| Snappy the Alligator Snappy the Alligator lives behind a wooden board in the garage at Catie and David's house. Though invisible to ordinary mortals, Snappy is real enough to things that scare little children. In fact, he eats things that scare little children. Catie and David are little children. Snappy grabs things that scare little children in his fat alligator snout and tears them to pieces. Then he gulps down the pieces and burps. But Snappy loves little children and would never bite them (or their moms or their dads!). He might nibble on their toes, but only in fun. Snappy the Alligator can fly. He often flies over the car when Catie and David go to Grand-Grand and Granny Jeanene's house. Since Grand-Grand and Granny Jeanene have scary but nice dogs, Catie and David have to remind Snappy not to eat the dogs. He usually obeys them, unless he's really hungry. Snappy the Alligator doesn't like the word C-R-O-C-O-D-I-L-E. He doesn't want to be associated with such mean-spirited and hungry creatures. He also doesn't fly along with Daddy's car when Daddy goes to the Blue House in Glen Rose. Daddy already has two stone lions named Fang and Claw living with him there. Snappy doesn't get along with Fang and Claw because Fang and Claw belong to Daddy. Daddy sometimes scares Catie and David by pretending to turn into a monster and chasing them. This makes Snappy want to eat Daddy, but he doesn't. Fang and Claw eat the things that scare Daddy. It's best that Snappy, Fang, and Claw not spend too much time together. The End John Cunyus is a free-lance writer in Dallas. His work is available on-line at www.JohnCunyus.com. Text ©2007, John Cunyus, All Rights Reserved |