A Lonely Thanksgiving Day at the Blue Butterfly

It's Thanksgiving Day, I said, but nobody has come to the Blue Butterfly. It's good to be with my friends Paco, Tiny, and Rainbow, but I do wish someone would visit us and bring some Turkey.

At least nobody eats pork on Thanksgiving Day, said Rainbow Piggy. That's why I like Thanksgiving!

Let's go visit Abby and Daniel! But how will we get there? asked Tiny Pink Piggy. I can ride on your back, but you can't fly with all of us!

Ay Carrumba! shouted Paco. Where there's a worm there's a way! Did you know that Rochester is full of secret tunnels that only worms know about? Some go all the way to Mexico. In fact, there's a tunnel from the Blue Butterfly right to Abby and Daniel's house! It begins in the backyard.

Entrance to Paco's Secret Tunnel in the backyard of the Blue Butterfly

It was a long trip through the Secret Tunnel, and we didn't get there until the day after Thanksgiving!

Where are we, I asked?

This is Abby's Secret Garden, said Paco. A Secret Garden is an excellent place for a secret tunnel to end.

What beautiful garden, I said.

We were very tired and rested on a blue bench. We looked around the Secret Garden.

Under a bush, we spotted a shy white rabbit hiding.

 

And a very scary scarecrow guarding the garden.

Look, a member of our species! A Giant Brown Water Can Pig! Let's invite him over to our bench and ask where Abby and Daniel are.

Hello, said Giant Brown Water Can Pig, I'm very pleased to meet you. Abby and Daniel have gone to Decorah, Iowa for their grandparents' 50th anniversary party.

That's sad, I said. We were looking for some Thanksgiving company and some tasty turkey.

What shall we do now? asked Tiny Pink Piggy. Why don't we all go to Noni and Granddad's house in California? It's warmer there!

But I can't fly, Rainbow Piggy said, and I'm too heavy to ride on your back. I'll go back through the secret tunnel and stand guard at the Blue Butterfly. Maybe Abby and Daniel will come for a visit. I'll be on top of Granddad's high quality super stereo!

I'm a worm, said Paco. I'm not comfortable flying through the air. I'll stay here by Abby's window.

But it gets cold in the Minnesota winter, I told him.

Perhaps Abby will find me and take me into her room, said Paco. I can look out the window at the snowy Secret Garden and see Giant Brown Water Can Piggy. I will remember my friends in California and at the Blue Butterfly. Next summer, when Noni and Granddad return, we can all be together again. If Abby and Daniel go to California for Christmas, maybe they'll bring me along for a visit!

So, we said sad goodbyes to our good friends, and Tiny Pink Piggy climbed on my back. With little piggy tears in our eyes, we started west to California.