Sid & Lizzie Go OnA Nature Trail

By Samuel Moore

One calm autumn morning in

Startown, the day after a big

storm, Sid the Seagull and

Lizzie the Lizard had just

woken up.

“What shall we do today,

Lizzie?” asked Sid, yawning.

“Why don't we go on a nature

trail?” Lizzie replied.

“Yeah, that's a great idea!”

exclaimed Sid. “Why don't we

go to Startown Woods?”

So they set off on

their adventure...

3

They soon arrived in the small

wood behind Startown and

began searching for bugs. They

had not been there long before

they had found six spiders,

four woodlice, thirty-seven

ants and a worm.

Suddenly, Sid shouted to

Lizzie to come and look at

what he had found. It was

a bug, but it was nothing

like either of them had

ever seen before.

“It's beautiful!”

exclaimed Lizzie.

4

The bug was luminous green

with red spots. It had ten

legs and ten eyes, but

no visible wings.

“Lizzie, look! I

think it's trying to

tell us something,” said

Sid. “We are Sid and

Lizzie, what's your name?”

“I'm Dave the Dodeclice,”

said the bug. “During the big

storm, I was separated from

my family. Can you help me

find them?”

Sid and Lizzie, who could never

turn down an adventure,

agreed to help.

5

“So Dave, is there anything

that you can remember that

might help us?” asked Lizzie.

“Well, there is a flower that

attracts us Dodeclice and it

only grows in one place. So if

we could find that, we could

find my family!”

“That's great!” shouted Lizzie.

“Can you describe it to us?”

“Yes Lizzie, it has green petals,

a red stalk, purple leaves and

orange thorns,” said Dave.

“I have seen that before,” said

Sid. “It grows on Prizebox

Island.”

6

Very soon they were back in

Startown but, unfortunately,

there was no sign of the

rainbow flyer (their magic ship

which was their only mode of

transport) that would allow

them to surf the rainbows to

Prizebox Island!

Just then, they spotted their

friend Sammy the Seal. They

decided to go and ask him if

he'd seen the rainbow flyer.

7

“Hello Sid and Lizzie,” shouted

Sammy. “If you're looking for

the rainbow flyer then I'm

afraid you can't use it today as

a tree fell on it in the storm.

Not to worry though, I should

have it working for tomorrow.”

“TOMORROW!” screamed Dave

in despair. “I will never get

home!”

“Don't worry Dave,” said Lizzie.

“We can still get you home,

we'll just have to build a boat!”

So they gathered up some

wood, scrap metal and a white

sheet and soon they had made

a small boat.

“That was quick!” said Sid.

8

They scrambled into the boat

and started rowing, using

some sticks they had found as

oars, and after a few minutes

they had arrived.

9

They had just started searching

for the flower when they heard

Sid yell at the top of his lungs,

“Guys come quickly, I've found

them!”

And there they were, four little

Dodeclice sat eating the purple

leaves.

“DAVE!” they yelled when they

saw him. “We were so worried

about you,” said an elderly

female.

10

“Sid and Lizzie, meet my

family,” said Dave. “This is

Daniel, Daisy, Dad and Auntie

Doris.”

“Doris!” exclaimed Lizzie.

“That's my middle name.”

“Anyway, we should be going,”

said Sid. “We have to get back

to Parkdean for our show!”

“Goodbye Dave,” said Lizzie.

“See you around!”

“Goodbye Sid and Lizzie!” said

Dave. “And thank you for

everything!”

This fantastic Sid and Lizzie

adventure was created by

11 year old Samuel Moore,

a talented young writer and one of

Sid and Lizzie’s biggest fans!

This book is not for sale but we do ask that you provide a

small donation of £1 or above for the National Literacy Trust.

Thank you for supporting the Fairytale of Parkdean campaign, a nationwide

initiative from Parkdean designed to inspire children to do more reading

and writing. This book features Sid and Lizzie, Parkdean’s very own

characters, and was written by the winner of the Fairytale of Parkdean’s

nationwide writing contest.

If you want to find out more about Sid and Lizzie please visit

www.sidandlizzie.co.uk