A Zombie Charges My Villager! Jolly Phonics · Step 3, Unit 3: soft g as in giant
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Both my villagers go off all the time. All the time! 'Stay at home, villagers,' I tell them. 'Do not go in the cave.' Do they stay? They do not. The strong river plunges them into a damp stone cave. One villager lifts both arms up and yells for help. But the cave is tight, the river is strong, and my villagers are... well, not so smart.
Then a thing moves in the dark. A zombie charges out from the shadows and grabs the first villager. Slash! Bite! The second villager steps back, but it is too late. Green germs creep across the skin. A second zombie groans deep in the cave. And my villagers? The gaze goes white and hollow. The skin goes green. They are not my villagers now.
One Zombie steps out into the sunlight at the cave mouth. Fwoosh! Bright flames rage all over it and burn it up. My zombie villagers do not move. They stand back in the shadow with a hollow white gaze. Too spooked to step out. Too zombie to go home. I have to get them out. But how do I help a pal who may bite my face off?
I sprint back to my shop and check each box on the shelf. A green mix can help my zombie villagers. Nether herb. Grey powder. Yes! I toss it all into the stand. The mix starts to fizz, and it turns a strange, bright green. It smells like old socks and hope. 'This magic mix must fix them,' I say. It is all I have. One try. Just one.
The cave is darker than before. I creep in with a bottle in each hand and try not to make a sound. There they are. Both zombie villagers sit on the stone ground and groan. They look up with that white, hollow gaze. 'Sorry about this, villagers,' I say. Then I throw both bottles as hard as I can. Smash! A huge green splash on both zombie villagers!
The green mix did it. It really did it! My villagers change back. The green fades. The groans stop. Both villagers stand there and smile. My villagers are back! They give me a large heap of green gems. 'Gee,' I say, as I stack up the gems. 'Villagers, I bet there are more zombie villagers out there that need help.' Both my villagers stop smiling.
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