Little Miss Splendid's Picnic Surprise is a story from the 1992 Annual.
Plot[]
On a sunny day, Little Miss Splendid was tired of being in the house. so, went on a splendid picnic. She made herself lunch, put it in a picnic basket, picked up her folding chair, and set off for the countryside. She found a splendid spot under a tree, beside a stream, and spread out her picnic cloth right there. She laid out her picnic of sandwiches, a cream cake and some bisciuts. She was ready for a splendid afternoon. But she was not the only one who thought her picnic was splendid.
Some squirrels saw the splendid sandwiches and ran off with them! Not a splendid move, mind you. Then, Mr. Silly showed up jogging backwards and wound up stepping on Little Miss Splendid's cream cake! A jet of cream squirted into Little Miss Splendid's face and she was very annoyed. After wiping the cream off, Mr. Tickle showed up and asked for some of the biscuits. Little Miss Splendid told Mr. Tickle to help himself and, with his extraordinarily long arms, took all the biscuits Little Miss Splendid had!
Now, Little Miss Splendid didn't have anything to eat on her picnic. So she decided to just sit in her folding chair and look splendid. Unfortunately, that didn't last long as Mr. Noisy and Mr. Funny showed up for a car race and caused dust to be picked up from the tires. Little Miss Tiny came and told Little Miss Splendid everything and told her that they won't stop until there's a winner. Little Miss Splendid had a brilliant idea! Using her checkered patterned picnic cloth and a stick, she made a checkered flag that made both Mr. Noisy and Mr. Funny screech to a halt in a photo finish. Everyone was pleased that the noisy, dirty race was over and, as thanks for ending the race, treated Little Miss Splendid to a splendid meal at a splendid restaurant! What a splendid way to end the afternoon!
List of Characters[]
- Little Miss Splendid
- Cow
- Squirrels
- Mr. Silly
- Mr. Tickle
- Little Miss Tiny
- Little Miss Helpful
- Little Miss Sunshine