Alicia’s Hole Lot of Curiosity

A young girl receives some unexpected help after her curiosity lands her in a tight spot.

Ten year old Alicia Thompson was a curious young girl to say the least, instantly recognisable by her short curly blonde hair, big black glasses and short red dress with white polka dots that stopped just above her knees with black tights.

Since she was old enough to crawl, Alicia had always been very curious of the world around her, often touching things she shouldn’t, much to her kind mother Emma’s exasperation.

On this particular day, the young girl was on a walk not far from her house, under orders from her mom to not get her dress dirty since grandma and grandpa were coming over for dinner.

Alicia was almost finished her exploring when she suddenly spotted a rather round small hole in the middle of a hole, it instantly peaked her interest, endless possibilities entered her mind, a treasure chest, dinosaur bones or even an entrance to another world, like in her favourite book, Alice in Wonderland.

The girl walked over to the hole and looked inside, spotting a beautiful red rose, instantly making her even more curious as she quickly stuck her hands inside the hole, followed by her head, it was definitely a tight squeeze but soon, her entire top was inside, leaving only her hips, backside and legs sticking out.

Alicia quickly grabbed the red rose and put in her hair then tried to pull and wiggle her lower half into the hole but unfortunately, it just wouldn’t fit as she thought about how silly she must look with her backside sticking out a hole.

She looked around but disappointment filled her eyes as she realised that there was nothing else inside the hole, her decision to enter the hole at least rewarded by the red rose.

Alicia then tried to back out of the hole after a loud rumble of her stomach but she was absolutely shocked that she couldn’t, her eyes grew wide as two more attempts failed to move her, she realised that she was in trouble.

The girl pushed and wiggled, her eyes closed in concentration, her forward slightly sweaty as she tried to free herself, even putting her left foot against the hill for more leverage for more than five minutes but she just wouldn’t budge, poor Alicia Thompson was stuck in the hole and stuck good.

Poor Alicia said, “Oh, it’s no good, I’m stuck, mom is going to be so annoyed,” as she realised that her phone was on her bed, phoning for help wasn’t an option.

She then loudly began to call out, “Help, I’m stuck, is someone there, I really need help, I’m stuck,” as she wiggled her rear end to try and attract attention but no one was around to see her.

The girl wondered if she might be stuck here as she tried pushing again but that stubborn hole just wouldn’t let go of her.

Half an hour passed as her mom Emma, who looked just like her, expect she was wearing a dark blue sweater and a long black flowy skirt with different coloured flowers on it as she said, “Where is Alicia, she’s not usually out this long, I hope she’s okay,” as she set the table for dinner.

Alicia was beginning to lose hope, wondering what was going to happen to her when she suddenly heard a voice say, “Oh my goodness, are you all right,” as she was stunned to see a tiny ant wearing a suit, his wife beside him, wearing a long dark blue dress with white love hearts on it.

The girl said, “I’m fine but I’m very stuck, how are you talking, ants can’t talk.”

The male ant replied, “I’m Henry and this is my wife Helen, you’re right, most ants can’t talk but we are a kind of ants who can, it’s a bit hard to explain and a lot to take in now but humans just haven’t found us yet, what’s your name?”

Alicia replied, “Alicia, I’m Alicia, it’s nice to meet you two, I feel honoured but I wondered if you could help me, I really need to get home.”

Helen replied, “Of course, we can, we’ll have you out in no time at all Alicia, that’s lovely name by the way,” as she and her husband began to dig with her hands.

The girl was in disbelief, she pinched herself to confirm this was real, talking ants were helping get her out of a hole.

Henry and Helen dug for a few minutes, the hole growing until they said, “The hole’s is a bit bigger, see if you can push yourself out Alicia, really push hard, remember to put your back into it.”

Alicia placed her hands against the hole, her left foot against the hill and pushed and pushed as hard as she could, her eyes closed as she t
tried to get herself unstuck.

Suddenly, a loud Pop sound was heard as the girl was sent flying backwards out of the hole, she was free at last, landing on the grass.

Alicia said, “Oh my goodness, I did it, I’m free, thank you for helping me Henry and Helen, I couldn’t have done it without you,” as she stood up, wiped some dirt off her dress and gave the grateful couple the red rose.

Henry said, “It was no problem Alicia, I’m glad you’re free, maybe we’ll see you again soon,” as the couple went on their way.

The girl then quickly ran home, her dress thankfully clean as she wondered how she was going to explain what happened to her mother.

The end