Category: Adventure
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Doodles and Disco Go on a Picnic Redux
Doodles and Disco are still on vacation. So here is an old one. “Thanks for getting all the food ready, Disco,” says Doodles, stretching his arms high with a satisfied grin. “I had a terrific nap.” He pauses, pressing a hand to his cheek. “Wait—do I have sleep creases on my face?” “No creases,” says…
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Disco Makes Doodles Chuckle
“You look like a raincloud in sneakers,” Disco says to Doodles, tilting her head. “What’s the word?” Doodles sighs. “It’s been a one-chuckle week, Disco. And even that was only because the dentist hit me with the laughing gas.” “A one-chuckle week? That’s practically a tragedy.” Disco taps her chin, thinking. “Okay—new plan. We’re walking…
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Doodles and Disco Contemplate the Universe
“The universe is so big,” says Disco. “Sometimes it scares me! There’s a lot we don’t know.” Turning to Doodles, she asks, “What kinds of things scare you?” Doodles tugs the picnic blanket over his knees. “Everything.” Laying a hand on his shoulder, Disco smiles. “Can you be a little more specific?” “I was being…
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Doodles and Disco Go Sailing
“Disco, I love you more than a hundred thousand million stackable containers all stacked together on a cargo ship crossing the Adriatic.” “That’s nice, Doodles,” says Disco absently, patting his arm. “But I thought maybe the cargo ship could cross the Drake Passage. Then I’d know you really love me.” Doodles’ eyes widen. “The Drake…
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Doodles and Disco Listen to Music
“Disco, I-” Doodles breaks off, hesitating. “What is it?” asks Disco, glancing over at him with an expectant smile. To Doodles, she looks beautiful—cheeks flushed, forehead damp. They’ve been listening to her favorite album, Space Oddity. The record that, when she was younger, inspired her to become an astronaut. Now, as then, she’s tripping over…
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Disco Flies to the Moon
“Giddyup, Doodles! Let’s light this candle! You got the coordinates?” “Roger that, Space Cowgirl!” says Doodles, grinning. He looks down into his lap, where he’s scribbled a handful of notes. “Just need to make sure I’m not reading you my latest paint by number…” Disco giggles. “Keep me soaring, will you? I hear the moon…
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Doodles and Disco Roller Skate
“Mine feel loose,” says Doodles, sitting on a bench while bass from the speakers thumps through the floor. “I might fall.”Disco sits next to him. “Would it help if I pulled your laces tighter?”“Sure—thanks.”She tugs up the laces, the leather groaning until she finishes in two crisp knots. “How’s that?”“Better! Thank you, Disco.”“You’re welcome! Ready…
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Doodles and Disco Go on a Hike
“Did you hear that?” Doodles stops on the trail, his eyes wide. Disco stops, too, listening. “Probably a squirrel.” Doodles shifts his weight, eyes darting toward the brush. “Something bigger.” “An elephant?” “Probably! We should go back.” Disco suppresses a giggle. “How about we hike for a little bit longer?” she asks, reassuringly. “If we…
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Disco Catches the Hotel
“Disco, we already caught the train!” yells Doodles above the Penn Station surge. “We don’t have to catch the hotel, too! It’s not going anywhere.”Without slowing down, Disco calls over her shoulder, “That’s what you said last time!”