Firefly Hollow by Alison McGhee

Author:Alison McGhee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

“Wow,” said Cricket. “Catching a flying object is a lot harder than it looks.”

He held his front legs out and flexed his feet. He was an agile creature, able to leap nearly a foot in the air. But when it came to catch, his strong legs weren’t much use. Neither were his wings. They made music, and they helped him keep his balance, but when he tried to clap them together around a seed, what he ended up with was air.

“What about dandelion fluff?” suggested Firefly, looking at the tiny white fluffs drifting down to the sand on the gentle breeze. Some landed on the surface of the water, where they floated for a while before the river swallowed them up.

Peter looked dubious. Dandelion fluff was light, but so were maple seeds, and Cricket hadn’t been able to catch them. Still, it was worth a try.

Cricket leaned back. The first fluff that floated his way veered left at the last moment, and his wings clapped together on nothing.

“Pay attention!” yelled Firefly.

Cricket focused. Peter crouched next to them and watched.

“Incoming!” yelled Firefly.

A fluff came drifting down from the sky, straight toward Cricket’s upraised wings. He leaned back, wings held perfectly steady. Oops—the fluff twisted on the breeze and changed course. Cricket leaned a little to the left. Oops—another change of direction. Cricket leaned a little to the right. Wings up and outstretched, legs tensed and ready, forward a bit more, now backward, and—

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