Suddenly, I am changed into a mosquito! One moment I'm brushing my hair in the bathroom, the next minute I'm flying! I fly up to the mirror and see two big, bulgy eyes looking back at me and such a small body. My nose is so very long and I can see the whole of me in the mirror, not just my head, like I could before.
I'm trying to figure out what to do. The rest of the family are eating tea downstairs. I'm feeling rather hungry, but what can I eat? I can't go and suck blood from my family - they might squash me!
I hear someone coming up the stairs. "Are you coming down for tea Garreth?" says my mum. I can only make a buzzing sound. She opens the door to look for me. I fly through the open door. Mum walks in to look for me in my bedroom, calling my name. I hear her walk down the stairs, to tell the others, that I must have snuck out, to next door to see Alex, like I often have before.
I fly down the stairs around the kitchen, then squeeze out under the back door. It is actually quite good fun being able to fly. I think I will enjoy myself for a while, before I try to get back to the way I used to be.
I zoom up to the top of the gumtree in the backyard, where we have our tree house. Getting to the top of the tree is so much easier when I don't have to worry about falling.
I landed on the window ledge of the treehouse. I could see a bee, with his nose stuck in a flower. I decide to stay out of his way. I've never liked bees very much and he is a lot bigger than I am. I fly carefully around him and I get caught in a gust of wind. It's blowing me into the trunk of the tree and I bump my head.
Now I've got a bit of a headache and an egg on my head, nearly as big as my eyes. I'm flying a bit wobbly now, but I make it over to the windowsill of my upstairs bedroom. I manage to crawl through the little tear in the flywire, then fly over to land on my pillow and close my eyes.
Suddenly, I feel cold and wet. I open my eyes and there is our dog licking my face. I look around and I find that I'm lying on my bed. I'm not a mosquito anymore. It must have all been a dream!
Big Book '95