Four days until the Summer Solstice. Mr. Smiley felt it was time to start planning his Moonbug Adventure.
He made a list:
(1) Comfy chair, folding.
(2) Cupcakes. Mr. Smiley pondered the question of quantity for a moment, then wrote down "12". He paused, considered the concept of the "baker's dozen", then crossed out "12" and wrote "13".
(3)Moonblock. Mr. Smiley is quite concerned about the risk of skin cancer.
(4) Bug Spray. Mr. Smiley wrote this down, then crossed it out. It's not appropriate to bring bug spray to a Moonbug Adventure.
(4) Field Guide to Moonbugs.
(5) Milk. Smileys generally feel that milk is de rigeur when eating cupcakes.
Mr. Smiley was very happy with his list, and to reward himself he ate a cupcake: chocolate, with butter cream frosting, sprinkles and a little red thingy on top. By accident, he smoodged a little chocolate butter cream frosting on page 47 of his Field Guide to Moonbugs; this did not bother him in the slightest, because Smileys generally don't worry about such things.
He rolled the cupcake wrapper into a little ball and pooted it across the table, where it bounced off a Hello Kitty mug and fell to the floor. Mr. Smiley picked up the mug, gazed at Hello Kitty longingly, and sighed.
