text: [Themes: siblings, sidekick NPC, child protagonist, female protagonist, witch, kid-friendly, garden, kids, birthday, cute]
  
  > Describe the surroundings
  This corner of the park is called the "Tree Garden". Lots and lots of big trees have been planted in a neat line which winds around the edge of the lawn here. They look like furry people waiting in a queue. Someone has mown the grass and everything is really tidy.
  
  One path winds north towards a shady area under lots of trees, and another one goes west.
  
  Ayla is here.
  
  > examine Ayla
  Ayla is shorter than most of your friends, and she is so cute! She has light brown skin and super smiley eyes. Her black hair comes down to her shoulders and has plaits in it. Today, she is dressed as a princess. Her dress is pink and white, and there's a gold crown on her head. You like how Ayla has trouble stopping herself from giggling.
  
  > tickle Ayla
  You tickle Ayla. "Teeheehee," she says, then she tickles you, and you laugh as well.
  
  "That was fun," says Ayla. "I'll see you at the picnic area." Then she runs away to the west.
  
  > Go north
  You're in a part of the park that gets less sun because the trees make a web of dark overhead.
  
  Paths go north and south to less shady places.
  
  There's a big puddle of mud here. Yuck!
  
  Leaning against one of the gum trees is a big girl in red overalls. It looks like she's playing her own game of hide and seek. She has her face pressed into her folded arms so that she can't see, and she's counting out loud.
  
  The big girl says, "Twenty..."
  
  > look at the mud
  It's all gloopy and smelly. It's horrible! Definitely more of a witch's thing.
  
  > look at the girl
  You can't see the girl's face because it's against the tree, but she has dirty blond hair and her clothes are dirty. She looks a bit like a boy.
  
  > examine the trees
  Most of the trees in the park are tall gum trees. They're grey, silver, white and green. Their branches are high up on the trunk and point towards the sky.
  
  > search the trees
  You have a look around but don't find anyone behind any of the gum trees. Most of the gum trees are too thin for a person to hide behind.
  
  The big girl counts, "Twenty-one."
  
  > go north
  You're in a field which is cool and damp. To the west is a stone wall, at the top of which is a higher level of the park. It's too high to climb over, plus the wall is covered in sticky green stuff that has grown in the shade. Near the wall is a great big yellow rock, much bigger than yourself.
  
  Pathways go north and south from here.
  
  > examine the rock
  The rock is rough and kind of round, and the bottom of it is stuck well into the ground. You wonder if someone could be hiding behind it.
  
  > look behind the rock
  You take a look... There's nobody hiding behind it now.
  
  > examine the wall
  It's wide, it's got the sticky green stuff all over it and it goes up and up.
  
  > climb the wall
  You could never climb up that wall. It's too high, and it's covered in that green stuff, too.
  
  > examine the trees
  Most of the trees in the park are tall gum trees. They're grey, silver, white and green. Their branches are high up on the trunk and point towards the sky.
  
  > search the trees
  You have a look around but don't find anyone behind any of the gum trees. Most of the gum trees are too thin for a person to hide behind.
  
  > Go north
  In this dusty corner of the park is the hugest of all the trees. Dad said it's called a Moreton Bay Fig. It has roots like crazy ropes and bark like an elephant's skin. You feel you could jump on your own head hundreds of times and still not reach the top of the tree.
  
  You are on the west side of the tree and can go around to its east side. Paths also go south and west.
  
  To the north is the entrance to the gazebo. The gazebo is a small house with lots of sides, a pointed roof and no walls. (There's a kind of fence where the walls would be.) Sometimes people have picnics on the table inside, but no-one is in there today, and you can see why. A big spider has built his web right across the entrance, and he's sitting in the middle of it. He's almost as large as your hand. How horrible!
  
  Wandering around under the fig tree is Sam the Knight. He is so surprised by your arrival that he wobbles and almost trips over one of the giant tree roots.
  
  "Forsooth!" he says, as he prepares to run away from you.
  
  But what does "forsooth" mean?
  
  > look at the web
  It looks like lots of other spiderwebs you've seen. You don't want to look at it closely because then you'll think about that icky spider.
  
  > take spider
  Spiders creep you out. You don't want to go anywhere near the spider!
  
  > Chase sam east
  You swipe at Sam but he jumps back out of your reach. He begins to make his way around to the other side of the tree by jumping and scrambling over the huge roots. It looks like hard work!
  
  You start to follow him and& gosh, this IS hard work! Each root is like a small wall. Some of them you can leap over, some of them you have to stop and climb over. You can hear Sam breathing heavily ahead of you as you chase him.
  
  It is very dark here in the shade of the towering fig tree.
  
  Paths lead around the tree to the west.
  
  Sam is here, trying to catch his breath.
  
  > Tip sam
  You dash towards Sam. Again, he escapes from you by circling to the other side of the fig tree, jumping and climbing over its tangle of giant tree roots.
  
  > Go west
  Puffing a bit yourself now, you climb over the roots as quickly as you can after Sam.
  
  In this dusty corner of the park is the hugest of all the trees. Dad said it's called a Moreton Bay Fig. It has roots like crazy ropes and bark like an elephant's skin. You feel you could jump on your own head hundreds of times and still not reach the top of the tree.
  
  You are on the west side of the tree and can go around to its east side. Paths also go south and west. A huge spiderweb blocks the entrance to the gazebo to the north.
  
  Sam is here, puffing and panting. His face is red!
  
  > Examine sam
  Sam is a bit of a chubber, so his belly sticks out from under his grey armour. He also has a grey helmet wobbling on his head.
  
  > Chase sam east
  Sam groans as you run towards him again, then he starts to jump and leap over the roots as he heads for the other side of the tree. Panting a bit yourself now, you climb after him...
  
  It is very dark here in the shade of the towering fig tree.
  
  Paths lead around the tree to the west.
  
  Sam is here, looking exhausted, gulping for air and holding himself up with his hands on his knees.
  
  "Mercy!" he gasps.
  
  > Tip sam
  Sam tries to stagger away from you, but he has no energy left, while you have lots.
  
  "Tip!" you say, patting him on the back.
  
  [Author's Note: YOU JUST SCORED A POINT! ]
  
  Sam says, "I think I'll - gasp - have a rest - puff - here before - pant - I go back... to the picnic area... forsooth..." Then he plops down onto the ground, cross-legged.