19. Balloon Trip

Once upon a time there was a little boy. His name was Blake. Blake lived in a lovely home with his Daddy and his Papa. Blake also had two big dogs. Their names were Leo and Dexter.

One day Blake came downstairs and asked Daddy and Papa if they can go on a trip.

Papa asked: “Do you want to go on a bus trip?”

Blake replied: “No! Buses are boring.”

“A train trip?”

“No! Trains are boring!”

“A boat trip?”

“No! Boats are boring!”

“An airplane trip?”

“No! Airplanes are boring!”

“A Helicopter trip?”

“No! Helicopters are boring!”

Papa was running out of ideas and getting desperate.

“A tractor trip?”

“No! Tractors are boring!”

“A spaceship trip?”

“No! Spaceships are boring!”

Papa looked at Daddy and shrugged. “Do you have any ideas?”

Daddy smiled at Blake. “Do you want to go on a hot air balloon trip?”

Blake shouted in delight “Yes! I love hot air balloons!”

Daddy, Papa, Blake, Leo and Dexter got into the car and they drove and drove and drove until they reached the hot air balloon field. It was a huge green field with lots of hot air balloons.

All the balloons were still on the ground because they were not full of hot air yet. Daddy, Papa, Blake, Leo and Dexter went to their hot air balloon and turned on the flame. The balloon filled with hot air and got bigger and rounder until it was really big and round.

The balloon started rising up and up and up and up. Blake was so excited as he looked out at the clouds and the birds. Down below he could see all the other people and they looked like little ants.

Suddenly the balloon started going down and down. Oh no! It was too heavy. Somebody had to jump out of the balloon, but nobody wanted to. Everyone had a good reason to stay.

“I can’t jump.” Said Daddy. “I tell everyone what to do and without me there will be chaos and anarchy. Impossible.”

“I can’t jump.” Said Papa. “I brought cookies and if I jump there will be no cookies. That is not a good idea.”

“Woof woof. I can’t jump.” Said Leo. “I am a big strong dog and I protect everyone. Woof Woof. I can’t leave.”

“Woof woof. I can’t jump.” Said Dexter. “I give everyone kisses and licks. Woof. I must stay.”

“I can’t jump.” Said Blake. “I am so small you will barely notice the difference in weight and besides I am the cutest and if I jump you will miss me too much.”

While everyone was arguing their reasons not to jump, the balloon kept going down and down and down until it landed safely on the ground.

Daddy, Papa, Blake, Leo and Dexter got out of their hot air balloon and went back into the car. They drove and drove and drove until they got home.

Everyone was so tired, they all went straight to bed.