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Portrait of Joey

Joey

A young kangaroo with a heroic imagination.

Joey sees a quest around every corner. His courage sometimes runs ahead of his common sense, but Kara is never far away.

The knight of the laundry room

Joey found a single blue sock outside the laundry room. A lost sock meant a mystery, and every mystery needed a hero. He put on his jacket, drew a map and followed a trail of blue fluff beneath the door.

Inside, a washing machine rumbled like a dragon. Joey waited for it to stop, then bravely opened it. There were towels, two shirts and a second blue sock. He had found the first sock's long-lost twin.

Kara arrived to collect the washing. Joey presented both socks with a flourish. “I rescued them!” he said. Kara thanked him and held up the laundry basket. It was full of blue socks.

Joey counted seven pairs before admitting he might need a bigger map. He still put the first two together. Every hero, he decided, should start somewhere.