It had been a few days after Brenda Blue's birthday, and she was left with a heap of candy from friends and family. She felt that she was unable to eat all of it, so she decided to share it with her friends at Tarrytown.

She offered some sweets to Mr E.Z O' Malley and Miss Jones the librarian. She also gave some to Tracy, Jay Jay, Snuffy and Herky.

"Thanks Brenda!" they chorused.

"You're welcome," Brenda replied. "I didn't fancy managing it all myself."

The candy was delicious. Brenda allowed them a second bit each, but they had to wait until after supper.

But Herky didn't want to wait for his. He remembered the sweet tingle on his tongue and he knew he had to have another sweet.

...

Tracey and Snuffy had to make some deliveries that afternoon, leaving Jay Jay and Herky by themselves. But then Big Jake invited Jay Jay to come with him to Lightning Bug Lake which meant that Herky had no one to talk to or play with. This meant that the temptation to eat another sweet was far more intense than before. He didn't want to ask Brenda, as he knew she would say no. Soon, he decided to see Old Oscar in the hope of a distraction.

...

Only he couldn't find the old plane anywhere, and Savannah and Orland were nowhere to be seen either.

Then it happened.

As Herky was searching Brenda's workshop, he saw a bag on the solvency, and when he looked, he saw the familiar green and gold wrappers of the sweets he had had already. There were some blue and silver wrapped sweets too, but Herky wanted the ones in the green and gold wrappers.

Very carefully he pulled another one out. Untwisting the wrapper gleefully, he removed the sweet and popped it in his mouth. The delicious, sugary taste of fudge rolled over his tongue like an ocean wave, and he felt much happier.

"I guess one more wouldn't hurt." he told himself, "After all, Brenda did say that she couldn't manage them all."

So he pulled out another sweet, and another and a fourth and a fifth...

Soon, gold and green wrappers lay wrinkled on the floor round Herky and he soon realised that he didn't feel well.

"I don't feel well..." He groaned. His face was almost as green as grass, and when he tried to fly, he felt even sicker, so he gave up with a low moan "Ohh, I shouldn't have eaten all those sweets..." He groaned, and he felt ashamed of himself.

"Herky, are you alright?" Brenda Blue called from the door. Jay Jay had returned from Lighting Bug Lake and he was standing beside Brenda.

"I feel sick..." Herky whimpered.

"Herky, did you eat all those sweets?" Brenda asked in disbelief, gazing at the gold and green wrappers on the floor around the young helicopter.

"Yes. I'm really sorry, Brenda. I didn't mean to eat so much." Herky replied miserably. He was embarrassed as well as queasy.

"Eating too many sweets is not good for you." Brenda reminded the young helicopter. "You need to eat healthy foods. Sweets should be saved for every once in a while."

"Yes!" Jay Jay agreed. "You should also do exercise too. It will help you feel better."

Herky just groaned.

"Look, how about you sleep it off for a while, Herky?" Brenda suggested to her friend. "It'll help you feel better."

Okay Brenda." The young helicopter replied weakly. "And...I'm sorry..."

"That's okay, Herky- we all make mistakes." Brenda said. "But get some sleep, and you'll be flying high in no time. I'll clean this mess up." The mechanic added.

"Thanks Brenda."

With that, Herky went to sleep, unwilling to eat fudge anytime soon.