7 A Surprise Visitor

7 A Surprise Visitor Saturday Lucy called me on her PINEPHONE first thing tonight. Hey, Eva! Are you ready to take the oath today? I still don't feel brave or wise enough to take it. But you have to take it! I'll think about it. Okay?

I put on my outfit for the ball, just in case I decided to go. Then Humphrey barged into my room again. Look, I took a bath. Okay? No, it's not that. There's someone at the door for you! I didn't know who it could be. I opened the door and...

ALL of my classmates were outside my tree house! Mrs. Featherbottom and Principal Eggmington were there!

There were lots of other animals, too!

We were worried you weren't going to come to the Owl Oath Ceremony. So we came to get you, Eva! But my project didn't help anyone. That's not true! Your poster really helped me! I made my house stronger for the storm, and it didn't blow away! Same here! Same with us!

I helped all of you? Eva, of all the wonderful class projects, yours was the only one that actually helped other forest creatures. You're definitely ready to take the oath and become a Keeper of the Forest. Really? There's someone else who thinks you're ready, too... Diary, guess who turned up next!