One day Trixy and Sporty, a new couple in Gruntland, go for an autumn walk. They see lots of tasty berries.
They eat strange orange berries:
red berries of barberry:
red fruits of wild rose:
yellow fruits of quince:
purple fruits of elderberry:
brown fruits of chestnut tree:
and blackberries:
The fruits are yummy and they eat a lot of them.
Suddenly Sporty feels dizzy. She sees that the trees and other plants around are all dead.
– What’s happening?! she cries. This is an apocalypse!
Trixie sees the same.
– I don’t know but I’m scared, he says.
– What shall we do now? asks Sporty.
– I feel sick, I don’t know, replies Trixie.
– Maybe… Let’s find somebody and ask, suggests Sporty.
The pigs are wandering around, doing strange things and suddenly they meet a caterpillar.
– Why are all the plants dead? they ask at once.
– Are they? Where? reacts surprised caterpillar.
– Can’t you see? Everywhere!
– Are you ok? worries the caterpillar.
– I’m dizzy, says Sporty.
– Me too, says Trixie.
– Hmm, thinks caterpillar. Have you eaten anything?
– Yes, a lot of berries.
– What colour?
– Yellow, red, orange…
– Orange?! Interrupts the caterpillar. What plant was it?
– Ugh… I don’t know, confesses Trixie.
– You eat berries which you don’t know?!
– Aren’t they all edible? asks Sporty.
– Of course they aren’t! Firethorn, for example, has got a little poisonous orange fruits, explains the caterpillar.
– Oh my, are we dying?! cries Sporty.
– No, but you will feel bad. Headache, stomach ache, vomiting…
– Oh no, we don’t want!
– I can’t help it, says the caterpillar, I am sorry.
– Can you help us come back home at least? asks Sporty.
– Where are you from?
– We are from Gruntland.
– It is far for me but I have a great idea. I will call my parents butterflies, they will show you the way.
– Thank you! Sporty and Trixie are happy.
So the pigs follow the butterflies to their homes.
They have to recover for two days.
– What a sad, educative adventure! they think.
This story was made up by my student Iga on the base of my photos. Thank you Iga!