Albino Pygmy Doggie

by Mandrell

After a heavy dispute with Edward, who claims him to be small, Clam loses his mind and suddenly starts behaving like a dog! First Lazlo and Raj try to get along with their new 'pet', but then their rhino dog is causing more and more trouble in camp...

1. A Heavy Dispute

Albino Pygmy Doggie

Chapter 1: A Heavy Dispute

It is early morning in Camp Kidney and only a few Bean Scouts are already up on their feet. Clam the little albino pygmy rhino is sitting near the flag pole sniffing a beautiful flower. "Ah! Smells good!" he finds out and within the next moment he eats it up! Clam has just finished his meal by producing a big burp, when he sees Edward and the two dung beetles Chip & Skip passing by. Edward is in the mood of picking on people this morning. He sees Clam sitting on the ground peacefully and comes up to him. "Clam is the smallest - Clam is the smallest!" Edward shouts, laughing out loud. Chip & Skip must laugh, too, although seemingly not knowing what they are supposed to laugh about, anyway. Clam does not get it either. "No...ahm...Clam just sitting!" he explains to the platypus. Edward bursts out laughing again. "Hahaha! You could stand on Big Mount Whitehead and still you'd be the smallest creature in camp!" he claims.

Clam gets angry and faces Edward. "Clam not small!" he shouts hopping up and down. "Stop blaring around here," the platypus instructs him, "you're waking up the whole camp! And stop hopping permanently! You're hopping on my nerves! Got it?!" "Yeah?" the rhino yells. "Yeah!" the platypus yells back, just enraging the little rhino even more. "Clam hop when Clam want to hop!" Clam shouts at Edward shaking his fists and starts hopping around the whole place blaring "Hop-Hop-Hop!" all along, making Edward grumble.
Meanwhile the whole camp is awake and the campers are gathering around the two squabblers. "Edward? Why is Clam hopping around like a kangarooh?" Lazlo wants to know. "I don't know! Maybe because he is small AND stupid!" Edward suggests and is about to leave. But Clam is still furious. "Clam not small - Clam not small!", he shouts hopping up and down more wildly. Now Edward is getting furious, too and turns red in his face. "Grrr! If you're not small, then I'm Elvis!" he exclaims. "Wow! Edward is Elvis!" Chip states. "Hey, Ed-Man! Love me tender!" Skip shouts. The two dung beetles start singing "Love Me Tender!" until Edwards advices them to stop this crap. "I have had enough babbling for one morning!" he decides and walks away, but then he holds on for a moment. "And enough of little pygmy rhinos!" he adds. Clam is about to run after Edward, but Lazlo tharfs his friend and holds him tight, although Clam is struggling in the air while fiercly shaking his fists and wants to move on anyway. "Stop it, Clam!", Lazlo calls upon his friend, "Don't you see Edward is just trying to pick on you? Don't let him have his fun!" "But..." Clam tries to explain himself. "No, Clam! It's enough now!" Lazlo confirms. "Yes, Clam!" Raj agrees, "My mother always says, the wiser head gives in!"

"Come on, Clam! Let's head for breakfast!" Lazlo suggests. "Clam to be carried!" Clam begs him, plucking on Lazlos shirt. "Sure, Clam!" Lazlo agrees, picking up the little rhino and cradling it, as the three Jelly Beans are walking over to the mess hall. "Hey Clam! You've become quite heavy!" Lazlo states. "Heavy! Clam good eater!" the rhino explains.