12 PUTTING BUGS INTO THE SYSTEM

CHAPTER TWELVE PUTTING BUGS INTO THE SYSTEM Franny's fingers became so stubby and toady that it was hard for her to finish her work on the vaccine, but she didn't give up, and she finally completed it just before she totally transformed. "Toadly," she chuckled to herself. Her silliness was definitely back.

She used it on herself first, and it worked perfectly. She cured Igor next. "Granny Fran, I'd give you a dose of medicine, but you look fine to me." "It's probably because of all that homemade soup I eat," Granny Fran said with a grin.

"How will I ever get this medicine to everybody? That's, like, eight billion shots!" The number was terrifying. She felt overwhelmed. "I hate this!" she shouted. "I hate these feelings!" Granny Fran patted her gently on the back. "Our feelings are what make us move forward—they inspire

us." "But this is a HUGE problem, Granny Fran. I'm not big enough to handle this." "You remember what we talked about at my house the other day?" "I sure do. It was something… something… soup, I think."

"That's right. But we also talked about how small things can have a big effect. Just because you're small doesn't mean you can't solve this." "You've just given me an idea!" Franny said. "It's a little silly, but it might work." Franny opened a window. "Bugs are attracted to you, Igor. Just sit here by the window for a minute."

It wasn't long before a mosquito flew in, and Franny captured it in a jar. Then she took it and a needle full of the medicine and put them together in the Mixer-Upper. After the machine had done its blending, Franny proudly showed Granny Fran and Igor the results. "It's a mosquito, but when it bites you, it injects you with the cure. I'll make a whole bunch of these and then just turn them loose."