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Sid & Lizzie Go On A Nature Trail

By Samuel Moore

One calm autumn morning in Startown, the day after a big storm, Sid the Seagull and Lizzie the Lizard had just woken up.

“What shall we do today, Lizzie?” asked Sid, yawning.

“Why don't we go on a nature trail?” Lizzie replied.

“Yeah, that's a great idea!” exclaimed Sid. “Why don't we go to Startown Woods?”

So they set off on their adventure...

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They soon arrived in the small wood behind Startown and began searching for bugs. They had not been there long before they had found six spiders, four woodlice, thirty-seven ants and a worm.

Suddenly, Sid shouted to Lizzie to come and look at what he had found. It was a bug, but it was nothing like either of them had ever seen before. “It's beautiful!� exclaimed Lizzie.

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The bug was luminous green with red spots. It had ten legs and ten eyes, but no visible wings.

“Lizzie, look! I think it's trying to tell us something,” said Sid. “We are Sid and Lizzie, what's your name?”

“I'm Dave the Dodeclice,” said the bug. “During the big storm, I was separated from my family. Can you help me find them?”

Sid and Lizzie, who could never turn down an adventure, agreed to help.

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“So Dave, is there anything that you can remember that might help us?” asked Lizzie.

“Well, there is a flower that attracts us Dodeclice and it only grows in one place. So if we could find that, we could find my family!”

“That's great!” shouted Lizzie.

“Can you describe it to us?”

“Yes Lizzie, it has green petals, a red stalk, purple leaves and orange thorns,” said Dave.

“I have seen that before,” said Sid. “It grows on Prizebox Island.”

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Very soon they were back in Startown but, unfortunately, there was no sign of the rainbow flyer (their magic ship which was their only mode of transport) that would allow them to surf the rainbows to Prizebox Island!

Just then, they spotted their friend Sammy the Seal. They decided to go and ask him if he'd seen the rainbow flyer.

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“Hello Sid and Lizzie,” shouted Sammy. “If you're looking for the rainbow flyer then I'm afraid you can't use it today as a tree fell on it in the storm.

Not to worry though, I should have it working for tomorrow.”

“TOMORROW!” screamed Dave in despair. “I will never get home!”

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“Don't worry Dave,” said Lizzie.

“We can still get you home, we'll just have to build a boat!”

So they gathered up some wood, scrap metal and a white sheet and soon they had made a small boat.

“That was quick!” said Sid.

They scrambled into the boat and started rowing, using some sticks they had found as oars, and after a few minutes they had arrived.

They had just started searching for the flower when they heard Sid yell at the top of his lungs, “Guys come quickly, I've found them!�

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And there they were, four little Dodeclice sat eating the purple leaves.

“DAVE!” they yelled when they saw him. “We were so worried about you,” said an elderly female.

“Sid and Lizzie, meet my family,” said Dave. “This is Daniel, Daisy, Dad and Auntie Doris.”

“Doris!” exclaimed Lizzie.

“That's my middle name.”

“Anyway, we should be going,” said Sid. “We have to get back to Parkdean for our show!”

“Goodbye Dave,” said Lizzie.

“See you around!”

“Goodbye Sid and Lizzie!” said Dave. “And thank you for everything!”

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This fantastic Sid and Lizzie adventure was created by 11 year old Samuel Moore, a talented young writer and one of Sid and Lizzie’s biggest fans!

This book is not for sale but we do ask that you provide a small donation of £1 or above for the National Literacy Trust.

Thank you for supporting the Fairytale of Parkdean campaign, a nationwide initiative from Parkdean designed to inspire children to do more reading and writing. This book features Sid and Lizzie, Parkdean’s very own characters, and was written by the winner of the Fairytale of Parkdean’s nationwide writing contest.

If you want to find out more about Sid and Lizzie please visit www.sidandlizzie.co.uk