TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Minor CATastrophes 1 Chapter 2 Gone Fishing 7 Chapter 3 The Other Side of the Island 13 Chapter 4 Birthday Plans 19 Chapter 5 Housewarming Party 25 Chapter 6 Grand Opening 31 Chapter 7 The Coach 37 Chapter 8 Another Escape 43 Chapter 9 Construction 49 Chapter 10 Time Travel 55 Chapter 11 Lost and Found 61 Chapter 12 Tricks or Cheats 67 Chapter 13 Decisions 73 Chapter 14 The Contest 79 Chapter 15 Counting What You Caught 85 Chapter 16 Night Fishing 91 Chapter 17 Celebrations 95 Chapter 18 Another Year Older 99
Chapter 1 Minor CATastrophes It was exactly two weeks until the birthday of Alana’s good friend Lars the pig Alana was counting down the days because she was secretly planning a big surprise party for Lars along with their other friends Happy the hamster and Carl the chicken Although Lars’s birthday was still a few weeks away Alana was giving him a colorful hammock she had purchased from Tick and Tock’s shop She believed if she gave him an early birthday present today he’d never suspect she was planning anything for his birthday especially not a surprise party Alana carried the hammock and headed toward Lars’s house She wanted to place the hammock between the large apple trees on the side of his home As she approached Lars’s house she passed by her raccoon raccoon friends Tick and Tock outside the shop They were chatting with a hedgehog who stood in front of a cart full of clothing Sometimes it was weird being the only person on an island full of animals 1
