THE TWIGMAN FAMILY PICNIC

IT WAS A WARM AND SUNNY DAY. THE TWIGMAN FAMILY DECIDED THEY SHOULD GO ON A FAMILY PICNIC BECAUSE THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT. TWIGMAN WAS CARRYING THE PICNIC BASKET THAT LEAFY AND FUZZY HAD PACKED. THORNY TWIG WAS CARRYING A BLANKET FOR THEM TO PUT ON THE GROUND FOR A TABLE. KNOBBY TWIG WAS BRINGING A FRISBEE FOR THEM TO PLAY WITH. KNOBBY, THORNY AND TWIGMAN JUST LOVED TO PLAY FRISBEE.

WHEN THEY GOT TO THE PARK LEAFY PUT THE BLANKET ON THE GROUND AND FUZZY WAS HELPING HER SPREAD THE NICE PICNIC LUNCH. THEY HAD FRIED CHICKEN, POTATO SALAD, CELERY AND CARROT STICKS, BAKED BEANS, OLIVES, PICKLES AND BEST OF ALL, CHOCOLATE CAKE.

WHILE LEAFY AND FUZZY WERE GETTIN THE MEAL READY, TWIGMAN, KNOBBY AND THORNY WERE PLAYING FRISBEE.

THORNY GAVE THE FRISBEE A SPECIAL HARD THROW AND TWIGMAN RAN AFTER IT. HE DID NOT SEE THE EDGE OF A CLIFF AS HE RAN. THE FRISBEE SAILED OUT OVER THE CLIFF AND TWIGMAN FELL OVER THE SIDE AS HE CHASED IT.

HE WAS LUCKY. A TREE ROOT WAS STICKING OUT AND TWIGMAN WAS ABLE TO CATCH IT AS HE FELL. HE BEGAN TO HOLLER! HELP! HELP! GET A ROPE! CALL 911! DO SOMETHING!

THE REST OF THE FAMILY RAN TO THE EDGE AND LOOKED DOWN. QUICKLY, LEAFY, THORNY, KNOBBY AND FUZZY BEGAN TO LAUGH. TWIGMAN SHOUTED, "WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING? DO SOMETHING! HELP ME!"

THORNY SAID, "LOOK DOWN, DAD." TWIGMAN LOOKED DOWN AND HIS FEET WERE ONLY SIX INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SHALLOW DITCH.

EVERYONE BUT TWIGMAN WAS STILL LAUGHING AS THEY ATE THAT GREAT TASTING FRIED CHICKEN. EVERYONE, THAT IS, BUT TWIGMAN. HE DID NOT THINK THE JOKE WAS SO FUNNY.