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Summary Of Under The Dancing Pie

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In 56.8 ajk in the TTT empire there was a phrog named Phylus. (32)Phylus’s best friend, Eshuqua the Emu, was having a big birthday and Phylus was going. While Phylus was leaving to purchase a pie for the party, Totel the Turtle King was preparing to kidnap a phrog. Totel was having a birthday party and he wanted phrog for dinner, he sent a pie servant to capture a phrog. ` As Phylus left his home and walked towards the emu, he saw something under a tree. Under the tree was Eip the Dancing Pie, the servant sent by Totel. (16)Later that day at Ehsuqua’s birthday party, she noticed Phylus hadn’t come with the pie yet. This was weird because the phrog never backed out of a promise. She postponed the party and went to look for Phylus.

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