The surface of the pond rippled as the tadpoles and fish darted out of the reeds they had been lazily hiding in. They hadn't feared the vampire at all but the thing that had come into their woods...

"Wh--hey!" Maurice noticed it too and he frowned between Heather's big storky feet at the water. Then he looked up at Big Bird and managed not to shudder this time at being towered over. He offered her the tiny sandwich.

He'd be lying if he said he wasn't curious about what happened to things she put in her mouth.