“No!” said the Princess in Black.
“You may not eat people!”
The sea monster could hear her
now. It frowned.
“NO?”
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“No,” she said.
The sea monster sniffled. Its neck
drooped. Its tail sagged.
“Um . . . you could eat fish,” said
the Princess in Black.
The sea monster straightened up.
“YES!” it said. “EAT FISH!”
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The monster dove back into the
sea. The Princess in Black had no
choice but to follow.
The Goat Avenger swung in a ham-
a comic book.
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The squirrel hopped onto his
shoulder. The Goat Avenger shared
his lemonade. It was a good day.
Clang-clang-clang.
“Probably another squirrel,” said
the Goat Avenger.
He stood and turned around.
An acorn-shaped monster with
one huge eye lurked beside the hole.
“AAAH!” said the Goat Avenger.
“ROAR!” said the acorn-shaped
monster.
“SQUIRREL!” said the Goat
Avenger. “Terrorize that acorn!”
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“AAAAHH!” said the acorn-
shaped monster. It leaped back into
the hole.
The Goat Avenger put his fists
on his hips. He had done it! After
all, he had saved the squirrel. And
the squirrel had scared away the
monster. Thanks to him, the goats
were safe. And somewhere, thanks
to him, the Princess in Black was
having a vacation.
The sea monster plunged into the
water. The ocean rose up. A wave
formed. And the Princess in Black
was on top of it.
The water washed away her
disguise. The wave rolled her to an
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Princess Magnolia looked around.
The island was tiny. Nothing for
miles. No screaming people. No ear-
licking goats. And no monsters.
It was perfect.
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Princess Magnolia curled up in
the shade of the coconut tree.
“Vacation,” she said.
She closed her eyes. She said
“Snore.” And then she did just that.