Welcome to Smellville by R. L. Stine

Author:R. L. Stine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2020-09-29T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-FOUR

“I have an idea,” Babbling Brooke said, and jumped to her feet. “I wrote a new cheer to cheer Frankie up. Get it? Watch me. See if you think it will work.”

She clapped her hands, leaped into the air, and began her cheer . . .

“CHEER UP! CHEER UP! CHEER ALLLL THE WAYYYY UP!

“UP UP UP. UP WITH THE CHEER.

“YOU CAN BE CHEERFUL! GIVE US AN EARFUL!

“DA DAA DAA DUH DA DA DA.”

The cheer ended in a split. I heard Brooke’s knees crack. She probably broke something.

Brainy Janey helped Brooke up from the floor.

As she limped to the couch she said, “It isn’t quite finished. I’m still working on the last line. But . . . what do you think?”

“Needs work,” Wacky Jackie said. “Like maybe a new beginning, middle, and end. Hahaha.”

Brooke smiled. “Does that mean you like it?”

“What else can we do to cheer Frankie up?” I asked, changing the subject.

“Maybe we could tickle him,” Wacky Jackie said. “That always works for me.”

“He doesn’t like to be touched,” I said.

“We could tickle him with a feather,” Jackie replied. She turned to the parrot cage. “And I know where we can get the feather.”

“Awwwk. Ptooey!” the bird cried, underneath his cage cover. “Come over here. I’ll use your face for a pincushion!”

I groaned. “Can’t anyone shut him up?”

“Can’t anyone shut him up?” the bird squawked. “Come closer. Awwwk. I’ll spit between your eyebrows!”

I groaned again. “I know what would cheer Frankie up. A nice bowl of parrot soup!”

“How about some pickled eel sauce?” Junkfood John suggested and raised his bowl. “I still have a little left.”

“That won’t cheer Frankie up,” I said. “He’s so sad and depressed, he isn’t hungry, remember?”

“I have an idea,” Brainy Janey said.

The room instantly became silent.

Whenever Brainy Janey has an idea, it’s always smart and good and seriously awesome. So we all gazed at Janey, waiting for her to speak.

“How about a balloon?” she said.

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