The clouds were back and the wind was howling more ferociously than before. A black bird with the head of an ugly human was flying towards Chihiro and her parents. They were all eating and Chihiro was reading a comic book. They all looked very peaceful.
That is until Chihiro looked up…
And screamed.
She saw the black bird and clutched her parents in fear. Her parents didn't notice anything and her mother gently patted Chihiro on the head and went back to eating.
Little Chihiro shivered all over when she heard a voice.
"Yubaba….."
The voice echoed through the wind. The bird was closing in on Chihiro and her parents now.
"Yubaba…"
There it was again! Chihiro realized that it was the same whispery voice again like earlier. The bird flew faster. There was no mistaking it now! The bird was going to fly straight at Chihiro!
As the bird loomed in Chihiro could see that it was very big, about the size of her body, maybe even bigger. She let out an ear-piercing scream.
"Y-U-B-A-B-A!"
The voice sounded angry now. BANG! The bird flopped to the ground as if it had hit an invisible wall. It got up again and Chihiro could tell that it was furious. Then Chihiro felt something by her side. She turned to her right and found a white dragon standing before her.
"Chihiro…"
There it was! The same whispery voice again!
Chihiro looked around for someone but could see no one other than the dragon before her. Listening carefully, Chihiro realized that the voice was coming from the dragon. The dragon gently nudged Chihiro, making her laugh.
Chihiro petted the dragon and the dragon nudged again. Chihiro burst out in laughter.
The bird, whom the dragon named Yubaba ruffled its wings and stared fiercely at Chihiro. It started flying again towards Chihiro, only this time much faster than before.
The dragon turned away from Chihiro and roared at the bird. The bird, now afraid, turned around and flew off.
The dragon turned back to Chihiro and gently nudged her again. Chihiro laughed.