Baseball Days

Crack! The sound of the bat hitting the ball was almost as amazing as watching the ball sail out past third base. “Amazing hit, Seth!” yelled the coach. “Run like the wind!”

Seth rounded the bases as fast as he could. Just as he rounded third base, he didn’t see the third baseman racing toward him. They collided as dust hit them both in the nostrils.

“Safe!” yelled the umpire.

Seth smirked at the third baseman. “Too bad, loser.”

Whoosh! The baseman pushed him face first into the dirt.

Players ran on to the field. Players from both teams jumped in, slugging and punching.

Just at that moment, a swarm of bumblebees flew right into the center of the fight. They dove for the brightly-colored jerseys.

“Ouch! Hey! Help!”

All of the players scattered, running in all directions to escape the bees. The bees raced after them, getting closer and closer . . . .

“Seth. Seth! It’s time to get up for school!”

“What? Huh? Hey, get off me! Stop stinging me!” Seth threw up his arms and accidentally hit his mom right in the nose. “Whoa! Sorry, Mom! I was having this crazy dream!”

“I could tell,” said his mother, rubbing her nose.