A Balloon Adventure

Harvey the balloon held his breath and let the wind carry him hither and yon. He had been to Hither once before, but this was his first trip to the strange land of Yon. He found Yon to be an exciting, but frightening place. Balloons fear pointy and sharp-edged things more than anything else and Yon was full or sharp and pointy things. Pine needles, porcupines, even Elephants! Yes, I know Elephants are usually not sharp or pointy, but this is the strange land of Yon and they are here because the Yonders believe it can happen so, it does. But Yon was also full of many things Harvey thought were delightful. Winds that were happy to carry a balloon all over the place, many bright colors (balloons love bright colors!), and the musical singing of a variety of birds.

Harvey was thoroughly enjoying himself floating around the strange land of Yon, but after a while the wind began to die down and Harvey sank to a height of only twenty eight feet. He had to struggle to avoid hitting one of the sharp leaves of the palm trees. He successfully avoided that disaster but then the wind died down even more. Harvey dropped ten more feet and realized the only thing to do was look for a soft place to land. He let out a little air and dropped a bit lower so he could see the ground better. Soon, he spotted a perfect landing place. He let out a little more air and maneuvered himself in for a landing. He hit the spot perfectly, right on the back of a soft, fluffy Chow Chow puppy. The puppy immediately turned around and bit Harvey.