Mother Goose's New Tales for Traveling Children 3/4

Previous/Next

Chapter 3

Molly, Jeeves, and the little girl flew up, up, up into space. The little girl held her breath as hard as she could, until her cheeks puffed out and her face turned blue. Molly the Space Unicorn pumped her majestic legs and they flew through space at sub-Limnal speed. Soon, they entered atmosphere on the other moon, and landed on the dusty ground right next to a ramshackle hut.

Jeeves fell off of Molly's back with a clatter, burying his face in the dirt. The little girl stepped lightly down, using Jeeve's bent metal back as a step.

&quot;Urrmpsh!&quot; said Jeeves.

&quot;Come out, come out, Wicked Witch of the Binary Cluster!&quot; said the little girl. She rapped three times on the door of the ramshackle hut.

&quot;Miss,&quot; said Jeeves, &quot;Perhaps we shouldn't disturb the witch. I am programmed to protect you, even though I am very clumsy.&quot;

&quot;God, chill out man,&quot; said Molly the Space Unicorn, shaking the dust from her luxurious mane.

Suddenly, the witch appeared. She was gnarled and rumpled and sour and old, and carried a very big cane.

&quot;What do you want, little girl?&quot; said the witch.

&quot;I would like your space oats, please,&quot; said the little girl.

&quot;But what will I eat, if i have no space oats?&quot; said the witch. &quot;Witches are very hungry people&quot;

The little girl looked back at her companions.

&quot;Can you eat Jeeves?&quot; said the little girl.

The witch shook her head. &quot;No, he is an automaton,&quot; she said. &quot;They are tough and stringy and don't have souls.&quot;

&quot;Ooops,&quot; said Jeeves.

The little girl stamped her feet and cried, &quot;But if i don't have space oats, Molly the Space Unicorn won't be my friend!&quot;

&quot;Bingo,&quot; said Molly. &quot;Getting hungry here.&quot;

The witch pointed her cane off into the distance. &quot;Little girl, if you fetch me a ripe fruit from the Tree of Suffering in the middle of the Plane of Continual Torment, I will give you my space oats. And I will also be your friend.&quot;

&quot;Yaaaay!&quot; said the little girl. &quot;To the Tree of Suffering!&quot;

Molly and the little girl trotted off towards the Plane of Eternal Torment.

&quot;Wait for me!&quot; said Jeeves. &quot;Does not compute!&quot;

&quot;You're a pain in the ass,&quot; said Molly the Space Unicorn as they waited for Jeeves to catch up.