chapter two

The parrot and the mouse have decided to leave the world behind. They put together all the crumbs they could find and tied them in a burlap hankie. They took the hankie downtown to the wholesale camping shop and traded the crumbs for a surplus army knapsack. In this knapsack, they put their pens and pencils. They also brought chickpeas and romantic records. The parrot carried the sack on his back and the mouse in his beak. "One-two-three!" they counted. And off they flew to Chicago and back. "Oh my, how i love to fly with you," said the parrot. "Thank you for being a friend," said the mouse.