“I think I’ve had enough adventure after this contest. I want to check on my farm.”
“But it will be fun,” Lucy said.
“I’ll go back to the farm and watch Jasmine, Snuggles, and Rufus. When you’re done with your adventure, you can tell me all about it. I can’t wait to hear about all the awesome treasures you’ll discover,” said Steve. He knew he wanted to go home.
“If I go with them, will you check on my house?” asked Kyra.
“Of course,” replied Steve, “I’ll check on it every day until you come home.”
“Before we go, I have to build more boats.” With that, Kyra headed to the dock. She had a lot of work ahead of her since Joshua had destroyed Steve’s boat and Henry’s boat was lost at sea.
The group joined Kyra at the dock and helped her build.
Sylvia, Jonathan, and Lexie walked over to Kyra and watched her work.
“You’re quite the builder, Kyra. Maybe you’ll be invited to participate in the contest next time,” said Sylvia.
When the boats were finished, Sarah, Georgia, Caleb, and Eli all stood on the dock.
“I’ll come visit you at the wheat farm,” said Georgia.
“I want everyone to visit me,” Steve announced. He was so glad to have made new friends, but also sad to leave them.
Steve said goodbye to Kyra, who left with Max, Lucy, and Henry.
At last, Steve hopped aboard his boat. Although he was disappointed he didn’t leave Mushroom Island as a winner, he knew there would be other contests and he was happy to be sailing back home.
The End
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