2023.6.22목
Up and Away
Thumbelina was dizzy./ She was spinning around and around./ The world was upside-down./ Pete was gone.
Thumbelina screamed in suprise./ A big brown bug named Buzz had grabbed her./ "I can't believe my luck," said Buzz.
"I was just on my way home. My sisters worry when I come home late."/ Two of his six legs were around Thumbelina's waist.
"Oh no," whispered Thumbelina./ "Wow, this thing is so pretty!" said Buzz./ "I'll bet that bird was going to eat it. Birds are nasty."
"He sure dose talk a lot," Thumbelena said quietly to herself./ Finally Buzz landed on a branch high in a tree.
"I'm hungry," said Buzz, staring at Thumbelina with his big black eyes./ "Let's see what I can find to eat."
Buzz's wings popped out./ Then he buzzed away noisily./ "Here is my chance to escape." Thumbelina said./ She looked down.
It was too far to jump./ Suddenly she heard loud buzzing noises. Thumbelina covered her ears.
Two big bugs landed on the branch./ They looked just like Buzz./ "Where's Buzz?" asked one./ "Who cares?" said the other.
"What's that thing doing in our tree?"/ They moved closer to Thumbelina and stared./ Just then Buzz came back.
He was chewing on an oak leaf./ "Buzzilla! Buzzona! I'm back!" said Buzz./ "Where have you been?" asked Buzzona.
"Did you bring us any dinner?" asked Buzzilla./ "And what is this?" they asked together.
They pointed at Thumbelina."Isn't it pretty?" Buzz said proudly./ "I found it "/ Buzzilla and Buzzona stared at Thumbelina.
"It doesn't have wings,' sniffed Buzzona./ "How can it fly?"/ "It doesn't have big eyes,"frowned Buzzilla./"How can it see well?"
Suddenly unsure, Buzz looked at Thumbelina again./ "But it's pretty," he said./ His sisters laughed./"It has a tiny head," said one.
"And it only has two legs," said the other./ "Yes,I see what you mean," said Buzz, nodding.
"Buzz, forget about that thing," said Buzzona./ "You can't keep it."/ "Let's go and get something to eat," said Buzzilla.
"I'm hungry."/ Buzz's sisters flew off./ "Excuse me." Thumbelina cleared her throat and spoke./"It can talk!" cried Buzz, surprised.
Thumbelina sighed loudly./ "Yes,I can. And you've been very rude. You can't keep me, you know."/ "I know. Good -bye, then,"
said Buzz as he started to fly off./ "Wait!" cried Thumbelina./ "You can,t just leave me here."
Buzz shrugged and flew Thumbelina to the ground./ He put her on a daisy./ The he buzzed away./ Thumbelina was all alone.