The World became the World. For a time there was also Billie, Rosie and Bongo, but they all left the World. Doors opened and they went outside. At first there was a small space outside with a hard ground and wall, which wasn’t really outside, it was inside with no roof. They were not afraid. Then there was another space, with grass and monkey bars. Mama recognized this space from seeing it through the window and wanted the keyboard to say: that red. She hugged Mr. Ghoul and waited for him before they went out. Mr. Ghoul was the wisest and strongest for a moment. He had been to the woods with Dave and knew the feel of grass. He knew how to climb outside. For the rest there were memories and ideas of what to do and some were more excited than others. Mr. Ghoul went out in this new World and sat atop the monkey bars and hooled. He smelled fresh smells. Mama had never stepped on grass before and was frightened. She made sure her cat was on her back so it wouldn’t feel the grass. Jonathan and Podo watched Mr.
