Wendy clutched her Slime Sisters comic book. She saved her allowance to buy all kinds of things that were in the back of the comic. She had bought talking fish, dancing dolls, living pet rock, giant super heroes, and all kinds of other stuff.
She'd run to get the mail. "My giant super heroes are here." Wendy had opened it up, but they weren't as big as a child like in the ad. In small print were the words "not actual size."
All the other things she had sent for didn't work right either. The dolls didn't have batteries and broke after just two days. The living rock was not alive, and all the other toys and games she bought were lying twisted and broken in a heap on her bed.
She sat on the floor and frowned.
"Can I come in?" her Mom, Mrs. Delane, asked.
Wendy nodded. Mrs. Delane moved some of the junk away and sat down. She had a tiny package in her hand. "Maybe you shouldn't send for any more toys?" Mrs. Delane said, "but you have one more package."
Wendy took the package. It said "The Living Gargoyle Co."
"I forgot all about this," Wendy said. She opened the package and there were two very small gargoyles with pointy ears, and a small piece of paper.
Grow Your Own Gargoyle
Put each gargoyle in a large bowl of water. (Don't put them in the same bowl; the gargoyles need space to grow.)
Wait overnight and they will have grown more than twice their size.
Dry them off with a towel.
P.S. Gargoyles are very cranky at first, so plan activities they will enjoy like picnics and tag. No, they can't fly.
"I might as well try. I think Stacy had a sponge toy like this and hers grew." Wendy smiled and removed the junk from her bed. "Mom, can you get me two bowls of water?"
"If you promise to clean your room." Her Mom said, and got her the bowls and tucked Wendy in.
Wendy went to sleep and dreamed the gargoyles grew as big as her house and were very mean looking.
She felt something wet on her ear and woke up. The gargoyles were on her bed.
"Dry me," said gargoyle one.
"No, me first," said the other one.
Wendy didn't scream because the direct
ions said they'd be real cranky. "Okay, I'll dry you both." Wendy dried them off with towels.
Wendy named one Lester and the other one Tina, because one of them was a boy and the other one was a girl. When Wendy was off at school, they'd get into pillow fights and make her room a mess.
"You have to clean up your room," Mrs. Delane said. "Your Dad almost fainted when he saw your room."
"But Lester and Tina made the mess."
"They're your gargoyles and you have to clean up after them."
Wendy gave them crayons to draw with, but they ended up drawing all over the walls and it took Wendy hours to clean the walls.
As soon as she was done with that she had to clean sticky bubble gum off of Lester's wings.
"This place is so much fun," Tina said. "Most of us are sent back to the company."
"And the kids get their money back?" Wendy asked.
"Nope," Lester said. "You have to pay the company."
Tina shook her head. "The other gargoyles are much crankier than us. The reason I'm nicer to you is I like it here. I never want to leave. I like you too."
"Well, there are those pillow fights," Wendy replied.
"We won't have them any more." Tina smiled.
"No, I don't mind if you have pillow fights as along as I'm allowed to join in."
They tossed pillows and sang songs. Afterward they cleaned up the mess. Mrs. Delane made Wendy, Lester and Tina cups of hot chocolate and tucked them into bed. Tina started to snore.
"Maybe you can order more gargoyles," Lester said.
"No, two are all the gargoyles I can handle." Wendy closed her eyes and fell asleep.
温迪抓住她的泥姐妹漫画书。她把零用钱攒起来买各种各样的东西,在漫画后面。她买了说话的鱼,舞蹈娃娃,生活的宠物岩石,巨大的超级英雄,和各种其他的东西。
她跑去拿邮件。我的巨型超级英雄都在这里。温迪已经打开了,但他们不是作为一个孩子喜欢在广告的小字是“不实际的大小一样大。
她把不工作的权利或者其他所有的事。娃娃没电池和爆发后仅仅两天。生活的岩石是不活,和所有其他的玩具和游戏她买了躺在她床上的扭曲和一堆破碎的。
她坐在地板上,皱了皱眉头。
我可以进来吗。她的妈妈,太太奥尔德兰,问。
温迪点点头。奥尔德兰太太移动的垃圾,坐下来。她手里拿着一个小包裹。也许你不应该把任何更多的玩具?奥尔德兰太太说,“但是你有一个包。
温迪把包。它说,“生活的石像鬼有限
“我都忘了这一切,温迪说。她打开包装,有两个很小的石像鬼和尖尖的耳朵,和一张小纸条。
种植你自己的石像鬼
把每个石像鬼在一大碗水。(不要把它们放在同一个碗里的怪兽;需要空间来成长。)
一夜之间,他们将等待已经比他们多两倍大小。
擦干用毛巾。
注:怪物起初非常古怪,所以计划活动,他们喜欢野餐和标签。不,他们不能飞。
“我不妨试试。我认为斯泰西有一个海绵玩具这样和她的成长。温迪笑着从她的床去除垃圾。妈妈,你能给我一碗水?
“如果你答应去打扫你的房间。她母亲说,让她和温迪在碗里。
温迪睡着了,梦见怪物变得大如她的房子,很难看的。
她觉得有点湿对她的耳朵醒来。石像鬼在她的床上。
“干我,一个说的石像鬼。
“不,我的第一次,另一个说。
温迪没有尖叫,因为直接
离子说他们真古怪。好的,我会干你。温迪干了的毛巾。
温迪的一个叫李斯特,另一个蒂娜,因为其中一个是男孩,另一个是女孩。当温迪被关在学校,他们会用枕头打架,让她的房间乱七八糟。
“你必须打扫自己的房间,夫人德恩说。你爸爸几乎晕了过去,当他看到你的房间。
但李斯特和蒂娜弄得乱七八糟的。
“他们是你的嘴和你收拾他们。
温迪给了他们的蜡笔画,但他们最终画在墙壁和温迪花了几个小时清洗墙壁。
当她完成她不得不清理粘口香糖从李斯特的翅膀。
“这个地方很有趣,蒂娜说。“我们大多数人都送回公司。
“和孩子们把钱弄回来?温迪问。
“不,李斯特说。“你必须支付的公司。
蒂娜摇了摇头。其他的怪物比我们胡思乱想多。我之所以对你更友善是我喜欢这里。我从来没有想离开。我也爱你。
“嗯,还有那些枕头大战,温迪说。
“我们不会有任何更多。蒂娜笑着。
“不,我不介意你打枕头战只要允许我加入。
他们把枕头和唱歌。后来他们收拾残局。夫人温迪李斯特和蒂娜德兰,杯热巧克力塞进床。蒂娜开始打呼噜。
“也许你可以为更多的怪物,李斯特说。
“不,两个都是我能处理的石像鬼。温迪闭上眼睛睡着了。
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