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9TheLucklessMonster
1Monsters
Doyouthinkyouknowallaboutmonsters?
You’veprobablyheardofthedeadlydragon.Itwasfamousforfightingknights.
I’msureyou’veheardoftheLochNessMonster.She’sfamousfor...beingspotted.
TheLochNessMonsterissofamousshe’sevengotherownnickname.TheycallherNessie,theLochNessMonster.
ShecallsmeLucklessbecauseIneverseemtohaveanyluckatall,butLucklessisn’tmyrealname.
MyrealnameisFlossie.
Thisiswherewelive.
It’sabitwild...abitwindy...abitwet,butit’shometous.Iloveithere.
Butitcanbelonely.
IbelongtothesamefamilyasNessie.IliveinthesamelochasNessie.Iliveinthesamewater.Ihuntforthesamefish.Butwe’dhaveourdifferences.
Forinstance,theLochNessMonsterishugeandscary.
ButI’mabitonthesmallside.SometimesNessiecallsmeScaredyCat.
TheLochNessMonsterswimsswiftandsure.
ButI’mnotallthatkeenonwater.
Idon’tlikethecoldandwet.Idon’tlikethehighwaves.Idon’tlikethedeeppoolsandIHATEthewhirlpool.
Thisisthewhirlpool.
Itgoesroundandround,andwhateverisinthewhirlpoolgoesroundandroundwithit.
NessieLOVESit.‘Wheee!
’sheyells.
‘Yeeeeeeeeh!
’sheyells,and,‘Comeandhaveagoifyouthinkyou’rebraveenough!
’
Ihadagoonce.IHATEDit.Thewaterwentupmynose,Icouldn’tseeanythingandIfeltdizzyandsick.
‘You’rescared!
’Nessieteased.‘You’refrightened!
’
ButIwasn’tfrightened.
IwasTSRRIFIED!
Nessiecalledmealandlubber,achicken.
Nessiecallsmelotsofnames:
Titch!
Scaredycat!
Crybaby!
Totellyouthetruth,Nessieisabitofabully.ButnothingNessiecandowouldmakegetbackinthatwhirlpoolagain.
Never!
2NoonecaresaboutYOU!
YouprobablyknowthattheLochNessMonster(orNessieforshort)isgoodathiding.Wemonstershavelearnedtheartofcamouflage.Thismeanswecanhidebychangingourcolourormakingourselveslooklikeotherthings.
IfsomeonespotsNessie,shechanges.
Peoplewhomakefilms,andpeoplewhowritefornewspapersandmagazines,arealwaystryingtostopNessie.Theywanttotakeherphoto.Theywanttomakeafilmabouther.Theywanthertobeintheirnewspapersormagazines.She’sfamous.She’sacelebrity.EveryonetriestospotNessie.
Butnobodyhasevertriedtospotme.
IWANTtobemadeafussof.ButnomatterwhatIdo,nobodynoticesmeatall.
That’swhyNessiecallsmetheLucklessMonster.‘Nooneknowsyouexist.Noonecaresifyouexist!
’shesays.
‘Nanananana,’Nessiesings.
Noonetriestotakephotosofyou!
Noonetalksaboutyou.
NoonecaresaboutYOUatall.’
It’strue.Idon’thaveanyrealfriends.
There’sNessieofcourse---butsheonlytalkstomewhenshefeelslikeit.Sheonlyplayswithmewhenshefeelslikeplaying.SoI’mlonely,andthat’swhyIthinkNessieisrightwhenshecallsmetheLucklessMonster.
3Howdoyoufindafriend?
Oneday,IwokeupandIsaidtomyself,’Enoughisenough.TodayisthedayIwillfindarealfriend,agoodfriend.Nessiedoesn’tcareifshehasafriend,butIdo.’
Iwantsomeonewhocaresforme.Iwantsomeonewhocanseetherealme.
Buthowdoyoufindafriend?
Whatexactlyisafriend?
Ithoughtaboutthisforalong,longtime.IevenaskedNessie.
‘Whatexactlyisafriend?
’Iasked.
‘Afriendissomeonewhoislikeyou,justlikeyou,’shesaid.‘Butnoneislikeus,soweCAN’Thavefriends.Betterjusttosettleforscaringpeople.’
Thenshegavearoarthatsentmeskitteringaway.
‘Itworksforme.’Shegrinned.‘Ilovescaringpeople!
’
ButIdidn’tgiveup.Iwasdeterminedtofindafriend.
IaskedalltheanimalsImet,‘Pleasebemyfriend.’
Thisiswhattheysaid:
TheythoughtIwastoobig,toowet,tooscarylookingandtoofishysmelling.
ThenIaskedsomechildrenandthisiswhattheysaid:
Thegrownupssaid,‘Don’tbesilly.Therearenosuchthingsasmonsters.That’sjustashadow.Comealong,now.Hurryup.’
Peoplewereeitherscaredofme--ortheydidn’tbelieveinme.
Itwashopeless.SoIsulked.I’mverygoodatsulking.Icandoitforages.
Istayedperfectlystill,crossedmyarms,droopedmybottomlipandgotreadyforaHUGEsulk.Iwasjustgettingintoit,whenIheardanoise.
Agroupofchildrenweregoinguptoalittlegirl.Theyweresayingthingsthatsoundedveryfamiliartome.
Thegirlwascryingandshewaswearingglasses--butnotforlong.
Theotherchildrentookherglassesandstartedtopassthemtoeachother.
Eachtimeshetiredtograbthembacktheythrewthemtosomeoneelse.Theywerethrowingfasterandfasterandharderandharderuntil-
SPLASH!
Thegasseslandedinthewater.
Theywerelightandplasticlandedinthewater.
Theywerelightandplastic.Sotheybobbedaboutonthesurface.Thentheydriftedinlittlecircles.
Thegirlcri
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