Chapter 9

Once they were a ways away from the mean little people, Nathaniel set William back down on his own feet. "Are you alright?" he asked gently.

"Yeah. Thank you," William said breathlessly. He was still breathing hard and his heart was still racing, but it was getting better now that they were through that nightmare.

"Well we have another hedge row and more choices," he said, pointing ahead.

There were three visible openings in the high hedge at the base of the hill, and they each looked the same with no hint as to where they may lead. 

"I'm too tired to decide," William sighed wearily, "what do you think?"

"You said to keep left," Nathaniel reminded him, " so let's take the far left passage."

"Excellent thinking, my friend."

"Keep going, Gigantor!" one of the Muppets yelled as a potato whizzed past them.

"Yeah, yeah, we're going," William waved a hand at them as they started towards the left hand opening in the hedge. "I'm definitely ready to get the hell away from here."