Tessa and Stuffie head to the right, toward the giant pencil oaks, where thick eraser bushes block their path. They carefully push the branches aside and manage to make their way through to a beautiful meadow.
On the other side of the field, a massive palace rises, which Stuffie believes is the home of the Pencil King. Sitting at its base is a little pencil girl, crying bitterly.
Tessa and Stuffie approach closer and greet her loudly, but the little girl doesn't stop sobbing. So, Stuffie gently strokes her head.
"Why are you crying, little pencil girl?"