In Zola’s backyard, Gigi is celebrating in the vegetable garden.
She’s in the exact spot Nonna planted the special seeds earlier that week!
Zola can see Gigi digging and digging and digging.
Her little head bobs up and down as she digs even more.
Eggshells are everywhere!
Alessandro tries to catch Gigi, but stomps all over the tomato bed himself.
Zola runs for the hose to wash away the soil that is now all over the trellis. Instead, the water washes away the seeds inside the garden bed.
When Gigi sees Zola, she jumps onto her with excitement. The hose flies out of Zola’s hand. It looks like a snake, water flying everywhere.
It splashes mud all over the clean clothes on the washing line.
Monty watches on quietly. He’s a clever dog and doesn’t want to get into trouble.
Monty also doesn’t want to get dirty because he’s just had a wash and blow-dry.
He’s wearing a new bow tie around his collar.
In a moment, Zola hears the sound of Nonna Rosa opening the screen door. Nonna has a tray of triangle pastries and frozen juice cups for Alessandro and Zola.
Poor Nonna. She looks so shocked, she almost drops the tray. She can’t believe what she is seeing.
Her vegetable garden is ruined.
Her clean bedsheets are splattered with mud.
But worst of all, the special seeds Nonno bought her are washed away.
The sad look on Nonna’s face gives Zola a tummy ache.
