It should have been easy to name them, because each of them looked so different. That had surprised her. She had always thought that all skunks had two white stripes, but that wasn’t so. Each of the babies had its own unique markings, some with one fat stripe, others with one fat one and a skinny one, some with no stripes at all. One day after school, Robin and Zo-Zo were reviewing the names as they waited for Brodie to show up for their eco-contest meeting in the library. Robin wished they weren’t even having a meeting. First of all, she didn’t see how they were going to solve the problem about the depressing questionnaire. There was nothing that wasn’t depressing about the environment. Secondly, she was still upset about Brodie saying nothing when Brittany had squashed her apple. Robin reviewed all the names for the skunks and underlined the ones she liked best. Meanwhile, Zo-Zo searched through the library shelves and came back with a book. “Look, it’s all about skunks.”
