The Bomber Balloon (2013)
“The buzzing of the aeroplanes faded.
Then another, deeper rumble could be heard to the west.
‘Zeppelin,’ the policeman muttered. ‘Headed this way.’ As they strained their ears the drone of the engines stopped.
‘That’s what you said, Constable Smith. You said they switch their engines off to listen.’ The policeman nodded. ‘And if everyone stays perfectly quiet he may just glide over us.’ Millie felt she was holding her breath forever. She looked up. There was no moon that night but the purple sk...y was dusted with a billion burning stars. Suddenly a shadow blotted out a few million of them as the Zeppelin sank towards them.
Constable Smith saw it a few moments after Millie. ‘He’s too low to drop bombs,’ he gasped. ‘If he drops a bomb now it’ll explode underneath him and blow him out of the sky.’ ‘So what’s he doing?’ Millie squeaked.
The monster shadow shone a dull starlight silver as it passed over their heads and they heard a whistling. The air caught in the ragged rips of the canvas and sighed as if the Zeppelin was giving a dying-animal cry… which it was.MoreLess
Then another, deeper rumble could be heard to the west.
‘Zeppelin,’ the policeman muttered. ‘Headed this way.’ As they strained their ears the drone of the engines stopped.
‘That’s what you said, Constable Smith. You said they switch their engines off to listen.’ The policeman nodded. ‘And if everyone stays perfectly quiet he may just glide over us.’ Millie felt she was holding her breath forever. She looked up. There was no moon that night but the purple sk...y was dusted with a billion burning stars. Suddenly a shadow blotted out a few million of them as the Zeppelin sank towards them.
Constable Smith saw it a few moments after Millie. ‘He’s too low to drop bombs,’ he gasped. ‘If he drops a bomb now it’ll explode underneath him and blow him out of the sky.’ ‘So what’s he doing?’ Millie squeaked.
The monster shadow shone a dull starlight silver as it passed over their heads and they heard a whistling. The air caught in the ragged rips of the canvas and sighed as if the Zeppelin was giving a dying-animal cry… which it was.MoreLess
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