33. Melody and the Light

Melody works near a yard in Atlantica. She likes to play pranks, but it leads her into trouble. One day, she was full of tricks. ''Eek! Come on, Scuttle! The wagons are ready!'' Scuttle thought he WAS late. Melody chuckled, and showed him some dirty carts. Scuttle thought of a way he could tease Melody back. Then, it was Flounder's turn. Stay in bed, Flounder! Melody told him. King Triton is coming! Ooh! Flounder said. King Triton knows how useful I am. He needs me to take a special load. Flounder's worker and driver could not get him to start. Everyone else grumbled. They all had to do Flounder's jobs, and their own jobs too. The inspector came. ''Get out, Flounder. You can't stay here all day. King Triton told me to do this. He sent me a note. No, he didn't. He's on vacation. He couldn't have. Oh!'' Flounder said. ''Oh! Where is Melody?" Melody was gone. When King Triton returned, he saw Flounder and Melody. They were both very upset. One day, Melody was not being careful. Hey, you two. I'm taking carts to Ariel's station. King Triton chose me for it, because he knows that I'm both classy and sassy. More like classy and silly! said Flounder. Scuttle looked at Flounder. They had a plan. Flounder and I were talking about lights at the station. You can never be very careful with lights, but then again, I should not say that to someone as classy and sassy as you, Melody. Melody was happy. We've been talking about backwards lights. added Flounder. You should be very careful with them. Want me to tell you why? No thanks, Flounder. Melody said. I know lots about lights. Melody was confused. I wonder what a backwards light is. she said. Don't worry. I can do it. she said to her carts. She came near light. ''Oh! At danger!'' The light moved, but to red instead of green. Melody was surprised. ''Red means stop. Green means go. It turned red, so it means stop. It must be one of those backwards lights Flounder told me about. Let's go, Melody!'' said her worker. We have work to do! ''Stop it! You're not going the right way! It's a backwards light.'' Melody said, and told him about what Scuttle and Flounder said. The worker chuckled, and explained to Melody. Oh, my! cried Melody. Let's go forward before they see how stupid I am. It was too late. Scuttle saw it all. That night, Scuttle and Flounder were talking about lights. They thought it was a laughing matter. Melody thought they were being rather stupid.