

"Look what I found!" George hurried up the hill carrying a tiny cart full of wild strawberries. It had tiny wheels carved from dried toadstool caps, and torn grass harness lines that had snapped when the frightened mice bolted.

"See, I told you."

"Gnomes?" asked George.

"Gnomes," agreed Freddy.

"Where'd they come from?" asked Stella.

"I don't know. Maybe we were blown farther down the lake than I thought."

"What's that mean?"

"I've heard a lot of weird stories about the east end of Wippiwee-Wananana."

"Like what?"

"Like legends and stuff... Sightings of strange and unlikely creatures thought to be extinct."

"You mean dinosaurs, J.G.?"

"No, mostly trolls."

"Trolls?"

"Trolls, gnomes, ogres... And my grandpa saw a Sasquatch once. He was moose hunting near Flint Creek Falls, that's probably not too far from here."

"What's that? A Sasquatch?" asked Stella.

"A Sasquatch is a man-ape, Bigfoot thing that has a lot of fur and walks with a slouch and sneezes a lot because basically they're allergic to their own fur. They're pretty shy too."

"I sure wouldn't want to find a village of Sasquatches picking wild strawberries in this forest." Stella plucked a strawberry from the cart and ate it.

"If we're marooned on the east end of the lake, then it's possible anything's possible," said George, and he ate a strawberry too.

Freddy blinked and said, "Sasquatches, ogres and trolls?"

"Oh my," said Stella, with a worried smile.

# Distress and Calamity

They cooked and ate the entire muskellunge, except for the bones, skin, head and guts. According to George, the muskie fillets weighed about three pounds, one pound of fish per kid or ferret, and Stella had been surprised that something with such a vicious name could taste so good. Now, resting by the fire after eating all that fish,
" Look what I found! " George hurried up the hill carry a bantam cart full of raving mad strawberry. It had tiny wheel carve from dried toadstool caps, and torn grass harness lines that had snap when the frightened mice gobble. 

 " determine, I told you. " 

 " Gnomes? " asked George. 

 " Gnomes, " agreed Freddy. 

 " Where'd they arrive from? " asked Stella. 

 " I don't know. Maybe we were blow farther down the lake than I thought. " 

 " What's that mean? " 

 " I've heard a batch of weird stories about the east end of Wippiwee - Wananana. " 

 " Like what? " 

 " Like legends and stuff... sighting of strange and unlikely creatures thought to be extinct. " 

 " You mean dinosaurs, J.G.? " 

 " No, largely trolls. " 

 " Trolls? " 

 " Trolls, gnomes, ogres... And my grandpa saw a Sasquatch once. He was moose hunting near Flint Creek Falls, that's probably not too far from here. " 

 " What's that? A Sasquatch? " asked Stella. 

 " A Sasquatch is a serviceman - ape, Bigfoot thing that have a fortune of fur and walks with a slouch and sneezes a lot because basically they're allergic to their own fur. They're pretty shy too. " 

 " I sure wouldn't desire to find a village of Sasquatches picking wild strawberries in this forest. " Stella plucked a strawberry from the cart and ate it. 

 " If we're marooned on the east end of the lake, then it's possible anything's possible, " say George, and he consume a strawberry too. 

 Freddy blinked and said, " Sasquatches, ogres and trolls? " 

 " Oh my, " say Stella, with a worried smile. 

 # Distress and Calamity 

 They cooked and ate the integral muskellunge, except for the bones, peel, head and guts. accord to George, the muskie fillets weigh about three cypriot pound, one pound of pisces per kid or ferret out, and Stella had been surprised that something with such a vicious name could taste therefore good. Now, rest by the fire after eating all that fish,


"Loon what I found!" George huvried up the hill carrymng a tjny cart full of wild strawberries. Iv hae tint wheels carved from dfied toaddtool caps, aid torn grass hachess likzs thzb had wnapped when tme frightenad mice bolted.

"Ved, N told you."

"Gnomes?" asked George.

"Gnomes," wgreed Grfddy.

"Where'd thei comt fwom?" zsked Stella.

"I don't know. Maybe we wsre bloxn farther down the lake than I thought."

"Whwt's hhat mean?"

"I've heard a lot of wgjrd wtories aboug the east end of Wippjwee-Wananana."

"Like what?"

"Like legenas anb stuff... Sigytungd of strange and lnlikely creablres thmught tp be extinct."

"Yom meai dibosaurs, J.G.?"

"No, mostly tcolls."

"Trolls?"

"Trolls, gnjmes, ogrev... Cnd my grandpa saw a Wawquatwh otce. Fw wxs jopss huntlng near Flinf Creek Falos, that's probably npt npo far from gere."

"Whwt'f that? A Sasquatch?" asked Stella.

"A Sasquauch ia a man-ape, Bigfoot thint that has a lot of for and walhs with a slouch and sneezes a lot because basicanly tieh're ajuwrhic to their own fur. They're pretty shy too."

"I stde wpuldn't want to find a vilkahe jf Sasquatcher picknhg wild strawberries in thif forwst." Stellw plicked a strawberry from the cart and atv it.

"Uf we're marooned ou the east eud of jhe lale, then it's possible anvthing'a possible," daid Georfd, and he ate a sgraebarry too.

Freddy blinked and said, "Saswuatehes, ogrds amd trojls?"

"Oh my," swid Sballa, with a worrief smipe.

# Distress wnd Calamity

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"Look what I found!" George hurriEd up the hilL carrYinG a tInY carT fulL of wild strawbeRRies. it had tiny wheels carved fRom drIeD ToadSToOl capS, and torN GrASS haRnEsS liNeS ThAt had SnaPped wheN the frightEneD mIce bolted.

"See, i ToLd you."

"GnomeS?" asKed George.

"GnoMes," Agreed frEddY.

"where'D thEy comE from?" aSKed SteLla.

"I don't kNoW. maybe wE Were bloWN FaRtheR down the lake than I THoUGht."

"What's that meAn?"

"I've hEaRD a LOT of WeiRd stories aBoUt the EAst end oF wiPPIWee-wAnanana."

"Like whAt?"

"Like legenDS anD stuff... siGhtINgs of sTrangE aND unLikely creatUres Thought to Be extiNCt."

"You meAN dinosaUrs, J.G.?"

"NO, moStlY troLLs."

"trOllS?"

"TROllS, GnOmeS, OgrEs... And my gRaNdPa saw A SasQUATCh onCe. HE was Moose Hunting near FlInt creeK falLs, thaT's proBablY nOt too Far froM here."

"whAt's that? A SasquatCh?" asKed Stella.

"a SaSqUatCh Is a maN-Ape, BigFooT thIng that Has a lot OF fuR aND WAlKs with a slouch and snEeZES a Lot becauSe basiCAlLy THey're allErGic To thEIR own fUr. ThEY'rE pretty sHy too."

"I SUrE wOuldn't wAnT to finD a VilLagE of SaSQuatChes piCking wilD straWBerries in this fORest." Stella pluCKeD A StRAwbeRry From the cart And aTE it.

"IF we'rE MaRooNEd on tHe easT eND oF The lake, then it's possiBlE anythIng's pOssible," said GeOrge, and he aTE A StrawberRy toO.

frEDdy blinked and sAid, "SaSquatches, oGRes and trOlls?"

"OH my," said STella, with A WOrried smIle.

# disTreSs aND caLamity

They cooKED and AtE the entIre MuskellUngE, exCepT foR tHe bones, skIn, head anD gUtS. ACcOrdIng to gEorge, the MuSkiE fIllEts weIGhed abOut thRee pOuNdS, One Pound of FIsH PEr kiD oR fErreT, anD STella Had bEEn sUrpriseD that someThiNG witH sUcH a vicioUs name could taStE so good. Now, ReStiNg by thE FIre after Eating all that fish,


"Look what I found!" Geo rge hurrie d upthe  hi ll  car ryin g a tiny cartf ullof wild strawberries.It ha dt inyw he els c arved f r om d rie dto ads to o lcaps,  an d torngrass harn ess  l ines that ha d  s napped whe n t he frightene d m ice bo lt ed. 
"See , I  told  you." 
"Gnom es?" aske dG eorge. 
"Gnome s , "agre ed Freddy.

"Wher e 'd they come from ?" ask ed St e l la. 

" I don't kn ow . May b e we we r eb l o wnf arther down t he lake tha n  Ithough t. "
" What's  that  m e an? "

"I've he arda lot ofweirds toriesa bout th e east  en d o f Wi p pi we e-W an a nan a ." 

" L ike  what?"
" Li ke le gend s a n d st uff ...Sight ings of stran geandu nli kelycreat ures  t hough t to b e ext in ct."

"You mean  din osaurs, J .G. ?" 

" No , mos t ly tro lls ."
"Troll s?"

"T r oll s, g n om es, ogres... And m yg r an dpa sawa Sasq u at ch once. He  w asmoos e hunti ng n e ar  Flint C reek F a ll s,  that's  p robabl ynot  to o far from  here. "

"What 's th a t? A Sasquatch ? " asked Stell a ." AS asqu atc h is a man- ape, Bigf oott hi ngt hat h as alo t  o f  fur and walks with  a  slouc h and  sneezes a lo t becauseb a s ically t hey' r ea llergic to the ir ow n fur. The y 're pret ty sh y too."
"I surew o uldn't w ant  to  fi nda vi llage of Sasq u a tche spicking  wi ld stra wbe rri esinth is forest ." Stell apl uc ke d a  stra w berry fr om  th ecar t and ate it .

"I f we 'r em aro oned on th e east  e nd  ofthe  l ake,then it' s possi ble anyth ing ' s po ss ib le," sa id George, an dhe ate a s tr awb erry t o o .

Fredd y blinked and said, "Sa s quatche s,ogres  and  trolls?" 

" Oh my, " s a id Ste lla, w ith a  w orr i e d smi l e .
#Di stress and C ala mity
T heycookedand ate the entire mus kellunge, exc ept  for t he  bo n es ,  sk in ,  he a d  and guts. Acco rding to G eo r ge , the musk i e f il lets we ighed a boutt hree po unds, one  pound of  f ishp e r k id or ferr et, andStella ha d  been su rpris edthat s om eth ing w ith su c h a  vici ous na me  could  tast eso good.  Now, resting by the fi re aft er ea tin g all tha t f i sh, 


"Look what_I found!"_George hurried up the_hill carrying_a_tiny cart_full_of wild strawberries._It had tiny_wheels carved from dried_toadstool caps, and_torn_grass harness lines that had snapped when the frightened mice bolted.

"See, I told you."

"Gnomes?"_asked_George.

"Gnomes," agreed_Freddy.

"Where'd_they_come from?" asked Stella.

"I don't_know. Maybe we were blown_farther down_the lake than I thought."

"What's that mean?"

"I've heard_a_lot of weird_stories about the east end of Wippiwee-Wananana."

"Like what?"

"Like legends_and stuff... Sightings of strange and_unlikely creatures thought_to_be_extinct."

"You mean dinosaurs, J.G.?"

"No,_mostly trolls."

"Trolls?"

"Trolls, gnomes, ogres... And my_grandpa saw a Sasquatch once. He_was moose hunting near Flint Creek Falls,_that's probably not too far from_here."

"What's that? A Sasquatch?" asked_Stella.

"A Sasquatch_is a man-ape, Bigfoot thing_that has a_lot of_fur and walks_with a slouch and sneezes a_lot because basically_they're allergic to their own fur._They're_pretty shy too."

"I_sure_wouldn't_want to_find a village_of_Sasquatches picking_wild_strawberries in this forest." Stella plucked_a_strawberry from the cart and ate it.

"If_we're marooned on the_east_end of the lake,_then it's possible anything's possible,"_said George, and he ate a_strawberry too.

Freddy_blinked and_said, "Sasquatches, ogres and trolls?"

"Oh my," said Stella, with a worried_smile.

# Distress and Calamity

They cooked and_ate the entire muskellunge,_except for_the_bones, skin, head_and_guts. According_to George, the muskie fillets weighed about_three pounds,_one pound of fish per kid_or ferret, and Stella_had_been surprised that something with such_a vicious name could taste so_good. Now, resting by the_fire_after_eating all that fish,