Island Adventures No. 2: The Big Win

Island Adventures No. 2: The Big Win — page 5 — 2 Alana Tick called out come here Alana walked over Hi I can’t stay long I wanted to give Lars this colorful hammock You’re a good friend Tock said with a smile Before you go I wanted you to meet my friend Avis She sells clothes that you might like Tick said pointing to Avis’s cart which was filled with pastel T-shirts knit hats floral dresses blue jeans and an assortment of shorts Alana took a closer look at the clothes I love this shirt Alana said as she pointed to a pink shirt hanging on the side of the cart How much is it Five hundred bells Avis said Alana pulled five hundred bells from her pocket and handed it to Avis I’d like to buy the shirt Do you want to try it on first If you do you can go into Tick and Tock’s shop and see how it fits suggested suggested Avis Good idea Alana said then paused You know I also want to try on the blue dress It’s my friend Lars’s birthday in a couple of weeks and we are planning a surprise party and this would be the perfect dress to wear to the party Tick said You have to stop mentioning the surprise surprise party or it won’t be a surprise for long Alana laughed She couldn’t help mentioning the party In fact she had been avoiding Lars because she thought she’d let it slip and she knew Lars had noticed Alana hoped giving Lars the hammock would make up for avoiding him for the past few weeks She walked into The Big Win

Island Adventures No. 2: The Big Win — page 6 — Minor CATastrophes 3 the shop and tried on the dress She looked at herself in the mirror The dress fit perfectly and she had a pink floral hair clip that she thought would look great with it Alana headed over to Avis with the two garments in hand I will take both of them she said with a smile Avis thanked her and said I’m hoping to open a shop on Furtopia Once I do I will have all sorts of dresses pants and many accessories at my tailor shop Wow Alana exclaimed She imagined stopping by the shop to purchase new clothes I hope the store opens soon Me too Avis said Nice meeting you As Alana continued on to Lars’s house with the colorful colorful hammock in hand Happy stopped her Did you hear the news Happy asked What news I haven’t heard anything new Alana replied Oh good I love being the first to break a story Happy clapped her hands with excitement There’s going to be a new store opening on Furtopia A clothing clothing store run by the sweetest hedgehog named Avis I believe she wants to open it with her twin sister Tavis Alana didn’t have the heart to tell Happy that she already knew about the shop but she didn’t know about the twin sister That’s so exciting Alana said You can get a new outfit there for Lars’s party Yes and so can you Alana didn’t want to lie so she said I actually just bought something for Lars’s party from Avis’s cart

Island Adventures No. 2: The Big Win — page 7 — 4 Then you did know about the shop Happy questioned Well kind of I didn’t know she had a twin sister or that the store is actually going to open Alana explained I’m just so glad it will open soon said Happy I love shopping I’m already in the middle of crafting a large wardrobe for all the clothes I’m going to buy from the new shop I can’t wait to see it said Alana Why don’t you come over for dinner tonight Alana accepted the dinner invitation and then excused herself and sprinted toward Lars’s house When she reached the house she saw Lars lying on a colorful hammock sipping a glass of cherry juice She quickly hid the hammock she was carrying Lars Alana remarked I love the new hammock Thank you My friend Janey gave it to me Lars sat up and the hammock swung making him almost fall to the ground He steadied himself and climbed out of the hammock Janey questioned Alana Lars said Yes she’s an old friend She is visiting Furtopia Janey walked out of Lars’s house She was a purple cat with pink ears She wore a red dress with large white flowers stitched on it Nice to meet you Janey said and hugged Alana It’s also nice to meet you Alana wanted to say that she had heard all about Janey but she hadn’t Lars had never mentioned her The Big Win

Island Adventures No. 2: The Big Win — page 8 — Minor CATastrophes 5 Lars wants to show me around Furtopia Do you want to join us Janey asked Alana I’d love that I’m not sure if Lars mentioned this but I’m the island manager He didn’t but that sounds like a cool job Janey said as Lars led them to the beach The last island I lived on was totally inadequate Lars said as he pointed out the flowers and cherry trees I’m so glad that I moved to Furtopia It was the best decision I ever made Janey pointed at the garden and pond by the museum This is truly a charming island I’d love to check out the museum It’s wonderful said Lars Feathers the owl runs the museum and he is so knowledgeable Feathers walked down the steps of the majestic museum and called to his friends Would you like to come in I am working on a new exhibit I’d love for you to see Yes Alana said and the group joined Feathers on the steps Feathers was so excited and spoke so fast that the group had a hard time understanding him He led them to an empty tank I want to have a shark tank he said That would be awesome said Alana How will you get sharks I’ve caught sharks before In fact I have one with me Janey said She pulled a shark out of her pocket and handed it to Feathers I’d love to donate it to this exhibit and place the first shark in the shark tank

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