Little Thunder had never been far from the farm. "Is Australia big?" he asked.

"Very big," said Canberra the cow. "It has six states and two big territories. Let's take an imaginary road trip!"

Spike drew the map in the dirt with his paw. "We start in Queensland. Its capital is Brisbane, where it is warm and sunny."

Suzy pointed south. "Next is New South Wales. Its capital is Sydney, with the famous harbour."

"Then Victoria," said Spike, "and its capital, Melbourne."

Little Thunder hopped across a puddle. "What is this island?"

"That is Tasmania," said Canberra. "Its capital is Hobart."

They kept going: South Australia and Adelaide, then Western Australia and Perth, far away on the west coast. Up top was the Northern Territory and Darwin.

"Wait," said Little Thunder. "Where is your city, Canberra?"

Canberra smiled. "Canberra is in the Australian Capital Territory. It is the capital of the whole country."

Little Thunder grinned. "So you are named after the most important city of all!"