3 Knock, Knock—Who’s There

Knock, Knock- Who's There?

Stink and his friends knocked on doors all over Webster's neighborhood. "How would you like to adopt a guinea pig?" Stink asked at one house, holding up a box full of wiggly piggies. "No, thanks. We already have three dogs." They knocked on another door. "They're really cute," said Sophie, holding one up. "They're really, really cute!" said Webster. "My son has allergies. Animals with fur make him sneeze."

They knocked on another door. "Come back when you're selling Girl Scout cookies!" And yet another. "What is it?" one lady asked. "A guinea pig," said Stink. "I can't have pigs in the house," the lady said.

"Not an oink-oink pig," said Stink. "A furry pet," said Webster. "Like a hamster." "Actually, guinea pigs are rodents," said Stink, holding one up. The guinea pig wiggled his way right out of Stink's grasp and dropped onto the floor of the lady's house. "A rodent! Get that rat out of my house!" The lady chased the speedy guinea pig around her living room with a broom. Finally, she swept it out the door and Stink scooped it up.

"Phew, that was a close one," he said to the guinea pig. At the next house, Stink said, "Hi, I'm Stink Moody, and—" "Did you say your name is Moody?" asked the old guy at the door. "Didn't I read about you in the paper? Aren't you the one with the cat that makes toast?" "That's my sister," said Stink. "Do these little critters make toast, too? I'd like to see that." "I don't think so," said Stink. "No toast, eh? Thanks anyway," the man said, shaking his head. "Let's try that apartment building," said Webster. They rang a bell on the first floor. "Guinea pigs, huh? You got any more? I'll take fifty," said the guy at the door. He wasn't wearing a shirt and had a blue tattoo of a cobra on his arm.

"Really? You will? That's great! Are you sure?" said Stink. "Sure, I'm sure," said the man, grinning under his hairy mustache. Just then, Sophie nudged her friends and pointed to a van in the parking lot. Across the top it said SQUAMATA SERPENTES. SAM THE SNAKE MAN. SNAKES OF ALL SIZES FOR YOUR CLASSROOM OR PARTY.