Bingbang's single, spike-rimmed eye blinks slowly down at
them as he speaks in a soft hiss.
'I have traveled to this place from a distant star,' he begins, 'and my
journey has been full of adventures and dangers. Many times I had no
food and I was often so tired I could barely see. But I had a job to do.'
'Where were you going?' asks Stobey.
'Yes,' adds Slutter, 'and what was your job?'
Bingbang's single eye glares at Stobey and Slutter. 'Now, listen here,
you two.' His voice rises to an exasperated screech, changes to a wheeze,
and winds up as a whistle. 'If you want to hear this story you'll just have
to be quiet and just listen, instead of interrupting. Mind your manners
and your questions will be answered. OK?'
'Well, OK,' says Stobey.
'Hmph,' says Slutter.
Bingbang's voice returns to a low hiss, but its sound fills the cavern.
'My voyage begins long ago and far away on Planet Boomboom, which
is my home. In the green sky above Planet Boomboom is our Sun,
Blooper. That's how we assign names where I come from. So, you see,
I am Bingbang Babbaloo from Boomboom near Blooper.
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