A Giant Snail Safari

I wiggled right under the front door into the brisk morning air! My toes skipped along the cold stone walkway until—gasp! A real living garden snail was gliding across the wet pavement, carrying its swirly spiral shell like a tiny striped backpack! Hee-hee! I dropped down onto my elbows, nose-to-nose with it. Slowly, I reached out and gently laid a yellow maple leaf right in front of its path like a golden picnic carpet. The snail poked both its silly little eye-stalks high up and nudged the leaf edge with a squishy tap! I giggled so hard my tail bounced!