Adventures from the Book of Virtues1996

[first lines]

Zach Nichols:
Wow. I can see why they *call* it Plato's Peak.

Annie Redfeather:
Let me see. [takes the binoculars] Whoa. That's incredible.

Sock:
[comes over] *What's* incredible?

Zach Nichols:
Plato's Peak. It looks just like Plato.

Sock:
Yeah, right. Next you'll be tellin' me there's a mountain in South Dakota that looks like four presidents!

Annie Redfeather:
[hands over the binoculars] Here, Sock. See for yourself.

Sock:
[holds them up and adjusts the dial; as he does Plato steps in front of him and after a moment he sees him] It's all blurry... Oh, wait a sec, here we go... Yeah, there it is. That's amazing. It looks just like...

Plato:
Hi, Sock. What're you looking at?

Sock:
AHH! [jumps back and lands in Zach's arms while Annie catches the binoculars]

Plato:
Didn't mean to startle you.

Sock:
That's OK, I... I just thought you were a talking mountain.