Doug Unplugs on the Farm (3 page)

and Doug learned how thirsty—and smelly!—pigs can be.

When he gathered eggs from the henhouse,

Doug learned that roosters can be bossy.

The rooster even chased the cat onto the roof of the barn! Luckily, Doug could fly up to get her.

Doug could see for miles from the top of the barn. He could see his parents—and that their car was still stuck in a ditch.

He could also see a tractor.

Doug knew that tractors pulled heavy things—maybe it could pull their car out of the ditch?

Dang!
The tractor was out of gas. But Doug had another idea.

A horse! Of course! The horse had their car back on the road in no time.

Doug and his parents thanked the farm girl, and her horse, and got back in their car.

“Everyone plug in,” said Dad.

But Doug stayed
unplugged
. He thought about all the ways he’d helped out on the farm. And all the stories he’d have for his grandbots.

“I picked it myself,” Doug told them.

And they thought he was the smartest little robot ever.