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08-04-2014, 02:35 AM
Warmth. Warmth, and a tickly soft feeling on her wings are the first sensations the piglet recognizes as she drifts in and out of consciousness. She senses a presence beside her, and for a minute, she relaxes. It’s all just been a bad dream, that’s what. “Mum,” she tries to squeak, but only a vague grunting comes out. “Mum, I’ve just had the most horrible dream.” This time, she does manage to get the words out, though it feels as if her tongue is glued to the roof of her mouth and her gums are moving through molasses. That’s better. However, she does not know that the creature she is snuggled up to is not her mother, nor does she know that the friendly giant cannot possibly understand her—after all, though they may share the sky, the languages of the two species are very different. All the mares will hear is confused oinking, punctuated by the occasional snuffly grunt.
“Mum,” she insists, eyes still closed as she wriggles closer, “doncha want to hear about it? I got lost, and then there were these great big GIANTS, and then…Mum?” Discomfited by the silence, the piglet opens an eye suspiciously. What she sees nearly makes her faint again—the GIANTS have surrounded her! Too frightened to move, she hugs the ground, her little pink body trembling. She does not notice Africa’s drawing, for she is far too busy giving the creatures shaky, darting glances. “Please!” she squeaks in her foreign tongue, “Please don’t hurt me!”
“Mum,” she insists, eyes still closed as she wriggles closer, “doncha want to hear about it? I got lost, and then there were these great big GIANTS, and then…Mum?” Discomfited by the silence, the piglet opens an eye suspiciously. What she sees nearly makes her faint again—the GIANTS have surrounded her! Too frightened to move, she hugs the ground, her little pink body trembling. She does not notice Africa’s drawing, for she is far too busy giving the creatures shaky, darting glances. “Please!” she squeaks in her foreign tongue, “Please don’t hurt me!”
