Early the next morning was when Dexter woke up. Jingle had come back
from the music club and was sleeping in Boss's armchair. Dexter tip-toed
out of the clubhouse and ran out of the tunnel from the clubhouse to
outside. He crossed the river and trudged toward the Bad Hams Place.
When Dexter got there, Mike was outside. "Great, my boy," he said as he walked toward Dexter. "You're here finally." "Yes, sir," Dexter replied. "What is my next assignment?" Mike grinned and replied, "Your assignment is to spy on the Ham-Hams for the next three days."
Dexter cocked his head and glanced at Mike. "Why?" he queried. "There's a reason, but I'm not to tell!" Mike returned. "You are just to come back before you go home every night and tell me what they were doing!"
Dexter nodded. "Yes, sir," he remarked. Dexter turned back around and ran back to the clubhouse. When he entered, Boss and Jingle were at the table. Dexter sat down next to Jingle and questioned, "Well, what are you two talking about?" "Nothing, really," Boss replied. "Yeah," Jingle rejoined. "D'you want anything to eat?" Boss asked. Dexter nodded in reply.
Boss got up from the table and came back with a pile of sunflower seeds. "Take all you want, you two," he stated. "I have plenty for myself." Jingle took a sunflower seed and started to bite its shell off. Dexter took one and cracked it open. "I'm a little better," he told the two. "Great," Boss responded.
When all of the Ham-Hams got to the clubhouse, they all went outside. The boys split into two teams and began to play soccer. The girls talked to each other on the sidelines. "So, what're we gonna do for Boss's birthday?" Caitlin inquired. "I think we should put up streamers that are red, green, and yellow, like his hat," Pashmina commented. "But what are we gonna get him?" Sandy asked. "It's easy to get Pashmina a present, but five days after her birthday is his. It's just hard! And he's a guy!" "Ookyoo," Penelope murmured.
Dexter abandoned the soccer game and went over to the girls. "Are you girls talking about Boss's birthday?" he queried. The girls nodded as they saw the soccer ball coming toward them. "Dexter!" Bijou screamed. "The ball!" OOF! Dexter turned around at the moment it hit him in the face.
The girls gasped as he fell on his back. "Score!" Stan chanted. "He was flirting with the girls, so I scored!" "Stan!" Sandy scolded. "That was evil!" Dexter sat upward and yelled, "I'm OK!" He got back up and shouted, "Let's get this game back in action!"
The boys continued the soccer game. By the end of the day, they were exhausted. "Who would've guessed we could play that long?" Hamtaro said to Oxnard and Boss. "I agree," Oxnard responded. "I don't think so," Boss remarked. "I could probably go on through the night. There's sometimes no end to this energy of mine."
Caitlin rushed over to Boss and said, "Let's go for a long walk around the park." "OK," he replied as they started to walk. "OK," Hamtaro said as he turned to the rest of the Ham-Hams. "Caitlin has taken care of Boss, so now we can talk about his surprise party!"
When Dexter got there, Mike was outside. "Great, my boy," he said as he walked toward Dexter. "You're here finally." "Yes, sir," Dexter replied. "What is my next assignment?" Mike grinned and replied, "Your assignment is to spy on the Ham-Hams for the next three days."
Dexter cocked his head and glanced at Mike. "Why?" he queried. "There's a reason, but I'm not to tell!" Mike returned. "You are just to come back before you go home every night and tell me what they were doing!"
Dexter nodded. "Yes, sir," he remarked. Dexter turned back around and ran back to the clubhouse. When he entered, Boss and Jingle were at the table. Dexter sat down next to Jingle and questioned, "Well, what are you two talking about?" "Nothing, really," Boss replied. "Yeah," Jingle rejoined. "D'you want anything to eat?" Boss asked. Dexter nodded in reply.
Boss got up from the table and came back with a pile of sunflower seeds. "Take all you want, you two," he stated. "I have plenty for myself." Jingle took a sunflower seed and started to bite its shell off. Dexter took one and cracked it open. "I'm a little better," he told the two. "Great," Boss responded.
When all of the Ham-Hams got to the clubhouse, they all went outside. The boys split into two teams and began to play soccer. The girls talked to each other on the sidelines. "So, what're we gonna do for Boss's birthday?" Caitlin inquired. "I think we should put up streamers that are red, green, and yellow, like his hat," Pashmina commented. "But what are we gonna get him?" Sandy asked. "It's easy to get Pashmina a present, but five days after her birthday is his. It's just hard! And he's a guy!" "Ookyoo," Penelope murmured.
Dexter abandoned the soccer game and went over to the girls. "Are you girls talking about Boss's birthday?" he queried. The girls nodded as they saw the soccer ball coming toward them. "Dexter!" Bijou screamed. "The ball!" OOF! Dexter turned around at the moment it hit him in the face.
The girls gasped as he fell on his back. "Score!" Stan chanted. "He was flirting with the girls, so I scored!" "Stan!" Sandy scolded. "That was evil!" Dexter sat upward and yelled, "I'm OK!" He got back up and shouted, "Let's get this game back in action!"
The boys continued the soccer game. By the end of the day, they were exhausted. "Who would've guessed we could play that long?" Hamtaro said to Oxnard and Boss. "I agree," Oxnard responded. "I don't think so," Boss remarked. "I could probably go on through the night. There's sometimes no end to this energy of mine."
Caitlin rushed over to Boss and said, "Let's go for a long walk around the park." "OK," he replied as they started to walk. "OK," Hamtaro said as he turned to the rest of the Ham-Hams. "Caitlin has taken care of Boss, so now we can talk about his surprise party!"