5 The Experiment Begins

CHAPTER FIVE THE EXPERIMENT BEGINS The next day Franny came to school prepared to start her experiment. Before class she observed some of the girls playing with dolls. Franny was delighted. She knew about dolls.

She loved dolls. In fact she loved them so much that she had even made some special modifications to the ones she had at home.

Champaine FASHION DOLL BY F.K. STEIN CHAMPAINE'S STEEL TEETH CAN EASILY MUNCH THE HEADS OFF OTHER DOLLS! SUPER DANGEROUS! Oozette CUDDLY DOLL BY F.K. STEIN OOZETTE GUSHES STICKY GUNK WHENEVER YOU HUG HER!

She was just about to tell the girls how Chompolina could bite the heads off their dolls when she noticed something. Their dolls were all kind of... sweet, and pretty. They all had long hair and flowery dresses. Not a single one of them oozed uck. They didn't ooze anything. Franny made a note to herself: Pretty, non-head-biting dolls, it said. And less oozing.

At lunchtime Franny sat down at a table with a bunch of kids. She was getting ready to take out her exquisitely delicious crab ravioli in pumpkin sauce when she made another observation.

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on her left, lunch-meat sandwiches on her right. As far as Franny's eyes could see was a carpet of soft, white, squishy sandwiches. No casseroles, no stews, no shish kebabs; just sandwiches.