Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for September 02, 2018

What exactly is on the other end of the hose? I doubt there would be plumbing out on a nature trail.

what could children possibly do to a troll’s shrubs?

His shrubs are his PRECIOUSSSS!!!

He fought long and hard to obtain them from some knights.

Ni! Ni! Ni!

(…mean old troll…)

We all know about rock trolls and mountain trolls, now we’ve got a shrubbery troll (does he say “Ni”?).

No more shorts for Phoebe. First she started wearing shoes, then socks, now the short need to be stored.

So it’s not “get off my lawn” anymore.

Looks like an evolutionary cousin to the goblins.

When I was younger than Phoebe, so young that I didn’t even know who Scrooge McDuck was, we lived in East Vassalboro, Maine, and shopped in Waterville. Every time we drove in, we passed a sign that pointed left to Waterville, and right to China. I /so/ wanted to take the right turn, but we never did.

Clever trick. Beautiful backgrounds as always, Dana, and great use of color for dramatic effect. Oh, and the water hose undoubtedly is connected to a magical water supply — trolls can do that.

“STOP! Whoever approacheth the Bridge of Water Spout must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see.”

He must be guarding them for The Knights Who Say Nee. ;P