Ben - Chapter Twenty Two

Ben was thrown from his slumber rather rudely by a build up of gas from his inside food pipes. This manifested itself in a loud, uncontrolled and uncomfortable exit that slapped every fold of skin on the way out. The noise could wake an extinct volcano. The smell even more so.

Gleefully rubbing the carrot from his eye, Ben stood aloft and let out a yawn to add to the bodily orchestra, reminiscent of his fathers sounds. A cough and splutter later with some wheezing, and he was on his way.

Boundless energy and curiosity was the driving that pushed the tail forward. Wonderment and snowballs forming in the brain, Ben could only think of his car and what it would be indeed like to have a car as large as four loud elephants on stage performing with bouzoukis.

In a minds eye, a crease folding and passing. A stream firing on all fours and fighting to get out of the way of a large and defiant tree. The snow capped peaks in the distance. The two drunk owls needing a story for their significants. A lazy Saturday to follow a raucous Friday evening where nectar flowed across their lips.

Ben was getting closer, noticing a large green stripe that extended from the staggering car piece that shot up into the air, as if to be the first to provide the next three correct answers. The teachers pet, Ben mused as he hopped along. After sinking three exposed carrots, the journey continued. Ben thought of a name for this teacher’s pet.