When the wind slewed round to the southwest, Buddy White knew the fun was over. The brightness, the friendly, clement atmosphere, the crowds of children--all melted away before the blast.
For two days Buddy sweltered in the fierce, humid heat, visibly wilting, withering, shrinking. Then came the rain--scalding drops driven on waves of choking heat under turbulent grey layers of cloud.
When sunshine finally pierced through to the soggy, mudding grass and the thick, green spikes nudging up through the soil, Buddy White was gone. Dropping carrot, coal and scarf, he had left once more for milder climes.
For two days Buddy sweltered in the fierce, humid heat, visibly wilting, withering, shrinking. Then came the rain--scalding drops driven on waves of choking heat under turbulent grey layers of cloud.
When sunshine finally pierced through to the soggy, mudding grass and the thick, green spikes nudging up through the soil, Buddy White was gone. Dropping carrot, coal and scarf, he had left once more for milder climes.
