One afternoon, Mogey and Smush were out in the Billion Hectare Wood for a picnic. They'd finished up several roast beef sandwiches, a jar of sour pickles, two tins of sardines, six peach muffins, and a cold roast turkey, and it was finally time for dessert: a large pot of honey. Mogey was about to remove the honey jar's cloth cover when Smush stopped him.
"Tsk, tsk," Smush chided. "Don't you remember the first rule of picnicking? Mrs. Tootle would be so disappointed in you."
"I know, I know," Mogey said, rolling his eyes impatiently. "Before opening a jar of honey you're supposed to look both ways for bears. Personally I think that's all a bunch of hooey, but if it'll put your mind at ease...."
Mogey took a long exaggerated look to the right, then craned his neck around to the left. Seeing no bears, he opened the honey jar and dipped in a wooden spoon.
"NUM NUM NUM NUM!" called a voice above. Mogey and Smush looked up to see a Kodiak bear plummeting toward their picnic blanket and licking his chops. The bear landed with an immense crash, snatched the honey pot away from Mogey, and buried his snout in it.
"Could I just..." Mogey tried to interrupt.
"No!" the bear shouted, hiding the honey behind his furry elbow. "Mine! Num num num num num."
Smush gave Mogey a disappointed look and marched away in search of some elderberry jam.
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