CHAPTER5
This time, the grumpy elf hit it, and Nat caught it. The grumpy old female elf sulked off, casting a dark look at Nat as she went.
"Stupid game," she muttered under her breath.
Now a very young elf took up the batting position. He set his mouth in a determined line as Nat bowled the ball to him. He missed it and hit the wicket. "OUT!" Nat cried, "The ball hit the wicket"
The elf went off in a daze, and went to join Legolas under the tree. Next another young elf came into the batting position. Nat bowled again and it hit the elf's leg.
"LBW!" she informed them all.
"A what?" said the elf.
"Leg Before Wicket" Nat said slowly and clearly, as if the elf was foreign.
Eventually they finished the game. "That went well didn't it Jen?" Nat said happily as she picked up the ball. Jennie smiled, but did not say anything. She noticed that most of the elves ended up hidden in the tree, and the rest of them were nursing their arms, legs or head.
"How about another game tomorrow?" Nat asked them all loudly. No-one replied. "Hey? Guys?"
They all walked off and left her there. "I'll take that as a yes!" she called after them. Then she smiled. She was sure that the elves had enjoyed it.
This time, the grumpy elf hit it, and Nat caught it. The grumpy old female elf sulked off, casting a dark look at Nat as she went.
"Stupid game," she muttered under her breath.
Now a very young elf took up the batting position. He set his mouth in a determined line as Nat bowled the ball to him. He missed it and hit the wicket. "OUT!" Nat cried, "The ball hit the wicket"
The elf went off in a daze, and went to join Legolas under the tree. Next another young elf came into the batting position. Nat bowled again and it hit the elf's leg.
"LBW!" she informed them all.
"A what?" said the elf.
"Leg Before Wicket" Nat said slowly and clearly, as if the elf was foreign.
Eventually they finished the game. "That went well didn't it Jen?" Nat said happily as she picked up the ball. Jennie smiled, but did not say anything. She noticed that most of the elves ended up hidden in the tree, and the rest of them were nursing their arms, legs or head.
"How about another game tomorrow?" Nat asked them all loudly. No-one replied. "Hey? Guys?"
They all walked off and left her there. "I'll take that as a yes!" she called after them. Then she smiled. She was sure that the elves had enjoyed it.