CHAPTER 6: The Great Tiger
"Help, this water is cold!" sputtered Calvin.
"Just a second! I'll get you out in a minute! Try not to pass out!"
called Terena, who was getting a vine to pull Calvin out.
"It's kind of hard not to....." said Calvin, drifting off.
Several hours later, Calvin woke up. He saw that he was in a dark cave
lying on some soft heather.
"Wow, that was some trip," shivered Calvin. "How far downriver did I go?"
"Oh hi, how are you doing?" asked Terena.
"What? You mean besides the fact that I almost froze and drowned at the
same time?"
"Yeah, besides that," said Terena, rolling her eyes.
"Very cold, but this heather is very comfortable. Where are we at?"
"We are in a cave. Us beavers come here during bad times. We should be
safe here. The cave is hidden behind some bushes," replied the beaver.
"When are we going to leave? I mean, we should get going now."
"True, you seem to be feeling better. Let me get you your soup. I already
ate. But you still need to eat, so here is some nice hot chicken noodle
soup. Try it, it's delicious."
"I always thought beavers were vegetarians," said Calvin.
"We're not vegetarians, we eat meat. We eat fish," replied the beaver,
looking annoyed.
"Well, I heard you don't eat chicken," Calvin shot back.
"You can't believe everything you hear. Now eat so we can get going and
make it to the Great Tiger before the Witch blocks us."
Later, Terena and Calvin were travelling through the woods chatting about
their worlds.
"In my world, we have many countries. The country that I live in is the
most powerful," yapped Calvin.
"So do we, but all the countries are equally strong. Like your world, we
also have battles to fight. Some humans here try to take over our country
but the Great Tiger stops them," said Terena.
"Tell me about this Great Tiger."
"He is the greatest of all living creatures in this world. He rules
pretty much everywhere in our world except where the humans are. He is
really powerful, he can take down a giant in just seconds, and he can
cause a major earthquake that will do no damage," said Terena loyally.
"If he is so tough, then how come he doesn't get rid of that White
Witch?" asked Calvin.
"It takes time to plan a battle against others," growled the beaver
angrily. "He will teach us how to defeat the Witch. We are almost there
now." Terena pointed to a beautiful field.
Calvin looked at where Terena was pointing and saw many people standing
around talking, laughing, and dancing to joyful music.
"There's the Great Tiger," said Terena, pointing to the center of the
crowd.
Calvin looked and saw an orange tiger with black stripes. The tiger
looked familiar. Calvin looked closer and saw why he looked familiar. It
was Hobbes.
"Help, this water is cold!" sputtered Calvin.
"Just a second! I'll get you out in a minute! Try not to pass out!"
called Terena, who was getting a vine to pull Calvin out.
"It's kind of hard not to....." said Calvin, drifting off.
Several hours later, Calvin woke up. He saw that he was in a dark cave
lying on some soft heather.
"Wow, that was some trip," shivered Calvin. "How far downriver did I go?"
"Oh hi, how are you doing?" asked Terena.
"What? You mean besides the fact that I almost froze and drowned at the
same time?"
"Yeah, besides that," said Terena, rolling her eyes.
"Very cold, but this heather is very comfortable. Where are we at?"
"We are in a cave. Us beavers come here during bad times. We should be
safe here. The cave is hidden behind some bushes," replied the beaver.
"When are we going to leave? I mean, we should get going now."
"True, you seem to be feeling better. Let me get you your soup. I already
ate. But you still need to eat, so here is some nice hot chicken noodle
soup. Try it, it's delicious."
"I always thought beavers were vegetarians," said Calvin.
"We're not vegetarians, we eat meat. We eat fish," replied the beaver,
looking annoyed.
"Well, I heard you don't eat chicken," Calvin shot back.
"You can't believe everything you hear. Now eat so we can get going and
make it to the Great Tiger before the Witch blocks us."
Later, Terena and Calvin were travelling through the woods chatting about
their worlds.
"In my world, we have many countries. The country that I live in is the
most powerful," yapped Calvin.
"So do we, but all the countries are equally strong. Like your world, we
also have battles to fight. Some humans here try to take over our country
but the Great Tiger stops them," said Terena.
"Tell me about this Great Tiger."
"He is the greatest of all living creatures in this world. He rules
pretty much everywhere in our world except where the humans are. He is
really powerful, he can take down a giant in just seconds, and he can
cause a major earthquake that will do no damage," said Terena loyally.
"If he is so tough, then how come he doesn't get rid of that White
Witch?" asked Calvin.
"It takes time to plan a battle against others," growled the beaver
angrily. "He will teach us how to defeat the Witch. We are almost there
now." Terena pointed to a beautiful field.
Calvin looked at where Terena was pointing and saw many people standing
around talking, laughing, and dancing to joyful music.
"There's the Great Tiger," said Terena, pointing to the center of the
crowd.
Calvin looked and saw an orange tiger with black stripes. The tiger
looked familiar. Calvin looked closer and saw why he looked familiar. It
was Hobbes.