Chapter Four—The Ugly Demon
Alonna stretched upwards in her seat, trying to see out the window, and then looked at her mom in the front seat of the car.
"Mom, will you tell me a story?"
"Sure, Alonna. What d'ya wanna hear?"
"Um…the Ugly Demon!"
Her dad turned to look at her, laughing. "Think you mean the Ugly Duckling, dear."
His wife smiled at her husband, and motioned towards the road. He returned to his driving.
"Nuh-uh. Aunt Cordy told me the other day that that's wrong. It's actually about a demon. A GREEN demon!"
"Like your Uncle Lorne?"
"Yep!"
"Well, why don't ya tell me about the ugly demon?"
"Okay! There once was a young demon, but he was a nice demon. He lived with his mommy and his brothers and sisters, but they were all mean. They laughed at him, because he wasn't mean like the rest of them. He liked to sing and dance and wear pretty clothes and go to the ocean because he liked the breeze."
"I think you mean 'sea breeze,' honey."
"Yeah, sea breeze. Anyway, their teasing hurt his feelings, and so when he grew up, he decided to run away from home and find some people who liked the same things he did. So, he went all over the world, looking for nicer people. Finally, he came to a big city, and he started singing again. He met some people there who sang with him. He could tell that they were nice people who fought bad demons like his family, but liked him because he was good. So, even though they were people and not green demons, he was adopted by them, and became part of their family. They cared about him and helped him when he got into trouble, and they all sang and had good times together, and lived happily ever after. The End."
"That's a very pretty story, Alonna."
"Do you think Uncle Lorne would like it?"
"Yes, he probably would."
"I love Uncle Lorne. I'm glad he's a good demon."