Henry sat under the gum tree. Earlier that day, he had travelled to Tonimbuk just over the highway from Bunyip.
Henry liked the bush. His friends Kylie and William were there. Henry hadn’t seen them for a long time. Kylie was content; the gum tree she sat in was just right. She was a bit fussy when it came to those delicious leaves.
William the Wallaby had the longest eyelashes that anyone had ever seen. Henry had asked him what the best thing about his long lashes was. William told him they came in very handy when the bush flies were annoying. Henry agreed, yes, those flies could be a pest! He seemed to be always waving his paw in the air.
Kylie suggested that Henry get a hat with corks. That sounds like a good idea. Henry opened his picnic basket, sticky buns and a thermos of tea, yum! They all enjoyed the afternoon tea.
In the distance, they heard chatter like bird noises. Was it Xena the magpie or Kooka the owl? Maybe they could join in their picnic too. There were enough sticky buns to share; they didn’t come any closer. Maybe they were having a meeting?
Henry knew that Xena and Kooka occasionally had important business to discuss. Henry said goodbye to his friends and peddled his blue bike home across the highway, down the hill to Main Street.
Henry was content that he had a fun day catching up with his friends. Tomorrow was Friday Fun Day, and he might see Xena and hear all about her meeting with Kooka 🦉. That sounded like a good plan.