Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Butnotthebigangryman.Themanwouldglareathim.ThenShawnwouldcry,andthatwouldmakeafunnyfeelinginhishead,too,andShawnwouldclosehiseyesandgoaway.

           KathylaterrememberedBilly’sfavoritechildhoodgame.

           "Dothebee,Billy,"Kathysaid."ShowChalla."

           Billylookedatthem,puzzled."Whatbee?"

           "Thebeethingieyoudo.Youknow.Zzzzzzzz!"

           Puzzled,Billyimitatedthebuzzingofabee.

           "You’refunny,"Kathysaid.

           "Whydoyoumakethatbuzzingsoundatnight?"Jimboaskedlaterintheirroom.Theysleptintheantiquewoodendoublebedtogether,andJimbohadbeenawakenedseveraltimesbyhisbrothermakingthevibratingbuzzingsound.

           EmbarrassedthatJimboshouldmentionthebuzzing,justasthegirlshad,whichBillyknewnothingabout,hethoughtquickly."It’sagameIinvented."

           "Whatkindofgame?"

           "It’scalled‘LittleBee.’I’llshowyou."Heputbothhandsunderthecoversandmovedthemincircles."Zzzzzzzz...Yousee,that’safamilyofbeesunderthere."

           ToJimbo,itwasalmostasifthebuzzingsoundwascomingfromunderthecovers.Billybroughtonehandout,cupped,anditseemedthebuzzingwascomingfrominsidehishand.Thenwithhisfingershewalkedthebeeupanddownthepillowandthecovers.