Handkerchiefs 3
Tom's companions, though well fed by the darkness and safe,
did not stop worrying about him. They were worried because of him. They had
always known that Tom wanted to get out of there, but they had never thought he
would dare. Now they were trying to imagine what might have happened to him.
They did not know how he was going to feed and whether he would know how to
defend himself from all the dangers lurking outside.
Tom was experiencing the first reactions to the sun's rays.
He had tried to find places where there was darkness to feed himself, but his
new state was beginning to change his body's metabolism. He needed dark less,
and the light was beginning to provide him with some energy. That's what he was
thinking about when he suddenly found the nose of a huge cat looking at him
with inquisitive eyes. Tom's small size amused the cat who tried to hit him
with its front paw. Tom's scare was huge and triggered his first
transformation. In an instant he began to grow and grow, so that now it was the
cat that had derisory dimensions compared to his height. And it was the cat
that came out terrified. Once the scare was over, Tom returned to his normal
dimensions and breathed a sigh of relief.
Pañuelos 3
Los compañeros de Tom, aunque bien alimentados por la
oscuridad y a salvo, no dejaban de preocuparse por él. El ánimo estaba por los
suelos. Siempre habían sabido que Tom quería salir de allí, pero nunca habían
pensado que se atreviera a hacerlo. Ahora trataban de imaginar lo que le podría
haber ocurrido. No sabían cómo iba a alimentase y si se sabría defender de
todos los peligros que acechaban en el exterior.
Tom estaba experimentando las primeras reacciones a los
rayos solares. Había procurado encontrar lugares en los que hubiera oscuridad
para alimentarse, pero su nuevo estado estaba empezando a cambiar el
metabolismo de su cuerpo. Necesitaba menos estas a oscuras y la luz le estaba
empezando a proporcionar cierta energía. En eso estaba pensando cuando de
repente se encontró con la nariz de un inmenso gato que le miraba con ojos
inquisitivos. El pequeño tamaño de Tom divertía al gato que intentó golpearle
con su pata delantera. El susto de Tom fue mayúsculo y desencadenó su primera
transformación. En un instante empezó a crecer y crecer, de forma que ahora era
el gato el que tenía unas dimensiones irrisorias comparadas con su estatura. Y
fue el gato el que salió despavorido. Una vez pasado el susto, Tom volvió a
recuperar sus dimensiones normales y respiró con alivio.
