A strange old woman asks Rockie to look for an apple she has lost. When Rockie finds it, the woman rewards her with an apple curiously resembling a mushroom, and Rockie lets her buddy Shelly eat it.
Educational theme: Alertness for safety.
It's starting!
Hurl that big rock with your tail, WHIP-WHIP-WHIP.
Leap across Donut Swamp, THUD-THUD-THUD.
But your heart is tender and warm.
Don't flinch!
Don't mope!
Don't you cry!
Charge ahead, Rockie!
Go, Rockie!
The Mushroom Witch Returns.
oomph, oomph, vroom, VROOM!
The Mushroom Witch is back!
Ahh! The water of life has resurrected me!
Drinking this water will charge me up.
I'm not sharing it with anyone else.
Oops.
No time to spare.
This time I'm going to grab those kids, turn them into mushrooms,
and make them guard the water of life!
Everyone, please take out the books you borrowed from the picture book room.
Yes ma'am!
My book has all kinds of sweets in it.
That's nice.
My book was a bit hard.
Rockie, what book did you read?
Here it is...
Huh? Oh, this is Rocco's drawing book.
Why?
Excuse me, Ms. Hippo, a minute of your time.
Oh, Mr. Hardback, and Mr. Hermit, and Tortie too?
What's the matter?
Well, the thing is, the Mushroom Witch has appeared again.
Whaaat?
I'm scared.
Shelly, don't worry.
Listen, everybody.
Be careful not to follow strangers, no matter what.
Do you understand?
Yes ma'am.
Is there anything else funny in here?
Rockie, did you hear me?
Huh? Oh... Yes ma'am!
Great! It's lunchtime! Let's go!
Okay!
I'm starving already.
I wonder what our lunch is today.
Here's a book left out.
Oh! Shelly! Wait!
Huh?
There you are!
Umph.
Which one shall I capture first?
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which girl would be a sturdier mushroom?
Rockie... Rockie.
A-ha.
This girl looks quite strong and should be perfect to guard the water of life.
Where have we come?
There seems to be nobody around.
Well, well.
Hello there.
Welcome, my dears.
Huh? Do you live in this house?
Yes I do.
I've just made some delicious cake.
What? Did you say cake?
Come, come, come inside.
Wow! May we?
No, Rockie.
You shouldn't follow strangers.
Ms. Hippo told us so.
Hm? Did she?
Come on.
Let's go back.
But that lady looks nice and sweet.
Rockie, please.
Uh... All right.
Then let's go back.
Huh?
Ma'am, bye-bye.
Huh? Uh... bye-bye.
I won't give up yet.
Didn't that lady look a little like the Mushroom Witch?
Did she?
I'm tired.
I want to go home.
Shelly! We'll be home in no time.
Okay?
There's a fork in the road.
Right.
I'll go check this way.
Huh?
I'll be right back, so hang tight.
Whee!
Rockie?
Oh? Huh? A dead end?
Ooh, what a bother.
Now what shall I do?
Huh? Ma'am, what's wrong?
You see, I've dropped an apple.
Little dear, will you mind helping me find it?
Sure, I'll help you.
Which way did it go?
No, not that way.
It fell this way.
Did it?
Yes, it did.
This way.
This way.
This way, this way.
Where is it?
I found it!
Here you go, ma'am.
Well, well, what a kind little girl.
You saved my day.
I'll reward you with this.
This is a rare mushroom apple.
It tastes so good, you'll be dazed.
Yeah? Thank you!
Here.
Have a bite.
Go ahead.
Okay.
Here I go.
- No, I think I'll share this with Shelly.
- Huh?
She said she was tired.
Uh...
Thank you, ma'am.
Aargh! I almost had her.
Shelly! I'm back!
Rockie! How was it?
M-hm. It looks like we should go THAT way.
Oh, that's right.
You're tired, you said.
Here's an apple.
Let's share it.
Thank you.
I'll have it.
Is it good?
M-hm.
How did you get this?
I got this... from some old lady.
Some old lady?
Yeah. She said this was a rare mushroom apple.
Rockie... Are you sure she wasn't the Mushroom Witch?
Shelly?
Shelly! Please! Get up!
O-Oh no.
That lady must have been the Mushroom Witch!
- Yo, yo... Heave-ho.
- And heave-ho.
- Let's carry the load.
- Yo, yo...
- Heave-ho.
- And heave-ho.
Someone's crying.
Oh dear, oh dear. What's the matter?
I made Shelly turn into a mushroom!
Hm? A mushroom?
Ah! This must be a scheme by the Mushroom Witch.
Don't worry.
It isn't too late yet.
Here's the water of life that springs deep in the woods.
I just pour it on like this.
Rockie...
Shelly! I'm so glad!
Vroom! I'll turn you into mushrooms yet!
GAZOOM!
How dare you turn Shelly into a mushroom!
Take this! Take this! Take this! Take this!
Good bye! Vroom!
We're safe now.
Oh! We've come back.
Huh? Shelly!
Rockie! Puckoo's scale!
Yeah, it is!
Oh, Shelly, I'm sorry!
Rockie?
I promise not to follow strangers ever again.
And I'll never again be tricked by the Mushroom Witch either.
M-hm.
Hey, hey, what's holding you up?
Yeah, Rockie.
It's lunchtime, you know.
Oh! That's right!
Come or I'll eat it all up. Come on!
- Let's go, Rockie.
- Uh-huh.
Hurry up. Come on.
That's all for now!