Soooooo,
Puppy & Bear were out tryin' to figure what the Captain was up to because he promised them he'd tell them a story just as soon as he took care of a couple of chores he had out in the barn.
They waited as patiently as they could but just could not wait any longer. So... off they went. Puppy couldn't find him in the barn and Bear couldn't find him under the Thinking Tree. They came across Bunny and asked him if he'd seen the Captain. Bunny said that she had but that she could not remember exactly where or when.
Well, then... there was no telling where the Captain might be so Puppy & Bear decided that the smartest thing to do was to fix something to eat and wait for the Captain to show up.
Puppy fixed his favorite sandwich, Peanut butter, mustard and ketchup on lightly toasted, Columbo extra-sour, sliced french bread and, just because he likes Bear so much, he made Bear his favorite sandwich as well. This was not too much of an extra effort as Bear likes the same thing but Puppy added a pile of thinly sliced Walla Walla onions (because that's what Bear really likes).
It was such a nice day outside, Puppy & Bear decided to eat their sandwiches out under the Thinking Tree while they were waiting for the Captain.
It was a very nice day... sunny and just a hint of a breeze. All the local critters were quiet at this time of day. Probably enjoying their favorite sandwiches somewhere.
As the two friends were eating their sandwiches and waiting (as best they could) for the Captain to show up... Puppy noticed these two caterpillars snippin' on a leaf, when, all of a sudden, a butterfly flies over their heads.
The one caterpillar turns to the other and says
"You'll never get me up in one of those."
"Bear, did you hear that?" asked Puppy. "Bear?"
Bear was completely caught up in watching the butterfly as it flitted in between the low hanging branches of the Thinking Tree. He was fascinated by the way the colorful little creature seemed to grow bright and then dim as it flew in and out of the sunlight trickling through the branches and leaves.
"Bear? Helloooo?"
