Avery and Silas hefted the box up into the tree. "What is it?" asked Nora.
"It's for the roller coaster!" yelled Silas. "These are what we'll use to ride it!"
Nora looked into the box. It filled with those paperboard food trays used for french fries.
"From the concessions stand at the park," said Avery proudly. "We got them off the tables. We'll have to clean them up a little bit, but I think they'll be perfect." Nora and Silas agreed and got right to work brushing out the leftover bits of french fries and ketchup.
Nora was the first one to go on the roller coaster. Silas and Avery held the tray as she got in. Then they gave it a shove, and away she went! At the end of the track, she dropped out of the tree into a big pile of grass clippings. Surprised, she looked up.
"That was my idea," said Silas.
"Great idea!" yelled Nora.
The three friends took turns on the roller coaster for the rest of the afternoon. Then they rested in their tree with some mint-water and some spinach-water. And Nora tried out some lilac-water and found she liked it a lot! It was a happy day for the happy apricots.
