Who Guessed Rocks

 Where's Louisa's bike! There it is. And there is the basket.

It's attached to the front, way too high for Terence to see what's in it.

And she's gone back inside.

Terence looks for something to stand on.

On the front verandah, the turnip pieces are anxious.

What if Terence doesn't come back?

He'll come back, says Ronnie. He's just checking out Louisa's basket.

I wonder what's in it? says the smallest piece of turnip.

Red satin lining, says one of the medium sized pieces.

Why would Terence love that? asks the biggest piece of turnip.

He loves red things, says the smallest piece of turnip.

Lining isn't what's actually in it, says Ronnie. It's just lining. There must be something else in it.

Something Louisa has that she thinks Terence would love, says the medium sized piece of turnip.

Rocks, says Ronnie. My guess is it's rocks.

Why would she have rocks in her basket? asks the smallest piece of turnip. It might be chocolates.

Terence doesn't eat chocolates, says Ronnie.

It might be a trick, says the big piece of turnip. A trick to get Terence to ride in it.

Now they are even more anxious.

What would trick Terence? And when would he realise? And would he ask Louisa to come back for his turnip pieces and Ronnie? And would Louisa do it?

But phew! Here comes Terence, running round the side of the house and skidding onto the verandah.

I NEARLY FORGOT YOU! shouts Terence.

We knew you wouldn't, says Ronnie. What was in the basket?

Rocks and seeds, says Terence. 

I was right, says Ronnie.

Chocolates? asks the smallest piece of turnip. 

No, says Terence.

He picks up the blueberry container containing the pieces of turnip. 

He picks up smarty-pants Ronnie, who guessed rocks correctly.

He runs round the house to the back garden where Gaius, Arthur and Louisa are ready to roll.

Louisa lifts Terence into her basket, which is not lined with red satin.

But it does smell of lavender, which is nice.