“PossiblyoneofthestrangerthingsI’veseen,”sheadmitted.Shehad
Sasha andherparentswaitinthelobbywhileshegaveChesterashotto
make him sleepy.
An hourlater,averysleepy—andwashed—Chesterwasbroughtout
to his anxiousfamily.NotonlyChester,butthevase,stillinonepiece!
Whentheygothome,Sasha’smomwashedthebutteroutofthe
vase and putitonahighshelfthatChestercouldn’treach.Thenextday,
Sasha’s dad brought home a refrigerator box and helped Sasha make it into
a rocket ship.Hecutoutroundwindowsalongthesidesandattached
cardboardwings,andSashapaintedplanetsandgalaxiesallaroundthe
outside. HermomputpillowsinsideforChesterandSashatositon.
Now ChesterandSashahaveexcitingspaceadventurestogetherevery
day in theirship,andwhenSasha’snothome,Chestersitsonhispillow
in the rocketshipanddreamsofhuntingspacemicethatliveonamoon
made of green cheese.
GOOD THING PUSSYWILLOW IS TOO
SMALL TO GET STUCK IN A VASE.TOO SMART, TOO.