And at the very front, still tapping his thimble drums on the lamppost, was NSP. His tiny face was red with happy effort.
Keroppi, the energetic frog, hopped onto an overturned bucket. “Boom!” He slapped the side. HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS HAPPINESS PARADE -NSP--...
Then, NSP began to play a melody. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t fancy. It was a simple, skipping rhythm: And at the very front, still tapping his
My Melody peered around a giant truck carrying squeaky rubber chickens. “The music floats are stuck! How will we bring smiles to everyone?” “Boom
“You did it, NSP,” she said softly. “You turned a traffic jam into a Happiness Parade.”
Dozens of children had joined, shaking jars of coins or rattling keys on rings. Grandmas clapped spoons together. A man played a washboard with thimbles. Every stuck driver honked their horn—not in anger, but in time with NSP’s beat .
At the front, Hello Kitty carried a sign she’d drawn with crayons: .