As Dorothia neared the gingerbread house, she realized that it was quite
short. She was tired and hungry, so she stooped through the doorway and
entered the house. The sight that greeted her made her practically jump
out of her skin. The house was surprisingly squeaky clean! Never in all
her life had Dorothia seen such a clean dwelling. The floor was clean
enough to eat off, the tables shined like mirrors, and not a mousetrap in
sight! Then, Dorothia noticed the seven strange bowls of pudding arranged
on the table. Unable to contain her famine any longer, Dorothia got to
work. After eating what her stomach desired, Dorothia fell asleep on the
comfiest of seven small chairs in front of a big-screen Television.
Presently, a small off-tune humming became audible. The well-oiled door
opened as seven stout men entered. Quickly, they noticed something was
wrong. The floor was now covered with the remaining contents of their
pudding bowls, which lay strewn across the table. Walking into the den,
they came across the beautiful young maiden asleep in a chair.
