Bear Country Chapter 1 Knit, click, knit, click, knit, click. Knit, click, knit, click, knit, click. Dirt paid careful attention to her knitting needles, counting the stitches as she went. She gave the yarn a big tug, and Sugar's yellow head appeared from inside the rolling ball of rainbow yarn. "What are you doing in my yarn??" asked Dirt, annoyed. "It's my new sweater-sleeping bag. I call it a sweating bag." "I'm using that yarn to knit everyone a scarf for the cooler weather," said Dirt, giving the ball another pull. "I don't think it should smell like chicken sweat!" "Look, kid, at the end of the day, we all smell like chicken sweat. Besides, why do all that work?" asked Sugar, climbing out of the ball. "It's perfect the way it is! Just toss everyone a ball of wool and call it a day." "Sugar's right," said Sweetie, her head appearing out of the top of a ball of rainbow-colored yarn. "They're kind of perfect just the way they are." Sweetie tipped backward and rolled down the ramp of the chicken coop. "Sweetie!" yelled Poppy, running after his sister. Excerpted from Bear Country by Doreen Cronin All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
