Fiction
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Bob the Bat and His Sunglasses
Doggy Shion
Bob the Bat and His Sunglasses
Once there was a furry and very puffy three-year-old bat named Bob. The sun was like a giant lightbulb, and it hurt Bob's eyes. While all his friends were fast asleep, he was wide awake, tossing and turning in the dark cave.
One night Bob thought about what would help him see in the bright morning sun. He thought about making sunglasses. Bob thought, If sunglasses protect human eyes, then they should be able to protect my eyes too. So he tried to make bat-sized sunglasses. He found some broken glass and tied the pieces together with thick green vines. Excitedly, Bob tried on his new glasses. He flew out of his cave, but when the sun came up, the sunlight shone right through his sunglasses.
The next day, Bob came up with another brilliant idea. He went to the deep ocean and found a big tall glass bottle. Bob flew for a long time. He soared over big waves and smelled the salty air. Then he flew down, down, down into the deep, dark ocean. There, he saw a glowing blue squid! It looked like a magical light in the water. He immediately dived into the sea and caught it. Bob quickly opened the tall glass bottle, collected the dark blue ink, sealed it, and swam back out of the ocean.
Now Bob had to look for a flat, floating glass bottle. When he finally found one, he returned to his dark cave. He picked up a rock and carved the tinted glass bottle into a big wide circle. Then Bob cut the circle in half. He poured the squid ink onto the glass to make it tinted.
By midnight, Bob had made bat-sized tinted sunglasses that helped him see things in the daylight as clearly as at nighttime. With his sunglasses, he started to explore the rainforest. He saw colorful birds like parrots, hummingbirds, peacocks, and eagles. He discovered caves where other bats lived. As he flew, he noticed many plants he had never seen before, such as venus flytraps, sundews, bromeliads, passion flowers, cacao, and heliconia. When he soared over the tip of the mountain, he found waterfalls, lakes, and shiny rivers under a beautiful rainbow. After all the exploring, he was tired, so he returned to his cave.
One morning, a wildfire broke out! The smoke was thick, and the bright flames made it hard for the other bats to see, especially the younger ones. They bumped into each other, feeling lost. But Bob put on his special sunglasses. Through the dark blue glass, the smoke looked clear, and the fire didn't hurt his eyes. "Follow me! Get closer!" he yelled. The bats coughed and sneezed as they kept crashing into trees and bumping into one another.
Suddenly, Bob heard a weak voice calling, "Help... help me...". He flew toward the sound and saw a little furry, light brown, flying platypus named Freddy. He told the other bats to stay together, then dove down to pull Freddy out of the pond.
After that, he met three dogs named Harold, Fluffy, and Chester.
"Can you help us?" asked Bob. Fluffy barked, "Sure thing! We can run super fast."
"Thank you so much!",Bob said.
Just then, Bob had an idea. He looked around and found nine half-shelled coconuts.
"Can you help me tie these vines onto the coconut shells?" he asked.
"Of course," the dogs replied. When they were done, Bob connected three coconut shells to each dog. "Hop into the coconut shells!" he announced. Once all the bats were inside, he instructed Freddy to sit on one of the dogs. Then Bob tied one vine to each dog and held onto the vines himself. Chester grinned. "Hop on, bat buddies—vroom vroom! Doggy taxi!"
"Let's run!" Bob shouted.
The dogs ran at top speed. But soon, some of the younger bats began to cry. Freddy immediately flew next to them and said, "Here's a lollipop for you." The bats stopped crying and happily licked the lollipops. A few minutes later, they arrived safely at their new cave.
"Hooray!" all the bats shouted.
"Bob is a hero!" yelled Freddy.
The bats thanked Bob and celebrated with a feast of flies, dragonflies, beetles, slugs, and delicious spiders. It was a wonderful feast.
THE END
Once there was a furry and very puffy three-year-old bat named Bob. The sun was like a giant lightbulb, and it hurt Bob's eyes. While all his friends were fast asleep, he was wide awake, tossing and turning in the dark cave.
One night Bob thought about what would help him see in the bright morning sun. He thought about making sunglasses. Bob thought, If sunglasses protect human eyes, then they should be able to protect my eyes too. So he tried to make bat-sized sunglasses. He found some broken glass and tied the pieces together with thick green vines. Excitedly, Bob tried on his new glasses. He flew out of his cave, but when the sun came up, the sunlight shone right through his sunglasses.
The next day, Bob came up with another brilliant idea. He went to the deep ocean and found a big tall glass bottle. Bob flew for a long time. He soared over big waves and smelled the salty air. Then he flew down, down, down into the deep, dark ocean. There, he saw a glowing blue squid! It looked like a magical light in the water. He immediately dived into the sea and caught it. Bob quickly opened the tall glass bottle, collected the dark blue ink, sealed it, and swam back out of the ocean.
Now Bob had to look for a flat, floating glass bottle. When he finally found one, he returned to his dark cave. He picked up a rock and carved the tinted glass bottle into a big wide circle. Then Bob cut the circle in half. He poured the squid ink onto the glass to make it tinted.
By midnight, Bob had made bat-sized tinted sunglasses that helped him see things in the daylight as clearly as at nighttime. With his sunglasses, he started to explore the rainforest. He saw colorful birds like parrots, hummingbirds, peacocks, and eagles. He discovered caves where other bats lived. As he flew, he noticed many plants he had never seen before, such as venus flytraps, sundews, bromeliads, passion flowers, cacao, and heliconia. When he soared over the tip of the mountain, he found waterfalls, lakes, and shiny rivers under a beautiful rainbow. After all the exploring, he was tired, so he returned to his cave.
One morning, a wildfire broke out! The smoke was thick, and the bright flames made it hard for the other bats to see, especially the younger ones. They bumped into each other, feeling lost. But Bob put on his special sunglasses. Through the dark blue glass, the smoke looked clear, and the fire didn't hurt his eyes. "Follow me! Get closer!" he yelled. The bats coughed and sneezed as they kept crashing into trees and bumping into one another.
Suddenly, Bob heard a weak voice calling, "Help... help me...". He flew toward the sound and saw a little furry, light brown, flying platypus named Freddy. He told the other bats to stay together, then dove down to pull Freddy out of the pond.
After that, he met three dogs named Harold, Fluffy, and Chester.
"Can you help us?" asked Bob. Fluffy barked, "Sure thing! We can run super fast."
"Thank you so much!",Bob said.
Just then, Bob had an idea. He looked around and found nine half-shelled coconuts.
"Can you help me tie these vines onto the coconut shells?" he asked.
"Of course," the dogs replied. When they were done, Bob connected three coconut shells to each dog. "Hop into the coconut shells!" he announced. Once all the bats were inside, he instructed Freddy to sit on one of the dogs. Then Bob tied one vine to each dog and held onto the vines himself. Chester grinned. "Hop on, bat buddies—vroom vroom! Doggy taxi!"
"Let's run!" Bob shouted.
The dogs ran at top speed. But soon, some of the younger bats began to cry. Freddy immediately flew next to them and said, "Here's a lollipop for you." The bats stopped crying and happily licked the lollipops. A few minutes later, they arrived safely at their new cave.
"Hooray!" all the bats shouted.
"Bob is a hero!" yelled Freddy.
The bats thanked Bob and celebrated with a feast of flies, dragonflies, beetles, slugs, and delicious spiders. It was a wonderful feast.
THE END
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