Hate to ruin your fantasy, but it’s called the Human Animal, although there are a sector of the population that have the thinking ability of a typical house plant.
In the Woods, Kit and Princess wander around with the others for a while, and then they meander off by themselves. Seeing some other places, Kit plays at being a discoverer and investigates new paths with Princess following him. They find wonderful natural stairs, waterfalls, springs, trees, and finally, they run into some moles from which they flee, failing to mark their whereabouts. They try to find their way out and can’t. First Kit and then Princess realize that they are lost. Princess falls to the ground and cries while Kit tries to comfort her by telling her it is all his fault.
They begin to wander again, hoping to find a familiar landmark. Kit takes Princess’s paw to help reassure her. After a while, Princess has to sit down, and she falls asleep. When she awakens, she and Kit stumble on until they find a spring: Kit explains to Princess that they must stay close to water because the daylight is almost gone. They are both very hungry, and Kit shares a piece of cake that he had saved from the picnic. Suddenly, Princess realizes that her mother will think she is spending the night at the Orphans house and that they won’t be missed until sometime Sunday. They sleep again and then share the last bite of the cake. Suddenly, they hear voices in the background. The two begin shouting, but to no avail, and the sounds fade away.
At her age Darryl you didn’t have to worry about getting gunned down in school either and could play outside until the street lights came on, so it was a pretty good trade off.
Hate to ruin your fantasy, but it’s called the Human Animal, although there are a sector of the population that have the thinking ability of a typical house plant.