by Rolli –
All Yumi did was toss a piece of bubble gum into her mouth one day.
Honey plum-plum flavor.
Her favorite.
And then….
She blew ONE GUM BUBBLE.
That’s it.
It may not sound like much.
But sometimes, one gum bubble is all it takes.
Up Yumi went into the sky, her lips stuck to the bubble.
It was like a sticky, pink hot air balloon. That smelled like honey.
One gum bubble, one gum bubble.
Far below, the people were like gummi bears. They were like tiny breath mints.
Yumi waved to them.
They would’ve waved back, except – she’d already vanished!
The bubble moved higher and higher now. Faster. And faster. Like a rocket. That tasted like plums.
One gum bubble, one gum bubble.
Soon, Yumi was as high as the clouds. She floated right through them.
Clouds, thought Yumi, taste just like cream soda. Only not as sweet.
Flying above the clouds were the most beautiful birds she’d ever seen. They were bright pink with very long necks and hardly any feathers.
They may not sound beautiful.
But they were beautiful.
The birds circled Yumi, staring at the bubble. Did they think it was another bird?
Yumi crossed her fingers.
The pink birds opened their beaks, tweeted once, and flew off.
Phewf, thought Yumi.
One gum bubble, one gum bubble.
Yumi was so high up now she’d left the Earth completely. She was in space. She was still able to breathe through the air in the bubble.
The moon was out. In space, it’s always out. It was a crescent moon with two horns, like a goat.
Yumi and the bubble moved closer.
And closer.
Too close.
Because the bubble touched one of the horns….And popped.
Down Yumi went.
Down through space.
Down through the sky.
Past the pink birds (they paid no attention to her).
Through the clouds (they tasted like root beer this time).
Down and down, faster and faster and faster, until….
Back on earth, in the middle of a park, a wedding was taking place.
There was a bride.
A groom.
And a cake.
The cake was chocolate, three stories high, with pink frosting.
The bride and groom were about to kiss, when Yumi landed right on top of the cake.
SPLOP!
It ruined the wedding.
But it saved Yumi.
“Phewf,” she sighed, stretching out in the sweet mess.
Because it had been quite a day.
It was only one gum bubble, true.
But sometimes, that’s all it takes.
the end.
Question Time
1. What flavor was Yumi’s favorite?
2. What did the people look like from so far up?
3. How did the bubble pop?
4. What did Yumi land on?
