Book2:KigdomIteDreams

skies.Becausethesituationwassoulinganduable,shewasonhighalert.WhenhereyeszoomedonthewoodedareawhereVioandMr.Fingerweresitting,theyquicklyloweredtheirheadsandscrambledintoatreeholetoescapedete.

    Theihetreeholewasarevetionihoughsmall,theroomwaspletelyfurhminiaturefurniture,atable,chairs,chests,andabedaswelsalltheamenitiesofdailylife.Thefurniturewasmadeofbranchesanddrygrass.Inoneerweresomepotterymadefromcylocaltothearea.Thoughcrudelyfashioheirshapeswereuniqueachedwithsimpledesignsthatgavethemanartisticair.ThiswasthehomeViomadeforherself.AftermeetingMr.Fihepatchoftulipsthedaybefore,shebroughthimtothisdeadtree.Darkburnswereevidehadoruckbythunderandlightning.Partingtheweedsthathidaholeatthebaseofthetree,shewavedhimonandsaid,“Thisusedtea.Ipouredwaterintotheholeandkilledtensofthousandsofthesedreadfulcreatures.Thereusedtobeabeehiveatthetopofthistree,whichiseverworsethas.ImadeapoisonouspotionfromsomeherbsIgatheredfromaroundhereandpouredthemintotheir,killingallthebees.SonowIhaveforcefullyoccupiedthewholetreetomyself.”

    Mr.Fingergaveherthumbsupandsaid,“onderful!Remarkable!Youarereallygreat!”

    Theyclimbedeasilyupthehollowtrunkofthetreeusingslightlyprotrudiionsasfootholds.Soontheycametoapthemiddleofthetruheprotrusionwasratherspacious.Remnantlightfromthesettingsuninginthroughanotherholeirunkshoinybed,coveredwithmulticoloredflowerpetals.Itlookedveryfortableandweling.Mr.Fingerlookedalroundandsaidinamazement,“Youdidallthisbyyourself?”

    “Ofcourse!”repliedVioptly.“Notfarfromhere,