Large, unfriendly eyes peered into the holly bush. A hissing voice said, "Sssay, what do I sssee? Little Garden Pixies? I love pixies. They make sssuch delicious sssnacks!" April, Nelly, and Mockingbird shivered. Bugpuppy barked bravely, but he hid behind April. The Ice Dragon's long tongue slithered toward bugpuppy. April grabbed one of her paint brushes and jabbed at it with the pointed end. "Ouch!", cried the dragon. "I was just trying to pet the little rassscal with my tongue." "Well," said April, "Bugpuppy doesn't like monsters who want to eat pixies and niether do we. So, goodby." © 2010, Jerry Jindrich. All rights reserved.