up to the top bunk Once upon a time there lived a beautiful blue butterfly she said beginning her favorite bedtime story Her name was Betty she went on Then she added a new twist just for fun It was a crisp cool night just like this one and Betty decided to take a starlit flight in a misty meadow boooooring Flea interrupted I mean no offense Bee but I’ve heard pretty much this same story a million times It’s putting me to sleep That’s the whole point of a bedtime sto Flea didn’t let Bee finish Why don’t I tell the story instead I know one that’s much more thrilling and action-packed You’ll love it It opens on a crisp cool night just like this one Wait a second Bee narrowed her eyes at the 10
familiar beginning Stop interrupting Bee Now where was I Oh right Crisp cool night and all that There was a pretty parasite Her name was hmmm Prunella and she was out for a moonlit stroll
Flea poked her head out of the bottom bunk and looked up at Bee Oh she said in a voice so high thin and shrieky that it hurt Bee’s head How marvelously pleasant this moonlit stroll is Prunella said to herself But just then With a sudden boing Flea was on the top bunk beside Bee Without warning Prunella noticed a shadow looming over her Flea raised her claws over her head And a chill shook her to the core Wh-wh who’s there Prunella asked Flea Bee said frowning Are you sure this is a good story for bedtime Of course it’s not a good story for bedtime Flea answered It’s a great story for bedtime Wh-wh-who’s there Flea repeated in her high 12
pitched Prunella voice Prunella spun on the spot There towering over her was an enormous beast Oh no Bee said I don’t think I like this Neither did Prunella Bee I mean this beast was huge and hairy As round and rotund as a raccoon With wicked whiskers What’s more it was outrageously orange With petrifying pointed ears and razor-sharp fangs Prunella stared deep into the beast’s eerie evil oval eyes as if hypnotized Flea paused That means her mind was being controlled she explained I know what hypnotized means Bee said But please Can you tell a different story I’m almost at the end Flea insisted And it’s the best part The beast came even closer It opened its terrible jaws and 13
