Pip Waits for Plink — Every evening, Pip polished the lemon stripes of Zibble Planet while the tiny moon-bubbles went plink, plink, plop around him. Read the full story →
Every evening, Pip polished the lemon stripes of Zibble Planet while the tiny moon-bubbles went plink, plink, plop around him. He wanted them to line up neatly before bedtime, so he waited with his soft cloth tucked under one elbow.
Until one day, a giggling star-squid bumped the biggest bubble and sneezed glitter. Because of that, the bubbles bounced into the crater with a hollow bonk. Because of THAT, the crater burped out one perfect silver ring that spun around the planet. Pip blinked, then grinned. “I was saving that spot!” he said. At last, the bubbles settled, the ring shimmered, and if you peek between the puffy stars, you might still hear plink, plink, plop.
