“Hey Kit,” Din Din said as he greeted his garden caretaker. “Ready for your day out?”

“Yes, but you know I’m not one for adventures,” replied Kit with a reluctant smile. Yet, Din Din knew that she would never refuse anything he said. That’s the kind of loyalty the cat had shown him ever since she had come to live in Din Din’s garden.

“Neither am I, Kit, but we need to liven up the garden with some new variety of plants. We have to explore some wilderness spots of D’Land. Burrow the rabbit was telling me that wildflowers are the most beautiful kind,” explained the dinosaur as the two trudged off even beyond the Dark Forest. “I want to bring back some wildflower saplings to make our garden more colourful.”

The two creatures were beginning to tire as they trekked towards the deepest end of the Dark Forest. “This terrain is wild but the flowers are gorgeous,” admitted Kit as she saw the vibrant band of flowers growing in profusion.

“These flowers are Yellow Trout and the Orange Coneflower,” Din Din said. “I saw these in Burrow’s garden. Let’s take a sapling of each of these.” Gently, the two began to dig out the plants along with their roots from the moist soil. Then they carefully packed each in a damp jute patch.

“Look at that flower,” exclaimed Kit. She was pointing to a bright red flower with a black base.

“Yes, what a striking flower,” agreed Din Din. “Let’s take this as well.” Carefully placing the saplings on his broad, green back, the two prepared to return to their garden. “You have a good night’s sleep, Kit. Tomorrow’s Sunday and we have a whole........

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