It was dark. The inner linings of the bull's stomach were slowly decomposing the hairball. It was lonely, too, inside the bull's stomach. But then, a light shined through, a hand appearing out of nowhere, grasping the hairball into the world outside. When sunlight hit the newly born hairball, the hairball took its first breath of fresh air. It was afraid it might fall from the hand, so it entangled itself around the fingers.
"Now see here, Huck, das how you git a hairba'." Jim said, holding up the soggy wad of hair.
Huck stared at the hairball, which stared back.
The hairball's eyes glowed dimly; as their gaze met, the hairball could see... Huck's future! It tried to tell Jim of the danger, but Jim could not hear the little hairball. Jim and Huck walked back towards the house, while the hairball used its powerful telekinetic powers to move a rock somewhere in China.
Jim sat down, pointing at the chair on the other side of the table. "Huck, you set there."
And so he sat.
"Can this really tell my future?" Huck asked.
"Well, shore!" Jim exclaimed, grinning. He leaned slightly forward, holding out the dangling hairball. The hairball started swinging around slightly to avoid the candle Jim had burning on the table.
Huck's expression hardened. "Tell mah future."
Jim held the hairball next to his ear. "It ain't talkin."
Huck blinked. "Why not?"
Jim chuckled. "I'm sure the spirits'll talk... for a price."
Huck dug into his pocket, and pulled out a single gold earring, and lightly slid it across the table to Jim. "How's this?"
Jim stared at the earring, before reaching over and putting it on his left earlobe.
"Oh! I seem to be hearing things!"
Jim yelled, closing his eyes dramatically. He set the hairball on the table before making large gestures to resemble 'fortune-telling'. Meanwhile, the hairball was singing 'I Can Go the Distance' from Disney's Hercules, for a hairball's fortune-telling powers are truly superb.
"Your pap's got little winged people on his shoulders..." Jim said, before saying, "Yes...He's a 'coming."
Huck's eyes widened as he rushed out of the door.
He had to go play Deal or No Deal with Judge Thatcher.
Needless to say Huck sold the $6000 case for a single dollar.