The Dance Battle

by Ashlynn Cornwell, Jade Joliffi, Makhi Wise, and Nicole Washington

Once there was a pollinator who was born inside of a fig. 

It was a fig wasp. It had four wings. And then another fig wasp showed up and said, “Whoever dances the best gets the last fig!” So they danced the Blueberry Dance. And they danced the Strawberry Dance. They danced in a place that smelled like rain and waterfalls. And everywhere they could see trees and little bunnies. They did a move called “The Buzz.” And then they smelled like sweat. So they needed fresh air. 

They left the fig. And they saw a giant banyan tree who had roots that grew out of its branches in the air and went down into the ground. They saw a giant slide and a sand castle on the beach. 

They danced on the beach and did new moves . . . like . . . the secret dance, which was called the “Buzzing Turkey Fig.”

Then they got hungry again, and they had to take their pollen to another banyan tree so they could eat the fig and pollinate it. 

So they went on an adventure to find a new fig and pollinate the banyan tree and this is what happened . . .

They came across a mean bee named Timmy who also wanted to find fig trees so he could take all the pollen for himself. So Timmy sneaked up on them and gave Strawberry a big sting. Strawberry screamed out!

To settle their fight, Blueberry and Strawberry challenged Timmy to a dance battle. Strawberry and Blueberry did the splits and then flapped their wings so fast, over a thousand times a minute, that it blew the bee far away!

Then they bumped into the fig tree and all of the figs fell to the ground. So the figs didn’t go to waste, the wasps grabbed them in a big net. To do this, they needed help! So they did their secret signal to get help from the hive. They all let out a soft Meowww . . . and the hive family flew right to them. 

They brought the net full of figs back to their hive to share with their friends and family. They decided to throw a party with fig pizza, fig cake, and fig ice cream! They also played Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite. They ended the party with a big group dance, listening to pop music like Taylor Swift. After the dancing, the bees crashed the party, and everyone did the Griddy!