Ms. Pearl
the Giant Squirrel
Indy Anna Bones was in Texas tracking down a legend told by her father.
There beneath the wide Texas sky she could find a pecan big enough to feed an entire army.
Pecans originated in Central America and were widely consumed in pre-Columbian times.
Texas celebrates their pecans and Indy Anna Bones was was looking forward to eating a truly special nut.
The Pecan Museum in Seguin maintains a varied collection of nut crackers through history.
Some are more complicated than others.
Between them were fine examples of pecan art.
Pecan Hulk Hogan defends his title in the ring.
Pecan Jesus preaches on the mount.
Outside on the patio, Indy Anna found what she was looking for.
This was not a real pecan she could snack on or make into a spicy chipotle, this pecan was made of fiberglass and chicken wire.
Seguin boasted the largest pecan in the world for decades, until a town in Missouri built a larger pecan.
Everything is bigger in Texas though, so Seguin retaliated with a 16-foot pecan in 2011.
Indy Anna Bones engaged in conversation with a Monarch Butterfly who told her where to find the biggest pecan-loving squirrel in the world.
To find it, just follow the sign of the pecan.
There she found the Berdolls world-famous pecan pie vending machine for anyone with pecans needs in strange hours.
This is the home of Ms. Pearl, a 14-foot-tall squirrel.
Like the new largest pecan, Ms. Pearl was created in 2011 and she was named for a Berdoll’s customer.
Ms. Pearl greedily clutches the second-largest pecan Indy Anna had seen that day.
Indy Anna bought a bag of the best pecans she’d ever eaten and got back on the road to her next adventure.
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