EDMOND HARRY LUCY EDMOND Oh no! We can't let them get away with that! LUCY We need a bucket, or a pan, or even a box, something we can use to capture them. HARRY So tell me kids, what exactly are you looking for? LUCY In the vegetable garden, we saw slugs on our salads! If we don't stop them, they'll eat them up! HARRY Did you say 'slugs'? EDMOND Do you think we should have removed them from the salads? LUCY You mean with our fingers? Eww, that's disgusting! HARRY Don't worry about it. I know someone who will have no problem getting rid of them for you. LUCY You know someone who likes to touch slimy things? I can't imagine who would do that. HARRY It's not a problem for our dear friend Pompom the hedgehog. LUCY I can't believe it. Plus, how will he be able to grab the slugs with his little paws? EDMOND Wait! I think I get it. He's going to eat them! LUCY Ewww! I'll never give kisses to Pompom again! EDMOND Do you really give kisses to Pompom? LUCY No, I'm just kidding, he's too prickly. Does Pompom really eat slugs? HARRY Of course! All hedgehogs love to eat big fat slimy slugs. LUCY Good! We don't have to touch those sticky creatures. EDMOND When you think of it, it's thanks to Pompom that our salads are so nice. HARRY You're right. It's thanks to him and to all our other garden friends. HARRY Pompom does a great job, but he can't do it all by himself. EDMOND Oh! That's what we see in this drawing. It shows all the little garden bugs and which small animal eats them. LUCY Oh, look! There's a cute little snail here. HARRY Cute, but very tasty to... EDMOND a garden dormouse. LUCY And here's one of those ugly slimy slugs! EDMOND Slimy, but absolutely delicious to the hungry toad. Some of our other friends are the lizard and the bird. LUCY Wow! We really have a lot of friends! Our vegetable garden is well protected! EDMOND A-ha! We have the best super army, ready to protect and defend our fruits and vegetables from the hungry chompy-chomp enemy! EDMOND Pompom and his super army will free us from the wiggly worms, the flying fruit flies, and the slimy slugs. Beware, invaders! Free all vegetables! HARRY Wait a minute. All those little bugs you seem to despise, they're our garden friends too! Worms make holes in the ground to help the ground breathe. That way, the water can circulate properly and all of the plant’s roots can grow stronger. Some species of flies and butterflies, and bees, of course, are all part of the pollination process. They transport the pollen from flower to flower. EDMOND Yeah, that's how most of the plants reproduce! HARRY All the little bugs you see in the vegetable garden are important. LUCY Even if they eat our salads and vegetables? HARRY Yes. The vegetable garden belongs to everyone, even the slugs. They too allow the ground to breathe by digging holes, and they clean the garden by eating the dead leaves. EDMOND Oh, I understand. Since everyone works in the garden, everyone should enjoy it too. HARRY Well done, Edmond, you do understand! LUCY I understood as well. I don't mind sharing with them if they leave enough for me! HARRY I don't think that will be a problem. No slug will ever be able to eat as much as you do!