The Sweet Tree Hole
Jax is a shiny robot fox. He has bright orange ears. He has silver paws. Jax finds a hollow oak with honey drips. Sunbeams slanting through knot holes make the tree glow. Golden robo-bees are buzzing softly. *Bzz, bzz, beep!* Jax sniffs the air. The golden honey smells warm. It smells like sunshine. Jax opens his shiny tummy tank. He licks a drip. *Yum!* Jax sings his happy song: "Sip, slurp, beep! Tummy full of sweet!" He eats one drop. He eats two drops. He eats ten big drops! *Glug, glug, glug!* Jax rubs his belly. His tummy tank gets round. It gets very round. It looks like a big yellow ball. Now Jax wants to run. He steps toward the exit hole. *Clonk!* His big tummy hits the wood. He is stuck tight.
A Tight Squeeze
Jax wiggles his front feet. *Scritch, scratch!* He wiggles his back feet. *Tap, tap, tap!* The narrow tree hole does not move. Bark hugs his round tummy. Sunbeams shine bright on his metal nose. Jax frowns. "Sip, slurp, beep! Tummy full of sweet!" he sings softly. But his belly is too fat. Jax sees his tail button. The button says *BOOST*. Jax taps the button with his nose. *Whir, click, boing!* A bouncy spring pops out of his tail! It pushes against the back wall. *Thump!* Jax shoots forward an inch. But the wood catches his wide hips. Now Jax is stuck even tighter. He cannot turn left. He cannot turn right. His shiny paws dangle in the air.
The Buzzing Helpers
Tiny robo-bees zoom down. *Zoom, zip, whir!* They have shiny wings. They have round glass eyes. The little bees circle Jax's round belly. They make soft clicking sounds. *Click, clack, bzz!* Jax blinks his green eyes. "Help me!" says Jax. "My tummy is too big!" Jax tries to pull his tummy in. He takes a huge breath. *Huuuufff!* That makes things worse. His round belly grows even bigger! It presses against the oak tree. The bees hover in a circle. They look at Jax's silver belly latch. A tiny valve sits on the side. The lead bee lands right on the valve. It flutters its soft wings.
The Big Giggle Pop
The tiny bee tickles Jax. *Tickle, tickle, buzz!* Jax twitches his black nose. Jax begins to laugh. *Hee, hee, hee!* The valve opens wide. Puffs of sweet honey steam shoot out. *Pssssht!* Jax laughs even harder. *Ho, ho, ha!* His belly jiggles like jelly. "Sip, slurp, beep! Tummy full of sweet!" Jax giggles and kicks. His tummy gets smaller. It gets flatter. *Squeak, slide, POP!* Jax flies out of the hole! He lands softly in the green moss. *Plop!* The sunny bees dance in the air. Jax stands on his silver feet. He waves his orange paws. Jax is free to run and play again.
