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One day Torry tore off the calender.
“Thanksgiving,” he said.
He ate breakfast and called his friends over for Thanksgiving dinner.
Meanwhile Bill said, “I must stop Thanksgiving, it’s a waste of time.”
Later Victor and Randy got there then Bob then Dan with Amy and Betty. As Jack went to Bill’s house Bill and Jack took Betty to his jail. As Dan tried to save Betty he too was a prisoner of Bill. Then Jack went for Bob, Bob went fast but Jack went faster. And Bob was a prisoner.
When they got Torry, Torry grabbed the crystal.
“What’s that?” said Bill.
Then Jack said, “Just an old crystal. Keep this to remember today you dumb Amy.”
Torry was in Bill’s jail, then Victor. Amy was still left she ran, but then she was trapped. Bill on one side Jack on the other side the jail on the other and the crusher on the other. Meanwhile Torry wanted back the crystal. As they had Amy in jail too. Amy gave the crystal to Torry, but Amy missed.
“Now they can’t have Thanksgiving,” said Bill.
“Now for the big part of our plan,” said Jack. “Steal the Thanksgiving dinner.”
At lunch they gave them bad food. Then they fell through a trap door to a 2nd jail.
“Drat! Two are not here!” said Bill.
So they waited they had John Johasm the astronaut was caught.
“One more,” said Bill.
As they went to Torry’s house, then they are the dinner then went back.
And then Bob said, “Get lost Bill and Jack. We were having Thanksgiving until you came along. I wish you were in jail like we are and weren’t here.”
“Shut up big mouth,” said Bill to Bob.
Then Jack said, “Here’s your dumb crystal.” and he threw it in the trash can.
“That is where you belong,” said Bill.
Then John fell through the trapdoor they were all trapped except one.
“Where’s Mr. Trim and his dumb inventions,” said Bill.
“Shut up!” said Bob.
John and Torry and Dan and Bob bent the bars. As they ran a trapdoor opened and Bob, Torry, and Randy fell through then another one and Victor and John fell another one got Betty, Amy, and Dan.
“You are in quicksand,” said Bill in a mean smile.
“Good bye, nice to know that you are in quicksand,” said Jack pouring the trash in the quicksand...and the yellow crystal. Torry had quicksand up to his waist, he got the crystal and turned into something real hot and Torry dried up the quicksand then got out and walked on the dried quicksand. Then Torry turned back and walked out and then they went back to Torry’s house. The food was gone!
“I know what happened. Bill ate it. Wait ‘till I get my hands on Bill and Jack. Wait ‘till they got lost!...” said Bob.
“Stop yakking!” said Bill.
“They’re here,” said Torry.
Bill took them to his jail again, and the crystal came out.
“How did you all make it?” said Bill.
“The quicksand dried up,” said Torry.
“Drat!” said Jack then Bill.
“Why did you and Bill eat OUR food?” said Bob to Jack.
“Because I don’t want you eating Thanksgiving dinner,” said Bill.
“Oh yeah!” said Bob.
“Yeah!” said Bill and Jack at the same time.
They all bended the bars and got away but they fell through a hole. And got tied up.
“When is Mr. Trim going to get here,” said Bill.
Randy went for his knife he got it, but how could he cut the rope without cutting himself. Bill took the knife and threw it and the crystal away.
“Now you will stay here forever,” said Bill.
“And I’m only 7,” said Torry.
“I am just 17,” said John.
“We’re just 6 years old,” said the rest.
“We are too!” said Bill and Jack.
“When will Mr. Trim come?” said Jack.
“When he does we will be waiting for him,” said Bill.
John used all his strength and broke the ropes.
“GO JOHN!” said the rest except Jack and Bill.
Bill got him and put him in the crusher. Then Jack took Bob, still tied up to the crusher. Bill took the rest ‘till all but Torry was in the crusher. Torry’s the oldest child, he broke the ropes, he ran, they caught Torry.
“To the crusher you’re going,” said Bill.
“This is my last chance,” said Torry to himself.
Just when they were going to put Torry in the crusher, Torry got loose.
“After him!” shouted Bill.
Torry ran fast, Bill ran fast and Jack ran fast.
“Come on, Torry, we need you,” said Amy.
“Turn into something,” said Randy.
Just then Torry was caught, Torry again got loose. Torry tried to grab the crystal and Randy’s knife. He missed. Torry was trapped in a hole so deep he couldn’t come out of and Bill and Jack took Torry to the crusher.
Meanwhile Mr. Trim was going to work on this invention for the Thanksgiving feast.
“Before I turn the crusher on are there any last words?” asked Bill.
“Yes. HELP!” said Bob.
“Well.” said Bill.
“You won’t get away with this!” said Amy.
“Turn it on now! Jack.” said Bill.
As Mr. Trim finished he used the travel machine to Torry’s house.
“Bill must have them,” said Mr. Trim.
Later Jack turned on the crusher. Mr. Trim used the travel machine to get to the crusher. Mr. Trim turned the crusher to reverse and then off. Mr. Trim and John bent the bars and used the travel machine to Torry’s house.
“This is my invention a food enlarger,” said Mr. Trim. “Bill left a crumb. Watch.”
The crumb turned to a Thanksgiving dinner. Torry went and came back with the crystal and the knife.
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