Chapter 8 Clicking
Chapter 8 Clicking Chapter 8 Clicking We hiked and hiked to the end of the trail. Then Donald gave us granola bars. Plus also, we drank Gatorade. Donald liked my flower head. "You look like a walking lehua blossom," he said. I did a frown at that word. "A le-who-a what-a?" I said. "A lehua blossom. The flowers in your hair are red lehua blossoms," he explained. "Lehua blossoms are a favorite food source for a little red bird called an apapane." I stared at that man for a real long time
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Chapter 8 Clicking
Chapter 8 Clicking
We hiked and hiked to the end of the trail.
Then Donald gave us granola bars. Plus also, we drank Gatorade.
Donald liked my flower head. "You look like a walking lehua blossom," he said.
I did a frown at that word. "A le-who-a what-a?" I said.
"A lehua blossom. The flowers in your hair are red lehua blossoms," he explained."Lehua blossoms are a favorite food source for a little red bird called an apapane."
I stared at that man for a real long time.
"You have way too much information in your head, Don," I said.
Donald laughed real loud. Then I laughed, too. Only it wasn't actually a joke.
After we rested, we started hiking back to the bus.
Mother and Daddy and I went last again. Only this time I had to walk even slower.On account of the flowers kept falling out of my hair.And so I had to keep picking them up and putting them back.
"Come on, Junie B.," said Mother. "We need to stay up with the others.If the flowers fall out of your hair, you'll just have to leave them." I did a frown.
"But I worked very hard at this flower arrangement," I said."And I don't want to go back to the bus empty-headed." Mother thought for a minute.
Then she picked up more flowers from the trail. And she wove them in all over my head.Plus also, she used some bobby pins to hold them.
"There. That ought to do the trick," she said. "Now come on. Let's go. We've got to catch up."
And so both of us started to run. Only too bad for me.
Because all of a sudden, my shoe came loose.And so I quick sat down on the trail to tie it.
And that is the last pleasant hiking memory I have. WHOOSH!
The noise zoomed by my ear. WHOOSH! I did a gasp!
A teensy red bird flew right by my face! I sat there real frozen.
The bird fluttered and flapped. And chirped and twirped. And dipped and swirled. And then-
PLOP! That crazy bird landed right on top of my head!
My mouth tried to shout! But no words would come out.
I quick stood up and tried to shoo him away.But he just flapped and flopped and fluttered some more!And he kept right on staying there! Then finally, my voice came back to normal!
"BIRD! BIRD! 911! 911! BIRD! BIRD! BIRD!" I screeched.
Mother and Daddy came running back to me. Their mouths fell all the way open!
Then they tried to shoo the bird away, too.But it still kept flapping and flopping and fluttering up there!
Suddenly, Mother covered her mouth with her hand.
"Oh my gosh! I think it's stuck!" she said. "I think it's tangled in her hair!"
My eyes got big and wide at that news.
"TANGLED?" I yelled. "The bird is tangled in my hair? Are you kidding me?"
I raised my screech even louder.
"It's tangled! It's tangled! 911! 911! Tangled bird!" I hollered.
All of the bus people came rushing back at once.
Plus Donald came rushing back, too. He came to a stop in front of the group.
Then he quick gathered himself together. And he started giving orders.
"Okay. I need everyone to go back to the bus. Now," he said. "Please."
The old people hurried away.
Then Donald turned to Mother and Daddy. And he made his voice very calmy.
"Okay, Mom and Dad ... step away from the bird," he said.
Mother and Daddy looked at each other. Then both of them stepped away.
After that, Donald walked to me real slow.And he squatted down next to me. And he held my hand.
"You okay, honey?" he said. I rolled my eyes.
"I've got a bird on my head here, Don. How good can I be?" I said.
Donald smiled. "I don't know. You look pretty brave to me," he said.
I thought for a minute and did a sigh.
"I'm not, Donald. I'm not brave," I said. "I'm afraid of jellyfish and eels."
Donald shrugged. "Join the club," he said.
After that, he gave me a pat. And he told me my final 'structions.
"Just hold your head perfectly still," he said."I'm going to walk behind you and untangle this little guy, okay?"
My heart pounded real hard. "Okay," I said back. I stood as still as could be.
Donald's voice kept talking real quiet and calm.
"In all of my years as a nature guide, I have never seen a sight like this," he said.
I raised my eyebrows. "Really, Donald?" I said.
"Really," he said. "I wish I had a picture of this. A picture of this would be one in a million."
That's when it hit me! I did a gasp. "Donald ... I have a camera," I said.
I pointed to my backpack lying on the trail. "It's right in there.'"
Mother covered her mouth. "Oh my gosh. I completely forgot about that," she said.
Then she bent down real slow. And she got the camera from my backpack. And-
