My Short Short Story for the Day

“I’m going to get there first.”  Fi said.

“No, I am.”  Ri replied.

“You’re both wrong.  I’m going to be first.”  Li said buzzing past both of them.

The three fireflies flew as fast as they could racing each other to be the first to reach the little girl.  They knew that granting a wish to a child was one of the most important things a firefly would ever do.  The trick was to get the child’s attention and then make them understand that they had to make a wish.  Most kids were so fascinated by their tail light that they didn’t hear the firefly when it spoke.  Still, every firefly aspired to become a wish giver. 

The little girl leaned over to pick another pink flower as the fireflies zoomed in.  “Hi there little bugs.”  She giggled.  “What are you?”

The fireflies spoke in unison.  “I’m a firefly here to grant you a wish.”  The fireflies looked at each other. 

“Ok.  How about we work together?”  Fi said.  Ri and Li looked at each other than shrugged.

 “Oh, I know.”  The little girl smiled.  “You’re fireflies.”

“We need to all talk at the same time, and then maybe she’ll be able to hear us.”  Fi said. 

“Ok.”  Ri said.  “Let’s say ‘Make a wish’.”

“Good.  On the count of 3.”  Li said.

Li counted to 3 and they yelled ‘Make a wish’.  The little girl watched the fireflies zip around in front of her buzzing loudly.

“Boy, you sure have a lot of energy for such little bugs.”  The little girl said mesmerized by their bright little tails.

The three fireflies kept yelling to her and flying around frantically. 

“I wish I knew what you were doing.”  The little girl said and no sooner did the words come out then the wish was granted.