Thankfully, nothing happened for a few more days. Nobody looked in, at
least from what Calvin's Mom and Hobbes saw. Snow fell, leaving Calvin and
Hobbes rolling around in the snow. Luckily, Hobbes special tiger senses
were not shaken by the incident. He could still sense most people coming.
Then one day, the doorbell rang. Hobbes, who was in the kitchen eating lunch, quickly got down onto all fours and crawled stealthily into the broom closet.
Calvin's Mom opened the door. A thin man with jet black hair stood at the door. He smiled a cheesy grin and said, "Hello ma'am. I'm Shark Quartly, the host of the talk show 'Strange But True'. Maybe you've heard of it?"
Calvin's Mom rolled her eyes. Calvin watched the show every week. She, personally, found it a little disgusting sometimes, but Calvin loved it. "Yes, I have." Then she muttered, "Unfortunately."
"I'm here to see your tiger pal." He leaned in a little, as to look inside. As he did, Calvin's Mom glimpsed an greedy look in his eyes. Calvin's Mom tried to act casually, even though her heart was pounding.
"What are you talking about?" Calvin's Mom managed to ask.
"I received a tape from some boys who live near here. It contains some.let's say interesting footage. May I show you?"
Calvin's Mom hesitated. That was all the time she needed, for Calvin and Susie came bounding down the sidewalk. "Hey Hobbes!" He called without looking. He bumped into the man, almost sending him face-flat onto the family room carpet. "Oh.hi!" Calvin's eyes widened as he realized who it was. "Mr. Quartly...what are you dong here?"
Shark ruffled his hair and said, "I'm here to show your Mom a tape."
"Well, come on in!" Calvin exclaimed and bounded into the room where the TV was. Shark, Calvin's Mom and Susie followed.
Calvin popped in the tape. It was a non-professional tape, one could tell. It jiggled a bit and the reception wasn't good, but you could see the point. The filmer had captured, on film, Hobbes eating at the table with everyone else, eating dinner.
To be continued...
Then one day, the doorbell rang. Hobbes, who was in the kitchen eating lunch, quickly got down onto all fours and crawled stealthily into the broom closet.
Calvin's Mom opened the door. A thin man with jet black hair stood at the door. He smiled a cheesy grin and said, "Hello ma'am. I'm Shark Quartly, the host of the talk show 'Strange But True'. Maybe you've heard of it?"
Calvin's Mom rolled her eyes. Calvin watched the show every week. She, personally, found it a little disgusting sometimes, but Calvin loved it. "Yes, I have." Then she muttered, "Unfortunately."
"I'm here to see your tiger pal." He leaned in a little, as to look inside. As he did, Calvin's Mom glimpsed an greedy look in his eyes. Calvin's Mom tried to act casually, even though her heart was pounding.
"What are you talking about?" Calvin's Mom managed to ask.
"I received a tape from some boys who live near here. It contains some.let's say interesting footage. May I show you?"
Calvin's Mom hesitated. That was all the time she needed, for Calvin and Susie came bounding down the sidewalk. "Hey Hobbes!" He called without looking. He bumped into the man, almost sending him face-flat onto the family room carpet. "Oh.hi!" Calvin's eyes widened as he realized who it was. "Mr. Quartly...what are you dong here?"
Shark ruffled his hair and said, "I'm here to show your Mom a tape."
"Well, come on in!" Calvin exclaimed and bounded into the room where the TV was. Shark, Calvin's Mom and Susie followed.
Calvin popped in the tape. It was a non-professional tape, one could tell. It jiggled a bit and the reception wasn't good, but you could see the point. The filmer had captured, on film, Hobbes eating at the table with everyone else, eating dinner.
To be continued...