Calamity

Perseus had his magic horse, Aladdin had his lamp, and Old Testament David had his blessing from Jehovah. A light suddenly switched on, banishing the shadows and revealing a stocky older man with a round head, bald save for some wisps of white hair that stuck up almost like a crown. His face was so pinched, he looked like he’d been drinking a lemon-juice-and-pickle smoothie. “Stingrays?” he bellowed. It would return to normal on its own later, or if she touched it and changed its size again.