When he lands, it is warm and soft. He feels himself lifted through the air. It is as if fate has saved
him. The next words he hears are:
"Whoops, that was a close call. We almost lost our groom!"
"Good catch!" says another voice.
Manny opens his eyes and find himself on top of the mountain. Bella! The woman he loves! He rubs
the snow from his eyes. The whirlwind had somehow picked him up and placed him right next to her.
Bella stands in a pile of white snow, wearing a beautiful wedding dress. Manny laughs because he's
soaking wet and dirty, covered in sticky snow.
He kisses her and she giggles. "You taste like candy!" she says. "I'm so glad you're back! I thought
you would miss the wedding!"
"Wedding?" Manny says. "I don't remember! Are we getting married?"
"Oh no! Not us," Bella says, laughing. "Them!"
She points to the sky, and for the first time he sees everything. There is a skylight and sunshine.
There is music playing. And people. Giant people!
Manny screams and falls back into the snow. Giants! As tall as the mountain! Taller! They come by
and put their faces, with huge eyeballs as big as Manny's head, right up to him.
He thinks back to the laughter he heard before and the sunlight, suddenly so bright. Gods! It's all the
work of Gods.
Suddenly, he is lifted up into the air. A giant hand is coming for him. This is surely the end now. A
giant eye, a giant mouth. He is about to be eaten!
And then he sees it, a giant... napkin?
He hears Bella laughing below him as the soft napkin cleans his ears, his face, and his suit. When he
is completely clean, he is placed back on top of the mountain's snowy peak. He stands upright next to
Bella, and she holds his hand. The giant walks away as if nothing unusual at all has happened.
"You look beautiful," Bella says. "All clean! Are you ready?"
Music starts to play. Manny hears a voice say: "Introducing the bride and groom!"
The mountain is moving through the air, soaring, rolling. Bella grabs his hand tightly and whispers,
"Get ready."
One of the giants leans down and pats his head. He notices she looks just like Bella. She's dressed in
a beautiful white gown. This giant is also a bride.
"You're beautiful, little man!" the giant says. At that, she takes out a giant knife.
The mountain tips slightly, as if a slice is being cut out of it. He sees the bride feeding cake to the
groom. The groom takes a big bite, and she smears frosting all over his face.
That's why the snow tasted so sweet, Manny thinks. It's not snow at all. It's cake frosting!
The snowy mountain is wheeled back into the corner, and Bella and Manny are finally alone together.
"I love you!" Manny says, and he takes her hand and kisses her sweetly. The kiss is every bit as
sweet as the cake they are standing on. Two wedding cake toppers in love.
