The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles

The group rests beneath a Fruit-of-the-Month tree. As the name indicates, the trees grow a different fruit each month, and this month’s fruit is Razzapple. Night approaches and the group sees the Whangdoodle’s palace gleaming in the distance. Savant has never gotten so close to it, and Lindy suggests it’s a miracle. Savant claims that miracles are when people put aside pride, greed, and other unsavory human traits to achieve “the impossible.” Savant suggests that they stay in Whangdoodleland and try to see the Whangdoodle. The children agree. Savant uses his umbrella to create a shelter for the night. As a bedtime story, he tells the children about Flukes—little creatures that made it to Whangdoodleland by hiding in a pair of the Whangdoodle’s slippers.

In the morning, the group goes through the Forest of the Tree Squeaks. They take off their shoes so as not to wake up the monkey-like creatures that can sleep with their eyes open. However, the berries that they eat give them hiccoughs. The Whiffle Bird tries to warn them not to eat the berries and keep their mouths shut, but Savant doesn’t realize the meaning till it’s too late. As the hiccoughs grow louder, the Tree Squeaks repeatedly scream, “People!” To counter the noise, the group sings.