I pass a pathetic looking garden, it must've haven't been taken care of in ages because the plants are all withered and brown and weeds are devouring the soil. An old scarecrow hangs above it. I wonder what it's like to be made of straw.

I was supposed to be back at camp a while ago but I'm having too much fun to care. It's already dark out and the stars are shining brightly overhead. I hope my father isn't worrying too much. I'm sure he won't leave back for the Vinkus without me... I think.

Being a prince is awesome! Last week I got to watch a winkie battle and today I'm hunting jitterbugs in the Great Gilikkin forest. Life is just one cool thing after another and with nothing to disrupt me I'm gliding through life ...no that's not the right word I'm dancing through life.

This forest is pretty dark but I'm not scared, I've already caught 7 jitterbugs and I could catch 50 more. I was sneaking up on a jitterbug when I kicked a huge black cauldron. I decided I might be able to make a jitterbug trap with it so I put it in my already huge pack.

I gather up a long vine and a few sticks and set up my trap. In the middle I have a piece of grep cake, the best food in the world. I sneak behind a tree with the vine in hand and wait. I mainly think about being the scarecrow I saw earlier, but I also dream about the emerald city. I hear that it's awesome and super fun to visit.

Suddenly two jitterbugs fly under the cauldron and start to eat the grep cake. I pull the vine and now I'm up to nine jitterbugs. I pick up the cauldron and start to walk again. Before I know it the sky is pitch black, I better get back to the camp before I can't see anything. Although really, I don't need to get back I can take care of myself for one night and some of those vinkun guards can be super annoying.

I start looking around for a good tree to spend the night in so no lions or tigers or bears can get to me. Before long, I spy a pretty swankified tree with something in its branches and decide to explore. As I get closer I realize it's a treehouse, guess I have my campsite for the night I start climbing but when I get to the top I realize something. There's someone else in the treehouse.