they should go home 

yet.

But Doodle said no.   There was more adventure 

ahead.   She really had no idea about what was ahead, 

but she imagined that there must be something!

Once again, they started walking.  

They had been careful to pick up all the trash from their 

lunch and take it with them.   They knew God made this 

earth and that they were supposed to help take care of 

it.   Mommy Dearie and Daddy Pie would be proud!

The path began to get a bit curvy so they could not see 

too far up ahead.   Then all of a sudden, they came to a 

clearing in the woods.   They stood still for a moment to 

take it all in.   Ahead of them was a large field, no trees, 

no houses, no fences, just a large empty field.  

It was surrounded by woods and 

they weren’t sure which way to go 

since the path ended in the field.

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