A Cool, Cool Adventure of a Day in the Life of Polka Dot and Hummingbird

by Jaimee Barbee, Journee Simpson, Scarlette De Jesus, and Skylar Drake

Once upon a time, there was a polka dot city with a polka dot house and a polka dot room and a polka dot kitchen. This is where the polka dot plant lived, in the shade, because it did not like too much sunlight.

The polka dot plant was pollinated by a ruby-throated hummingbird named Rosi. Rosi had a long beak, and she loved to drink nectar. 

She would collect pollen and then fly. She flew over a bridge to an island called Belle Isle that had a giant glass conservatory filled with many plants, including more polka dot plants.

When Rosi flew to Belle Isle, it smelled like bubblegum and fossils. She could see ducks eating their food. And she could hear waves that were waving. She could hear a nice loud concert. Fresh air was all around her body. 

When she landed on the other side of the river, she smelled strawberry smoothies and she saw an ice cream truck and people were walking and running and having fun.

She knew she would return to the polka dot city, but this is the story of what happened that day on Belle Isle . . .

First, she went to the big glass conservatory, which was full of really colorful plants. When she found a polka dot plant, she was so happy she started to do a little dance. She smelled the pollen and flew down into the plant for a good meal. She was so happy and full that she flew around in the fresh air to spread joy. 

She saw people swimming on Belle Isle Beach and a bunch of kids playing in the sand. There was even a family playing volleyball! She noticed a little patch on the beach that turned out to be a polka dot beach with a polka dot pool. This made her even happier, so she started to dance again. She wanted to go on another adventure, but she was super tired so she decided to go home and take a nap first.

She flew over more beautiful flowers and waved hello to a couple of bee friends on her way. She told them the best pollen is from the polka dot plant in the big glass conservatory, so they headed that way to fill up too. Then she went home to the polka dot city, took a nice long nap, and woke up refreshed and ready for her next adventure in the Dominican Republic!