"I will visit all four paths and which ever one has the prettiest sunset will be the place I choose to live," Sadie said to herself. Sadie decided to go down the path leading to the jungle first. Sadie packed four peanut butter sandwiches in her backpack and off she went. Sadie hurried down the path leading to the jungle. Soon Sadie was at the mouth of the jungle.

"This is it," Sadie exclaimed and she walked right in. The further Sadie walked down the path, the darker the road got. Sadie was just resting her legs on the side of the path when a monkey leaped out the bush behind her.

"Hello!" said the monkey as he landed in front of Sadie.
"Hello!" Sadie said quite surprised, "What's your name?"
"Mike," Mike, the monkey said.
"What's yours?"
"Sadie."
"Do you live in the jungle, Mike?"
"Yes, I have lived here my whole life."
"That's splendid. Mike, could you tell me the best place to watch the sunset?"
"Sure," Mike said, "Keep walking down the path 'til you see a mossy clearing. That's the best spot."
"Thanks." Sadie said
"Bye," Mike said.

Sadie continued down the path until she arrived at the mossy clearing. Sadie knew it would be a few hours before the sunset. So Sadie took out a peanut butter sandwich and ate it. By the time Sadie finished her sandwich, the sun had almost set. Sadie sat down, put her backpack on her lap and looked up, but a tree was in her way! Sadie picked up her backpack and moved to the other side of the clearing and sat down only to see more trees. Sadie tried every inch of the clearing to see if she could see the sunset, but every time she moved, it seemed to get worse. Finally, Sadie said, "It's no use. The jungle is not the place for me." And Sadie lay down in the clearing and went to bed.

The next morning, Sadie walked back to the entrance of the other three paths. Sadie decided she would go down the path leading to the city. Sadie walked down the path. When Sadie arrived at the city, she said to herself, "I never knew there were so many people!" And Sadie was right, there were a lot of people. Sadie went up to a man in a business suit and asked if he knew where the best place to see the sunset was, but the man shooed her away, completely ignoring Sadie. "That was rude," Sadie said to herself. Sadie asked many more men and women but they pretended that she didn't exist. This made Sadie rather mad. "Now, I'll never know where to watch the sunset!" Sadie cried, "Will anybody help me?!"
"I will," piped a voice.
"Who said that?" Sadie asked in surprise.
"Me."

Sadie looked down to see a small city cricket.
"Hello, my name is Jack," chirped Jack the city cricket, "Did I hear you say you need help?"
"Yes." Sadie said gratefully, " Do you know the best place to see the sunset?"
"Well I guess it would have to be the city park."
"Thank you so much, Jack."

And off Sadie went to the park. Sadie quickly ate her second peanut butter sandwich from her backpack and watched the sunset. It was quite disappointing in Sadie's opinion because all the lights in the city made it hard to see it set. Plus, it was too noisy for Sadie's country ears. That night, Sadie slept in the park. Sadie woke up to the hustle-bustle of the city, "I guess I'm not a city cow. Maybe I'll always be a country calf," she said with lowering spirits. Sadie walked up Main Street and then up the path. "Maybe I will like the desert," said Sadie with renewed hope. When Sadie reached the path leading to the desert, she went down it. From the moment, Sadie put her hooves on the hot, hot sand, Sadie knew the desert was not the place for her. "Maybe the sunset will be worth the trip," Sadie said optimistically. Sadie was wrong. When Sadie was eating her third peanut butter sandwich, a mean rattlesnake snatched the sandwich right from her mouth and carried it away. "I don't believe it!" Sadie said, "If he wanted some of my sandwich, he could've asked." It got worse for Sadie for when she was watching the sunset, a big cloud of sand flew in her eyes. "That's it!" screamed Sadie and Sadie stormed to the beginning of the river path and fell asleep. The next morning, Sadie went down to the river where she saw a sleeping hippopotamus, "Excuse me," Sadie said, "Do you know the best place to see the sunset?"

"Yes, I do. It happens to be on my back. And call me Bessy." Bessy, the hippo said.
"My name's Sadie. Could I come later to see the sunset, Bessy?"
"Of course, come back later."

Sadie spent the day, sunbathing on the riverbank. When it was almost time for the sun to set, Sadie went to the place where she had met Bessy. Bessy was waiting, "Are you ready, Sadie?"

"Yes," Sadie said. Sadie climbed on Bessy's back. Bessy led Sadie to the middle of the river. This sunset wasn't as enjoyable as Sadie thought it would be. When the sun was lowering in the sky, its reflection blinded Sadie. "My eyes!" cried Sadie, and Bessy quickly swam her to the river side. Sadie said good-bye to Bessy and went back to the entrance to the four paths. Sadie, thinking about the adventures she had had in the last few days, said, "The jungle had too many trees, the city had too many lights, the desert had too much sand, and I couldn't see at the river. What am I to do?" Sadie thought and thought about this and then realized that the last few days had been fun, however there's no place like home. Sadie went back to her village and lived happily ever after.