The Monster Story-Teller (3 page)

The monster’s hair was very wild.

His teeth were very pointy.

His claws were very sharp.

His tail was very long.

But he still didn’t look fierce.

He looked friendly.

“Let’s fly,” said the monster. “Shall we go fast?”

“You bet!” said Natalie.

The monster tapped his paw and the wings flapped very fast indeed. The flying saucer whizzed way down the school corridor.

“Aaaaah!” said Natalie.

“This is easy-peasy slowcoach stuff,” said the monster, showing off like mad. “Let’s go outside.”

Natalie nodded.

She didn’t have any breath left for talking.

They flew very fast across the playground.

“Wheeeeee!” said Natalie.

“This is wonderful! Can we go right over the rooftops?”

“You bet!” said the monster.

They did twirlie-whirlies round the chimney-pots.

“Now let’s do swoopie-doopies,” said the monster.

They swooped right down to the park.

The duck pond looked like a puddle from high in the sky, but when they got nearer and nearer . . .

. . . the ducks started to get bigger and bigger.

“Quick! Fly up or they’ll get us!” said Natalie.

“Chicken,” teased the monster.

“No – duck!” said Natalie.

They swooped up just in time, leaving the ducks quacking foolishly.

“I live near the park,” said Natalie. “There’s my house. Look, there’s my mum and my little brothers!”

“Hey, do you want to see my mum and my little brothers?” said the monster.

“You bet!” said Natalie.

“OK. Monster Planet, here we come!”

THE FLYING SAUCER’S
wings grew immensely.

They flapped faster and faster and faster.

The flying saucer shot straight into the sky. It flew higher than the tallest buildings in the whole world . . .

. . . higher than the world itself, away to a different planet altogether.

Monster Planet.

“There it is!” shouted the monster.

“It’s little!” said Natalie.

“So are we,” said the monster.

“I can see water,” said Natalie.

“It’s our seaside,” said the monster.

“I can see lots of little monster people!” said Natalie.

They had wild hair and pointy teeth and sharp claws and long tails. But they didn’t look fierce. They looked friendly.

“Shall we go for a sail?” said the monster.

“You bet!” said Natalie. “Hey, do you have dolphins?”

“Watch!” said the monster, and he whistled.

Six special monster dolphins leapt out of the water and whistled back.

The smiliest special monster dolphin gave Natalie a ride.

“That was wonderful,” said Natalie. “But I’m all wet now.”

“We have special drying dragons on the beach,” said the monster, parking the flying saucer.

“Do you want the warm dragon, the hot dragon, or the special sauna dragon?” said the monster.

“Just the warm one, please,” said Natalie.

She was wonderfully warm in seconds.

The monster had the special sauna treatment and was so red-hot he fried an egg on himself and ate it!

“Do you want an egg too, Natalie?” said the monster.

“Maybe not an egg,” said Natalie. “But I am starving.”

“Do you want to go to McMonsters?” said the monster.