8 This Little Piggy

This Little Piggy

Another seventeen miles down the road, at last they hit Virginia Beach! A big green sign said: "What's Mt. Trashmore? Is it really a mountain?" asked Webster. "Is it a park?" asked Sophie. "Is it really made of trash?" Stink slid open the window and sniffed. "Mt. Trashmore used to be a huge garbage dump," said Mrs. B. "But then they covered it up with layers of soil, turning it into a kind of big hill or mountain. And now it's a park."

"Whoa," said Stink. "A giant trash sandwich." At Mt. Trashmore, kids and families were fishing, feeding ducks, flying kites, skateboarding, and racing remote-controlled boats off the pier.

They found homes for fourteen guinea pigs at Mt. Trashmore alone. Virginia Beach was pig heaven. Guinea pig heaven, that is. People went gaga for guinea pigs in this town. At the Beatles Museum, they gave away John, Paul, George, and Ringo. At Ocean Breeze Water Park, they gave away zero. But they got to see a giant gorilla named Hugh Mongous. At the amusement park they gave away eight more. Plus, one lady adopted ten because she kept falling in love with one, and then another, and then another.

"Virginia Beach rocks," Webster said. "Operation Guinea Pig rocks!" said Stink. "Time to get back to Squeals on Wheels," said Mrs. Birdwistle. "Next stop, my friend Daisy's house." But when they got to the camper, something was not right. The horn was honking. The radio was blasting. The windshield wipers were wiping. Great balls of fur! Twenty-three guinea pigs were on the loose. Those hair balls were having one big piggy party. "Hurry, Mrs. B.! Guinea pigs are going bonkers in there!" "Holey tamoley!" screeched Webster when he saw Mrs. B.'s coffee thermos knocked over. "The guinea pigs drank your coffee!" Hyperdrive! The Guinea Pig Express had turned into the Guinea Pig Espresso. Guinea pigs were here, there, and everywhere, poking out of every box, bag, backpack, cupboard, and cubbyhole. Guinea pigs ran races around the camper. Guinea pigs spun circles on the counters. Guinea

pigs slipped and slid into the empty sink. Curly Sue went snooping in the closet! All three kids chased after the squirming fur balls and put them back in their cages. After they finished cleaning up the mess, Mrs. B. said, "Phew! Last stop— my friend Daisy's house!" On the way to the rescue, Astro poked his head out of Stink's backpack. "This is it, boy," said