Talking butterflies

Talking Butterflies (Short story)

I have loved bugs ever since I was a little girl. One of my earliest memories is exploring the garden and picking up different creepy crawlies. I grew up to be an expert entomologist. Loves bugs? Check. Studies bugs? Check. But, experience with talking butterflies? Not check. Let me tell you where this all began. I was outside in my butterfly garden to check on my swallowtail population. I noticed a new butterfly that did not look like a swallowtail. I went closer to get a good look. All of a sudden, the butterfly started to talk!!! "Hello, how are you today?" it asked. My response was: AHH! Now, when you are an expert entomologist, you usually don't get scared by bugs. But this was an exception. "What was that for?" asked the butterfly. "Sorry," I replied. "I am still getting used to the whole talking butterflies thing." "Huh!" it huffed. I asked it what its name was. "My name is Ava" replied the butterfly. My name is Sarah" I replied. I need your help," said Ava. "What for?" I asked. "The entire world of bugs is in danger," said Ava. "Oh no," I gasped. What happened? The king of all bugs fought with an evil wizard and he lost to the evil wizard. therefore the evil wizard cast a spell over the kingdom. if in 15 days' time, someone does not go to the other world and find the Fountain of Hope and bring back some water from it all bugs will disappear from the Earth forever. " oh no that's terrible" I said. Of course, I'll help you. But how do we get to the other world? "We must go to the underworld and then take the passage through the Labyrinth and the labyrinth will take us where we need to go," said Ava on the way we faced many monsters and I found myself relying on Ava to keep myself entertained and slowly I lost my fear of talking butterflies and I managed to save the world of bugs at the same time. after we came back there was a huge ceremony in the kingdom of bugs for me and Ava because we had literally saved them. The king himself came up to me and gave me a sacred tablet if I showed this to any bug that stung or wanted to hurt me then the bug wouldn't hurt me.