Unlikely Friends - Chapter three- The Unexpected Visitor

An unexpected creature wanders into the garden surprising the others.

 

 

Chapter three

The Unexpected Visitor!

 

 

The rest of night they all did there work, until it came to be bedtime. When Sherman went in his shell, he turned on some soothing Jazz. This helped the three fall asleep quickly. Even though Herman was in the ground he could still hear the soft sounds of Coltrain playing. Just before Herman dozed off he thought 'life can't get any better than this.'

 

Or could it?

 

Herman was finally getting good friends, that seemed to either want or could stick around. Even though the three of them were different, they got along great. Although K.C. Joe just arrived, he seemed to like this area. Herman didn't bother telling K.C. about Farmer Johnson either. He had rarely bothered getting rid of his kind anyway.

 

Herman again slept the best he's ever done, and he attributed it to Sherman, with his radical stereo and music! Herman dreamed he was a great musician, with a rad band, like Nikki Catz had with the Fuzzy Caterpillars! But Herman did care that he had no arms and couldn't play an instrument. Just to be in a band would be awesome he thought. He dreamed of rocking out to crowds of creatures.

 

Just as dawn was breaking, Herman began to yawn. He slithered out

of his hole wondering where Sherman and K.C. Joe were at? He figured they were in dream land still. Sherman wasn't an early riser, and he thought with all his karate junk, K.C. would be tuckered out too. So Herman got busy working, wishing he could turn on some Fuzzy Caterpillar's music. As he was going in and out of the ground, he thought he heard someone singing.

He stopped to listen......... but heard nothing. So back to work he went in and out of the ground. He heard someone munching and assumed Sherman was up eating. So he went looking for him, but what he saw shocked him!

 

As Herman came up next to a row of turnips, he saw an unbelievable sight! If he had arms and hands he would have rubbed his eyes. As he stood there, he kept repeating, “ no way, no way!”

 

Sherman popped around a plant, and asked, “ What's this Herman?

Can't you see I am trying to have my breakfast here.”

 

Herman replied, “ Hey man, really sorry, but I saw something. I just can't believe it's true!”

 

Sherman squinted one eye while peering down at Herman. Then said, “ And what might you not believe?”

 

“ Look over there,” is all Herman said as he pointed to a body laying next to radish plants.

 

Sherman's eyes got big as saucers by what or should I say saw. He began gasping at who he saw laying there.

He loudly said, “ OH WOW!”

 

Herman looked at him quickly, and said, “ You think we should find K.C.? He would be shocked just as we are.”

 

Sherman said “ Yeah, go find him- this he's got to see for himself!”

So off Herman went to look for K.C. Joe. He soon found him asleep on a leaf. ' Hmmm, didn't know ants could sleep on their backs', Herman thought.