A long, long time ago, ice monsters lived on planet Neptune. Neptune was a very cold planet because it was millions and millions of miles away from the sun. There was no sunshine on the planet. All monsters living on Neptune had furry hands which were like warm gloves and furry feet which were like warm slippers. Everything on the planet was made of ice including the leaves on the trees and water in the rivers.
The monsters themselves had hearts of ice, so they were very cruel and grumpy. They neither smiled nor played with one another. They always shouted and grumbled. Only Bumbly Wumbly was different from other monsters. He was the youngest monster in his family. Everybody called him ‘Bumbly’ because he used to bumble every time about sunshine. “Stop bumbling on about sunshine,” said all the other monsters angrily.
Bubbly Wumbly became very upset. He sat quietly. After a while, some of the little monsters came and started bullying Bumbly Wumbly for dreaming too much about sunshine. But Bumbly Wumbly kept thinking about sunshine. He really wished to have sunshine on their planet. Soon, he got an idea.
At night, Bumbly Wumbly tried to build a rocket so that he might fly to the sun. He made an ice cone for the snout of the rocket, an ice tube for its frame, and an ice seat for the inside of the rocket. But there was no fuel in the rocket. And, there was no fire on the planet. Bumbly Wumbly was very upset as all his efforts had gone useless. “Don’t be silly, Bumbly Wumbly! Forget about your sunshine!” said the other monsters. But still, he didn’t give up. He didn’t lose heart.
Suddenly, Bumbly Wumbly saw a comet of glittering sunshine which passed by planet Neptune. He didn’t think even for a second and leapt onto the comet’s tail. The speed of the comet was too high but Bumbly Wumbly gripped it very tightly. Soon, Bumbly Wumbly started feeling warm. Then, he noticed that his body was melting. He realised that the inside of his body was warm and red.
Bumbly Wumbly lost his grip. He directly splashed into a frozen river and the ice turned into the water in just a few seconds. Soon, the river flooded the whole planet with the comet’s twinkling stream of warmth.
Everything that was once cold blue or white turned into warm yellow or red. The monsters felt their hearts melt and suddenly they smiled and laughed. They were no longer furry ice monsters. They were now warm monsters. They thanked Bumbly Wumbly for leaping onto the comet and bringing them sunshine.
