Ben couldn’t believe what it was like to be an inch tall. Everything was enormous and towered over him. It was time to start some exploring.
But nothing exciting was going to happen in his own bedroom, so he started walking out towards the hallway. It was harder than he thought it would be to cross the carpeted floor of his bedroom, so he was forced to half-walk, half-crawl his way out. It was hard work, but he did it, and soon enough he reached the hardwood floor of the hallway.
About halfway to the staircase, Ben realized that there was just no way he was going to climb down the stairs. At an inch tall, each stair was many times his height, so he would break his leg trying even to go down one step. That just wasn’t going to work.
Fortunately, then Ben heard his mom approaching the stairway. Looking down the staircase, he saw her begin to climb, and he couldn’t believe what he was seeing: his own mom was a titanic giantess, thousands of times bigger than he was. He was awestruck.
He also realized he needed to get out of the way if he didn’t want to get squashed. But what should he do next?