Chapter 5

Chapter 5 The wilderness is a lot farther away than I thought," said Sugar, breathing heavily. "We should camp out here and wait for the bad weather to pass." Sugar tapped her head. "Survival skills, kid." "You're right. There is a line of dark clouds approaching," said Dirt. "I meant the sun," Sugar pointed out. "It's really hot. In fact, according to the compass, it's going to be a real scorcher today. My instincts tell me it's probably going to be close to two hundred degrees. Let's set up a tarp for shade and wait it out."

"Compasses don't predict weather," explained Dirt. "We need to hydrate," said Sugar, ignoring her. "Let's stop here and fill our canteens." "That's J. J.'s dog bowl,"' said Dirt. "He really doesn't like it when we go in there. Plus, I'm pretty sure it has, you know, dog spit in it. That is not clean water." "Clean water? Is that what you think you need to survive? The last thing you need to survive is clean

water!!" "Every living thing needs clean water," said Dirt. "It may actually be one of the most important things...." Sugar ignored her sister again. "Hand me the canteen!" she demanded. "We don't have canteens," replied Dirt. "And the sky is actually getting pretty dark; I think we should keep moving and stay ahead of it." "Come on, chickens," announced Sugar. "For once, Dirt is right. We have to keep moving! Head count! One!" "Two!" yelled Dirt. "Three!" yelled Poppy. The chickens waited. "Close enough!" announced Sugar. "Let's move!" "Hang on, Sugar," said Dirt. "We have to stick together in the wilderness. I'll find Sweetie!" She turned around and headed back across the yard.

Sugar and Poppy set up a pillowcase for shade and played hangman in their observation logs while they waited. "Found her!" yelled Dirt a few minutes later, walking under the pillowcase with Sweetie right behind her. Dirt was wearing a headlamp. Her arms were full and her backpack was overflowing.

"What is all that junk?" demanded Sugar. "There's a storm coming. I foraged for berries, gathered firewood, and used the hose to fill the baggie with fresh water!" "I see." Sugar stared at her sister for a minute, nodding her head up and down. "Did you bring my lavender eye pillow and the jelly beans?" "Um, no," replied Dirt. "You wouldn't last a day in the wild without me, kid. Not one day."

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