The lizard hadn’t bitten him, however. It was merely pushing off. It leapt off Stanley’s neck and pounced on the tarantula.
The last Stanley saw of it was one hairy leg sticking out of the lizard’s mouth.
“Not hungry, huh?” said Mr. Sir. Stanley tried to return to the snow, but it was harder to get there when the sun was up.
As the sun rose, the lizards moved lower in the hole, keeping mainly in the shade.
They were no longer on his head and shoulders but had moved down to his stomach, legs, and feet.
He couldn’t see any lizards on Zero, but believed there were two, between Zero’s knees, shaded from the sun by the suitcase.
“How are you doing?” Stanley asked quietly. He didn’t whisper, but his voice was dry and raspy.
“My legs are numb,” said Zero. “I’m going to try to climb out of the hole,” Stanley said.
As he tried to pull himself up, using just his arms, he felt a claw dig into his ankle.
He gently eased himself back down. “Is your last name your first name backward?” Zero asked.
Stanley stared at him in amazement. Had he been working on that all night?
He heard the sound of approaching cars. Mr. Sir and the Warden heard it as well.
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