4 When It Rains, It Pours

When It Rains, It Pours

Once he started, Stink could not stop writing letters. He wrote a letter to Webster (the friend, not the dictionary). He wrote a letter to his other best friend, Elizabeth, who liked to be called Sophie of the Elves. He even wrote a letter to his teacher, telling her how great he was at writing letters.

At school, when Mrs. Dempster put a sample letter on the board, full of mistakes, Stink found every single goof, including Deer Sirs and Yours Untruly. "Stink, you really put your thinking cap on today!" said Mrs. D. "Now, who can tell me what the best part of writing a letter is?" she asked. "When you're done?" asked Webster. "Cool stamps?" asked Sophie of the Elves. "When somebody writes back!" said Mrs. D. "Especially when they write back with like about a million jawbreakers," said Stink. "Speaking of a million, it's time for math," said Mrs. D.

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Waiting sure was bor-ing. UN-amazing. Stink came home from school and checked the mailbox first thing every day. He did not get one puny letter. Not even a postcard! Not from the candy company that couldn't spell cat. Not from the toy company with the microbot that wouldn't listen. Not from the city park with no monkeys. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero. "Maybe my letters got lost," said Stink. "Maybe they know you're just trying to get free stuff," said Judy. "Am not." "Are too." "Maybe I forgot to put stamps on them," said Stink. "Maybe your letters were abducted by alien microbots," said Judy. "Hardee-har-har. So funny I forgot to laugh." Then one day it happened, all at once. "When it rains, it pours," Mom said.

Stink did not see any rain, but he did see a package. From the toy company. He tore open the box. Microbots! Monsters and spotted dogs and striped cats. Blue lions and pink mice and even a koala! Stink read the card. "It says since my microbot didn't work, try these!" "No fair!" said Judy. "You have all the luck." "Knock on wood," said Stink. Just then there was a knock on the (wood!) door. Judy ran to open it. "Package," said the delivery guy. "For a Mr. Stink Moody."