| Elmer Pig: Stories 2 & 3 |
| The Case of the Missing Pickles August 31, 1981 Mrs. Willa Pickle, the President of the Pickled States' wife, called me and told me some shocking news: the President of the Pickled States had been kidnapped! I told her I would be in Picklevania (the capital) by tomorrow afternoon. September 1, 1981 I arrived in Picklevania at 1 PM and there sat a limo with Mrs. Willa Pickle in it. I got in the car and noticed that something was wrong, but before I could get out of the car, BBW (Big Bad Wolf) grabbed me and the car started off. When I turned around, I saw BBW holding a gun to Mrs. Pickle's head. The last thing I remember is BBW hitting me over the head with a blackjack. September 2, 1981 I woke up but not to a pleasant sight: Mr. Wally Pickle (the President of the Pickled States) was lying on a dish and BBW was about to cut him in half. Superpig flew in through the window and landed right next to BBW and right as he was about to knock BBW into another dimension, the incredible Pulk crashed through the door and started to fight Superpig. Then Wally yelled, "help!" The Pulk jumped to BBW's side and knocked him into the wall as I hopped out. The Pulk pulled my ropes off, grabbed Wally Pickle, and ran. I chased him alongside Superpig. We finally lost him. September 3, 1981 When I woke up, I started after the Pulk's tracks. When I came to the end of the tracks, I came upon David Boarner--he was supposed to be dead! Mr. Wally Pickle walked out from behind David with his wife. I picked up the Pickles and ran. David ran and was right behind us. We ran and hid when we saw LPFB coming. They all went by except Fox, he seemed to smell us. He came toward us, slowly and yet confidently. When he got to us, he picked David up and threw him down some stairs. Then he picked me up and threw me down the same stairs. As I heard the Pickles yell at the top of their lungs, I saw David turn into the Pulk. He ran up the stairs and stopped. I got up, ran to the top of the stairs, and looked out into the alley. There I saw Superpickle shaking hands with Wally and the Fox running away. Then Superpickle flew off. Then Hark Hint stopped, and as Superpickle flew away, signaled us to come to him. When we came, he lead us to the police station where Sheriff Dandy Pigfifth (and Deputy Blarney Five) took over. That's how I--with a little help from Superpig, Hark Hint, the Pulk (who is also David Boarner!), and Superpickle--solved "The Case of the Missing Pickles"! |
| The Vanisher of New Yuk (N.Y.) September 10, 1981 Today I got another case after 8 days of rest. Well, today Mr. Ratty Rat (Mayor of N.Y.) called and told me that suddenly things in New Yuk were disappearing (vanishing)! I was called in on the case. (He promised to pay me $ 5 million just to find out and stop what was happening!) September 11, 1981 I reached my destination--New Yuk. I rushed into the Mayor's residence to find him pacing back and forth. He stopped when he saw me and ran over to me. "Thank goodness you're here!," the Mayor started, "Just an hour ago Mrs. Patty Rat (his wife) vanished!" This was more serious than I thought! Now whoever it was had the Mayor's wife. September 12, 1981 Today I looked for clues in Mrs. Rat's room. Nothing! It was as though she had just "vanished." I was worried, but as I went down the stairs, I saw a frog. A FROG! "That's it," I thought to myself, "Someone made Patty Rat into a frog!" I picked up the frog and carried it out to my car. On the way to my motel, I saw a frog with a "Pigs #1" T-shirt on hitch-hiking. Now why would a frog...Ah-hah! I realized that poor pig had been turned into a frog too! I picked him up and took him to my lab. I would start working on an antidote with my assistants (the 3 little pigs) tomorrow. September 13, 1981 The next day I came downstairs to find 5 frogs instead of 2! I realized that the Vanisher had changed the 3 little pigs into the 3 little frogs! I started on the antidote...When I finished it, I put it into some water. The hitch-hiking frog drank some, flipped, rolled around, then slowly began changing back into a pig. He got up and walked over to me. "Gee, thanks guy, I really needed that," he started, "by the way, my name is Mike." Just as he said his name, the Vanisher (a pig in a green suit with a green mask) turned me into a frog! Mike ducked and sat on the floor under a table until the Vanisher left. Mike then took all the "frogs" and put them in my antidote water. They all started turning back into what they previously had been (pigs and a rat). Then they accidentally broke the bowl, but some splashed on me to turn me back. September 14, 1981 I caught the Vanisher and took him to the slammer. Then I went to get my promised reward. But when I asked the Mayor for my money, he said, "Ha! I could've solved that case by myself. That's how the cookie crumbles!" Ah Hah! I had another idea! September 15, 1981 Mike and I went parading. I dressed up like a clown and he dressed up as the "Pigged Fifer." We had the whole town following us, but just as we were about to trap the little rats and ask for my reward, the Mayor ran up and gave me the money. I tried to give Mike half, but he said, "A favor's a favor!" |
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