JINGLE IN*
“Hey, don’t give up so easily, I can help you,” answered someone.
Peter froze on the spot. Who was this? What if it's a trap! Oh, no, what should I do?But, thinking again, Peter realized that this voice was mellow, and very very familiar.
“Who are you! I’m not afraid!” Peter shouted out. “You will know who I am if you just turn around” answered the mellow voice. Out of his pure curiosity, Peter immediately turned around. Wait, where are you, I can’t see you anywhere! “Ugh, Peter, I like only a bit bigger than a speck of duck. Love above, I am the butterfly you saw!” said the butterfly.
Peter looked up. There was indeed a butterfly, and wait, this is the butterfly that Peter saw a few minutes ago!
“Oh, hi there. Pretty sure that we have met each other before. You know, I used to visit this hut everyday to play with the cat, duck and bird, and-”
“Yes, Peter, I know everything. I have been following you everyday to the hut. In fact, I have also been taking care of the cat, bird and duck as their temporary legal guardian. Anyways, I’m Ava, and I can help you fix this situation.” said the butterfly.
“I’m no ordinary butterfly. I am a butterfly that can freeze time, meaning that I can allow someone to move while the entire world is frozen in time. So, I am willing to help you by freezing enough time so that you can rush back to your house and grab everything you need.”
“Oh, ok, that’s great! Well, not asking you to hurry, but it might be best for you to start freezing time magic power right now,” Peter replied.
“Hold on, I’m not just going to let you use my magic power like that” the butterfly said. “Well, why not?” Peter asked. “Because that is not fair for me” the butterfly snapped back.
Geez, she's got some attitude. Never knew butterflies were so fierce.
But Peter calmed down. Ok, don’t get mad at her, this is your only chance to save your best friends, so don’t ruin it.
“Sure, no problem Ava. I would be willing to do anything for you” Peter replied in his sweetest tone possible.
“Great, my needs are simple~. You know all the fruits your grandfather has? Well, I would like the entire basket. Too many creatures are growing here in the field, and we are fighting everyday for food. I am a single mother to five children, and I really want my kids to grow up well,” the butterfly said.
At this moment, Peter felt a pang of sympathy for the butterfly. Humans and animals are the only thing everyone cares about. We don’t even think about insects and other small and big creatures in the world.
Taking a deep breath, Peter said,“Yes, I will definitely do that for you, Ava.”
Peter only saw the butterfly smile, and she flapped her wings so quickly that Peter could not even see the blurry image in front of him. Suddenly, Peter had a headache, everything around was spinning, spinning and spinning.
Ahh, stop this sensation! I’m going to throw up! Peter yelled in his head.
Whoosh! Everything was quiet. You couldn’t even hear a single cricket chirping anymore. Peter’s mission has officially begun.
JINGLE OUT
*this podcast features my friends Anneya and Johnny who both play the voice of Peter