The sweetness of his lips woke me with a startle! I opened my eyes to find him leaning over me; my PRINCESS CHARMING! It felt like so much time had passed so I asked him, "have I been sleeping long?". He looked at me and without hesitation answered; "No beautiful, not long at all!". He turned so I wouldn't see the lie in his eyes but it was as plain as the long nose on his face! I asked, "Why, why would you lie?" and as he was running out the door he replied, "I had to; I'm PINOCCHIO!"
I sat down still half asleep when there was a loud knock on the door. I ran and opened it to find the largest man I had ever seen! He was as big as an ox! He introduced himself as PAUL BUNYAN before apologizing for the noise of cutting down some trees.
The noise wasn't so bad but the wind?! My house was shaking like it was ready to collapse. Where was it coming from? I once again opened the door and quickly recognized him for who he was; THE BIG BAD WOLF. It wasn't his eyes that gave him away; it was those fangs and that unruly fur! He gave me his famous one liner, "I will huff and puff and blow your house down"!
I slipped on my boots and without thought ran from the house! I ran fast and far but stopped dead in my tracks when I heard the yelling! Actually it wasn't even yelling but a cry that seemed half man and half ape? Within a blink of an eye, swinging from the tree he scooped me up and announced, "Me; TARZAN!". It was tempting to spend the whole day with him but a girl can't live on bananas alone so I started to walk.
That's when I saw him, laying on the ground! He was round, balding, very pale and broken; even visibly cracked! I ran over to him and asked "what happened, are you okay?". He had a sadness about him as he stated, "I'm HUMPTY last name DUMPTY. I'll be fine so hurry along before it gets dark." A quick kiss to his hard outer shell and I headed toward the road ahead.
Hopeful for a passing car to give my aching feet a ride I continued to walk. I heard the clip clop before he came into focus. He sat tall and had a slight edge; knowing he was killer in that ten gallon hat! I asked for a ride and he agreed after asking me to sign a petition. He was the COWBOY representing the horses; getting signatures to "save a horse and ride with :-) a cowboy"!
The flashing lights and siren made us both jump. The site of his badge and gun made my heart skip for a minute as he asked for identification. I had left the house in a hurry, no purse, or ID. POLICE OFFICER I cried trying to explain but he wasn't listening as he put me in handcuffs.
How in the world was I going to get out of this one?? Then from out of nowhere, like a bird or a plane he was in front of me. He had slicked back hair and dark rimmed glasses; handsome in a nerdy kind of way. His shirt had come unbuttoned and underneath I could see the S! A wave of relief washed over me as I knew it was all going to be okay! He was my hero…..SUPERMAN one might say!
