Returning to the farm, Anne decides to finish reading the book with Bessie, staying up all night to do so. Leaving the forest, they return to the road and meet Sprig, who had been tricked by Mrs. Anne looks up what to do in the book and sees that when there is danger, one should strongly tell Bessie that "things are getting messy." When she does so, Bessie comes out of hiding and starts running, but they don't manage to outrun the hedgehogs completely, so Anne reads in the book that if they haven't outrun the danger then one must give Bessie some berries that are hidden in a secret compartment at the front of her shell to completely outrun the danger, and when she does so, they manage to escape. After this, Anne ends up realizing that they are surrounded by hedgehogs, which is why Bessie is hiding. Īnne hugging Bessie after escaping from the hedgehogs.Īfter reading more of the book, Anne gets to know Bessie in more detail, and in one of the stories, she discovers that Bessie had been hiding in her shell because there was a hedgehog nearby, which is a natural enemy of snails. While waiting for Sprig, Anne gets bored, so she ends up reading Bessie's book albeit reluctantly. Despite several attempts to move her, Bessie remains immobile, so Anne tells Sprig to find someone to take him back to the farm to call Hop Pop while she stays with Bessie. When they do, they speed through the woods until they end up in a dark part of the forest, and at that Anne decides to return to the road, but Bessie doesn't move and is hiding in her shell. Croaker and go for Swamp Slushies, before they decide to take Bessie off the road for fun. On the way, Sprig has a road rage with Mrs. One day after taking a ride with the Plantars on Bessie, Anne is interested in driving Bessie, to which Hop Pop does not refuse, but tells her that she must first read Bessie's book to get to know and feel her, thus being able to drive her, much to Anne's anger as she considers her only "a vehicle." However, taking advantage of Hop Pop being busy bathing Polly, Anne skips the reading and in the company of Sprig, drives Bessie. Over the years, Bessie has seen Hop Pop grow old, Sprig and Polly born and grow up, and the arrival of human girl Anne Boonchuy into the Plantars' life. Hop Pop loved and cared so much about Bessie that he decided to write a book about her, Bessie's History, for the purpose that she could be driven in the right way. At some point, Hop Pop trained Bessie so that she could escape from danger when told that "things are getting messy." ĭuring one of Hop Pop's trips, both he and Bessie became trapped in the wild snow, and Hop Pop was about to succumb, until he suddenly heard Bessie singing, which gave him the strength to carry on. When Bessie was about to be handed over to the "nefarious" Jim Snapes, Hop Pop decided to raise his bid to four hundred coppers and won, saving Bessie from Snapes. Hop Pop Plantar first encountered Bessie during an auction, and there he realized that Bessie was more than just a snail, that she was a noble and kind soul willing to help others. Background Early life īessie was born on a particularly cold morning, while the leaves had just changed color. Hop Pop stated that Bessie was no ordinary snail and described her as "a kind clear soul who would help others at the drop of a hat." Although Bessie is quite patient, she can become angry if someone is quite disruptive, as when MicroAngelo didn't listen to her and started causing trouble. However, she is trained to pop out quickly from it and escape from danger when she hears the words, "Bessie, things are getting messy!". She is also known to make chirping noises whenever she is excited or senses danger. When she senses or comes into danger, Bessie hides in her shell. Bessie is sometimes motivated by food and sometimes just moves to be fed. She has no problem allowing her family to ride her, as well as being driven by Hop Pop and Anne. Her eyes are located on two stalks which are a darker shaded purple with dotted pupils.īessie is a loyal and gentle creature, loving her family completely. She has a dull-beige underside, and a rusty-orange shell where her saddle and pouches are located. Bessie is mostly purple, with a light-violet shaded front.
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