Kara
A quick-thinking kangaroo who packs for anything.
Kara can handle a surprise without losing her smile. She is fiercely devoted to Joey and always seems to have just what someone needs.
The emergency pocket
Kara promised Joey she could find anything in her travel pocket. At the bus stop he tested her: a tissue, a snack, a spare button. She produced each one without looking. Then the bus driver asked for their tickets.
Kara reached in and pulled out a spoon, three postcards and a tiny umbrella. Joey held the umbrella. It wasn't raining. The bus was about to leave.
At last Kara found an envelope marked IMPORTANT. Inside was a note saying REMEMBER THE TICKETS. Joey looked at the back of the envelope. The tickets were taped there.
They climbed aboard. Kara smiled at Joey. “See? Everything has its place.” Joey put the umbrella back in her pocket. It sprang open immediately. The driver waited while they folded it. Kara decided that perhaps the umbrella needed a place of its own.