EXCERPT

Sootie the Skunk has stinky feet. The stinky smell went everywhere. His friends complained.

“What should I do, no one wants to play with me?” Sootie asked.

Bouncy the Bear said, “Pee you, you have stinky feet! Perhaps you can wash yourself down by the river?”

Dosie the Dog was painting a picture by the river when he saw his friend, Sootie.

“Whew do you ever stink!”

Sootie said, “I know, I'm trying to wash myself in the river, but the river is too muddy.”

“Maybe if you put your feet in some blackberries or strawberries, you might smell better.”

Sootie went down to the blackberry bush. He picked a basketful of delicious, plump blackberries and jumped into them. Squish. Squash. Squish. Squash.