Perched precariously on a shimmering chunk of frozen blue soda nestled beneath the cool, cascading waters, was Blue Slushy Cookie, and beside her, Icy Birdie, a tiny bluebird, chirped a rapid melody, an impromptu accompaniment to Blue Slushy Cookie's relentless talking.

"Did you hear?! Did you hear?!" Blue Slushy cookie trilled.* "I just zoomed past the Soda Falls and saw an Apple Flying Squirrel challenging Maple Panda Cookie to a leaf-gliding contest! Maple Panda Cookie almost crashed headfirst into a tree!"