Amazing Stories

Okay. One of you guys find the silverware.

It's in a box marked "kitchen stuff," I think.

There's a hundred boxes marked "kitchen stuff."

I hate Sun Country. It makes my eyes sting!

You know there's no kids in this neighborhood?

I don't believe that. You guys are gonna grow to love this place.

You might find someone with a swimming pool. In Sun Country? Right.

It's too hot. Why couldn't we get a house with air-conditioning?

Because we can't afford a house with air-conditioning.

- Dad's house has air-conditioning. - You can go move up on the hill with him then.

You are such a geek. I mean, learn how to handle women.

Well, it's true. Sun Country bites.

I think this stuff is alive.

Cut it out! Make me!

Ha, ha!

Oh! Have either of you kids seen my briefcase?

Earth to Dennis!

Would you guys help me find my briefcase?

- Damn it, Dennis. - Don't you like it?

Fight like a man!

There's nothing to do here. I really hate this place.

If you're bored, I can think of plenty of stuff for you to do. Like what?

Like pick up your stuff. That's what! Oh, Mom!

Should've expected that. Uh-huh.

All right. That must be the sitter. Oh!

You guys be nice to her. You hear me?

Hi. Mrs. Paxton?

Yes. I'm Patty.

Come in. Thank you.

All right, you boys. Don't give Patty a hard time.

Don't worry, Mrs. Paxton. I get along great with little kids.

Then I'm sure you'll enjoy Lance and Dennis.

I'm sure.

Oh, well, bye.

Bye.

Hi, guys. Hi.

That's an awesome sports car. Thanks!

Beautiful hair. Is it real? Of course it is.

Thank you. You're really sweet.

Ha, ha.

I fought to get custody.

You guys remember our bargain.

You give Mrs. Abbott any trouble, no Magic Kingdom, understand?

Okay, Mom.

- Mrs. Abbott? - Yes.

Come in. Oh, thank you.

I should tell you that the boys are a little rambunctious?

Oh, my dear, I know all about small boys.

Rambunctious is what they're all about.

My late husband, Mr. Abbott, was a prizefighter.

Oh. And he gave me a few of his little tricks, so...

if these fellas? Ah, ha, ha?

Plan to give me a healthy helping of guff,

then Mr. Ouija and I will simply knock 'em into the middle of next week, won't we, Mr. Ouija?

Well, you have my permission, Mrs. Abbott.

Thank you, my dear. Now, you just hustle along to work.

Don't worry about a thing. Okay. Thank you, Mrs. Abbott.

Have a good day. Good-bye. Good luck.

I really have to thank you, Shane.

Thank me for what?

No, off.

Forget it. I'd be crazy not to put up with your craziness.

- Who says so? - Put that back.

- We wanna watch the cartoons. - And I wanna see the soap.

- It's our house. - When I'm in your house, I make the rules.

Go outside and get some fresh air.

There is no fresh air in Sun Country,

only smog. Well, then, go find some.

It's a cute puppy. Pretty little boy.

You know, there's a puppy next door who would love Mr. Ouij.

Really?

We have a small dog in our neighborhood who gives Mr. Ouija horseyback rides.

Would it be okay if we brought this puppy over to play? Well, of course.

- -

Oh! Aah!

Sorry about Shortcake, Mrs. Abbott. Guess he's not a puppy anymore, huh?

I guess not.

Honest, we're real sorry. We're making you some cocoa.

That's very nice. But isn't it a little hot out for cocoa?

That's the best time to drink it? When your body feels cooler and you drink something hot.

Mmm.

Here you are, Mrs. Abbott.

I thank you.

Mmm.

You perfect gentlemen.

Oh, my God, they've killed the babysitter.

You'll hear from my lawyer.

Hi, this is Gloria Paxton.

Oh. Lance!

Fine.

I need a babysitter.

I have two little boys.

Mrs. Paxton.

You can? You will? Well, let me give you my address!

Wait, wait. Um, where's my address?

Would one of you answer the door?

Oh!

Hi!

Hello, little missy. I am Jennifer.

The agency sent me. Come in, Jennifer.

I should tell you that the boys are a little rambunctious.

They're just being boys. They've just got the imaginaries. That's all.

They just need to occupy their noodles.

Lance, Dennis, come here and meetJennifer!

They're doing boy stuff, missy.

You just go ahead and go to work. I'll find your little fellas okay.

Uh, m-my number is on the telephone where I work.

No problem. Don't you even worry a teeny little bit, eh?

Uh, the police and the fire are just below the fudge?

No problem, eh?

Bye.

Right.

Oh. Oh.

You little mens like to play a little games, don't you?

We didn't mean anything.

Oh, I like games. It's just hard for little boys to fool old Jennifer.

J okes on old Jennifer sometime loop the loop, eh?

- You talk funny. - Yeah, where are you from?

I'm from a very faraway place in the islands.

Like, uh, Hawaii. Mmm, something like that.

A special place... with magic in the winds.

'Tis a place where everybody's happy...

and dancing and singing!

D Whoa, whoa J ump for joy forJah d

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d Whoa, whoa Jump forjoy forJah

d Everybody jump for joy forJah dd

A place little boys would love to see.

There ain't no place like that. It's just in books.

Little boys got a lot to learn about the world past their backyard.

- Let's play hide-and-go-seek. - Yeah.

Don't know that plaything.

You hide, and we'll try to find you. It's easy.

We'll close our eyes and count to 50, and you hide somewhere.

Little crocodiles ain't going to be playing some fun on old Jennifer, are you?

Come on. Let's go.

One, two, three, four, five, six,

seven, eight, nine, 10, 11?

17, 18, 1 9 , 20?

She's in the closet! Our specialty!

Ha! Let's go! I don't know.

I don't think we should do this, Lance.

- Excuse me? - I saw that water.

Mom's always saying we've got too much imagination, right?

Well, nothing happened! See, it just got stuck, and when we stood under it, it unstuck.

Yeah, but it got stuck in midair!

- Well, haven't you ever heard of gravity? - No. What's that?

I'll explain it to you later, all right? Come on. Let's go.

Trust me.

Twenty-four, 25, 26, 27,

28, 2 9 , 30,

31, 32?

Come on. Fire! Fire!

What's going on? Let us out! Help!

Help! Let us out!

Let us out! Help! Help!

Help! Fire! Fire!