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Authors: K. A. Applegate
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my parents filled me with sadness and longing.
They could tell me what to do
, I thought.
They could give me instructions.
And in another part of my mind I thought,
Wouldnât they be proud that I was fighting on against the Yeerks? They would all say, âHeâs another Elfangor. A hero.â
Iâm not proud that I was thinking that. But I have to tell the truth. And the truth was, I wanted everyone back home to think I was being very brave, all alone on Earth.
Already in my mind a plan was taking shape.
I found a quiet place and prepared to sleep. I closed my main eyes, leaving only my stalk eyes open to look for danger. I relaxed my tail until it touched the ground.
Lonely
.
Yes, it was lonely to sleep in a forest on a planet far from home. It was lonely to be the only one of my kind.
It was lonely knowing that Cassie was asleep in her home, and Marco in his, and Rachel and Jake. All had homes.
All but me. And Tobias.
Tobias. He would understand. But would he help me? If I did what I was planning, would he help? And could I trust him?
I raised my tail and opened my main eyes. I knew the place where Tobias slept. I found him easily. He stood with his sharp talons wrapped around a branch.
I called.
He opened his wings and seemed to be stretching.
It surprised me that he would answer so quickly. As if there was never any doubt what the answer would be. I said.
Tobias was silent for a while.
Tobias said.
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Tobias said,
I said softly. Even here, among aliens, Elfangor was the hero.
And so, I told Tobias of my plan.
âE.T. phone home.â When I found that sentence in Cassieâs book of human quotes, it surprised me. To be honest, it almost scared me. It was as if it were written just for me. I thought maybe, somehow, my human friends had discovered my plan and written it there.
â From the Earth Diary of Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill
T he sun was just coming up over planet Earth.
I performed the morning ritual, as I always did. But I was especially impatient this morning. I knew Tobias was hunting a morning meal and would be back as soon as he had finished eating some unfortunate mouse or shrew.
When Tobias returned from the hunt, we would go. He would lead me to the observatory, to the great radio telescope. And, with luck, I would be able to call my home.
With my stalk eyes I saw a hawk swoop low overhead. Tobias rested on a branch. He focused his fierce hawkâs eyes on me.
They could tell me what to do
, I thought.
They could give me instructions.
And in another part of my mind I thought,
Wouldnât they be proud that I was fighting on against the Yeerks? They would all say, âHeâs another Elfangor. A hero.â
Iâm not proud that I was thinking that. But I have to tell the truth. And the truth was, I wanted everyone back home to think I was being very brave, all alone on Earth.
Already in my mind a plan was taking shape.
I found a quiet place and prepared to sleep. I closed my main eyes, leaving only my stalk eyes open to look for danger. I relaxed my tail until it touched the ground.
Lonely
.
Yes, it was lonely to sleep in a forest on a planet far from home. It was lonely to be the only one of my kind.
It was lonely knowing that Cassie was asleep in her home, and Marco in his, and Rachel and Jake. All had homes.
All but me. And Tobias.
Tobias. He would understand. But would he help me? If I did what I was planning, would he help? And could I trust him?
I raised my tail and opened my main eyes. I knew the place where Tobias slept. I found him easily. He stood with his sharp talons wrapped around a branch.
It surprised me that he would answer so quickly. As if there was never any doubt what the answer would be.
Tobias was silent for a while.
break?>
And so, I told Tobias of my plan.
âE.T. phone home.â When I found that sentence in Cassieâs book of human quotes, it surprised me. To be honest, it almost scared me. It was as if it were written just for me. I thought maybe, somehow, my human friends had discovered my plan and written it there.
â From the Earth Diary of Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill
T he sun was just coming up over planet Earth.
I performed the morning ritual, as I always did. But I was especially impatient this morning. I knew Tobias was hunting a morning meal and would be back as soon as he had finished eating some unfortunate mouse or shrew.
When Tobias returned from the hunt, we would go. He would lead me to the observatory, to the great radio telescope. And, with luck, I would be able to call my home.
With my stalk eyes I saw a hawk swoop low overhead. Tobias rested on a branch. He focused his fierce hawkâs eyes on me.
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