Bernard Pepperlin by Cara Hoffman

Author:Cara Hoffman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2019-07-16T16:00:00+00:00

There was a low murmuring of “I suppose,” or “No, not really,” or “Well . . . maybe.”

“That song was ridiculous,” Ivy whispered into Bernard’s ear. “Time is actually part of the fundamental structure of the universe.”

“It’s not,” said a squirrel who overheard her. “It’s something made up by people.”

“In any case,” said Ivy, “it doesn’t seem like the underground has thought this through very carefully.”

“Friends,” Leon said. “Before now, the Pork Pie Gang was just roaming the streets looking for animals to kidnap and turn into a captive audience. They were just practicing. But yesterday some of our mice on the inside found something much worse.”

Three mice wearing black turtleneck sweaters and black boots scurried into the center of the room carrying a rolled-up poster and handed it to Leon. Leon unrolled it, revealing an advertisement. There was a picture of Gary the Weasel smiling in his pork pie hat, and beneath the picture it read:

PPGP Presents:

The First, Last, and Only Endless Ukulele Concert!

Seven o’clock on May 25 at Times Square

All are welcome.

Free pickles.

A hush fell among the animals as one by one they understood what this meant.

“They’re done practicing,” Leon said. “And we have to act fast. Because in just two days from today, the Pork Pie Gang will stop time for the entire city and make us all do what they do: nothing. They’re a band of roving slobs, trying to push us all around and make us stop thinking. They want us to be like them, talking about pickle juice or their vacation or ukulele strings, but worst of all, they want to make it so we have no future, so we can’t go anywhere to escape them.”

“Got it,” said Ivy, who was growing tired of speeches. “What’s the plan?”

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