The next day...
Dexter got up early in the morning to get to the Bad Hams Place. This is the day before Pashmina falls in love with me, he thought as he crossed the river. I sure hope Mike's correct about this. But what's the surprise? I think it's supposed to be for Boss. But maybe it's also for Pashmina. But Boss comes first.
When Dexter arrived at the Bad Hams Place, Mike was outside with Stella. In Mike's paw was a piece of paper. In Stella's paw were some keys. "Good morning, Dexter," Mike greeted. "Here's your list of things you need to get me. Stella's got some keys to a truck that you might want to get one item with."
Dexter nodded and took the list. "A four by four inch kitchen counter?" he questioned. "Yes, we need that," Stella remarked. "What for?" Dexter asked. "Yes, you are full of questiones, aren't you? Remember, it's a surprise. Don't try to guess what it is," Mike said to Dexter.
He nodded again and glanced at the list. "OK, do you need to do repairs? If you do, call a repairman," Dexter said. "It's not repairs," Stella muttered. "We just need what's on the list!" "Here is what should be enough to pay for it all," Mike acknowledged as he handed him at least two hundred dollars in ten dollar bills. "Keep the remainder," Mike added.
Dexter nodded once again and said, "I'll be taking the truck." "Then follow me," Stella said as she beckoned him to follow her. He followed her to behind the tree to where a red truck was. "Come back before three in the afternoon," she told Dexter as he began to drive to the marketplace.
When he got to the hamster part of city, he entered Home Depot to get some of the items on the list. "At least there's only five," he muttered. "And four of them you can find here. Uh, it has...a four by four inch kitchen counter, fourty-eight centimeters of rope, four rods of metal, and rolls of duct tape. Heh, wonder what that stupid stuff is used for... And then there's...a softball bat?"
Dexter shrugged and went into the kitchen department. He saw an employee and asked, "Escuse me, but I need the best deal on a four by four kitchen counter." "Of course!" the employee replied. "How about...this one?"
The employee pointed to a sturdy four by four inch kitchen counter. "I'll take it!" Dexter confirmed. "How much?" "About twenty dollars since it's on sale and we're begging to get rid of it," the employee replied.
Dexter gave him two ten dollar bills. "It's yours," the employee said. "I'll take it out to your car after you're finished shopping. What else do you need?" "Well," Dexter started, "the list says that I need at least fourty-eight centimeters of rope next." "OK, let me show you the best deals," the employee responded immediately.
The employee took him down an aisle. "Loose or tight," he asked. "Tight," Dexter replied. The employee looked around and said, "Does the list say anything about twine? It's thin." "It says thick," Dexter replied.
After a few minutes of looking, the employee took a case of rope down from the shelf. "Real heavy, now," he commented as he put the case into Dexter's paws. Dexter practically fell down the case was so heavy. "Is it the case?" he questioned as the employee took it from his paws. "It's the product," he replied as the employee took the case back to where the kitchen counter was being kept.
"It says we need four rods of metal next," Dexter acknowledged the employee. "We're having a sale for four rods of metal for ten bucks," the employee answered. Dexter followed the employee down another aisle until he stopped. Dexter chose four rods and said, "I think that's good."
The employee nodded and stated, "I think so, too. I'll take it back to your other items." After taking the four rods of metal back to where Dexter's items were, the employee asked, "What else do you need?" "It says that I need rolls of duct tape," Dexter replied. "I know the best deals!" the employee perceived as Dexter followed him.
After finding the right aisle, the employee said, "What's on sale is the five pack of black duct tape." "How much cheaper is it than the two pack right now?" Dexter questioned. "About thirty-five cents," the employee replied. "I'll take it!" Dexter responded as they took it back to where Dexter had his other stuff.
"Your total is fifty-one dollars and twenty-two cents," the employee said after he rung up the four items Dexter was buying. Dexter paid him, and the employee asked, "Are you doing fix-it-yourself repairs? It seems like it..." "I don't know," Dexter replied. "My boss told me to get this stuff for him." "Oh, OK," the employee replied.
The employee helped Dexter take all of his purchases out to the truck Stella lent him. "Hope to see you again real soon!" the employee said as Dexter drove off to Wal-Mart.
"OK, a softball bat," Dexter mumbled as he looked through the sports aisle in Wal-Mart. "Oh, there it is! And it's only five dollars for a real one..." He then purchased it and got out of Wal-Mart. "I hate to go in there," he muttered to himself once he got back outside. "Well, off to the Bad Hams Place now!"
A few minutes later, Dexter pulled up to the Bad Hams Place. Mike was outside with Stella waiting for him. "That was quicker than I thought, Dexter," Mike said. "It's only about five 'til noon. I thought you'd take another hour."
Dexter helped Mike and Stella take all of the items into the front room. After they got the kitchen counter into the front room, Dexter stated, "I need to go now." "Bye, Dexter," Mike and Stella replied in unison.
Dexter got up early in the morning to get to the Bad Hams Place. This is the day before Pashmina falls in love with me, he thought as he crossed the river. I sure hope Mike's correct about this. But what's the surprise? I think it's supposed to be for Boss. But maybe it's also for Pashmina. But Boss comes first.
When Dexter arrived at the Bad Hams Place, Mike was outside with Stella. In Mike's paw was a piece of paper. In Stella's paw were some keys. "Good morning, Dexter," Mike greeted. "Here's your list of things you need to get me. Stella's got some keys to a truck that you might want to get one item with."
Dexter nodded and took the list. "A four by four inch kitchen counter?" he questioned. "Yes, we need that," Stella remarked. "What for?" Dexter asked. "Yes, you are full of questiones, aren't you? Remember, it's a surprise. Don't try to guess what it is," Mike said to Dexter.
He nodded again and glanced at the list. "OK, do you need to do repairs? If you do, call a repairman," Dexter said. "It's not repairs," Stella muttered. "We just need what's on the list!" "Here is what should be enough to pay for it all," Mike acknowledged as he handed him at least two hundred dollars in ten dollar bills. "Keep the remainder," Mike added.
Dexter nodded once again and said, "I'll be taking the truck." "Then follow me," Stella said as she beckoned him to follow her. He followed her to behind the tree to where a red truck was. "Come back before three in the afternoon," she told Dexter as he began to drive to the marketplace.
When he got to the hamster part of city, he entered Home Depot to get some of the items on the list. "At least there's only five," he muttered. "And four of them you can find here. Uh, it has...a four by four inch kitchen counter, fourty-eight centimeters of rope, four rods of metal, and rolls of duct tape. Heh, wonder what that stupid stuff is used for... And then there's...a softball bat?"
Dexter shrugged and went into the kitchen department. He saw an employee and asked, "Escuse me, but I need the best deal on a four by four kitchen counter." "Of course!" the employee replied. "How about...this one?"
The employee pointed to a sturdy four by four inch kitchen counter. "I'll take it!" Dexter confirmed. "How much?" "About twenty dollars since it's on sale and we're begging to get rid of it," the employee replied.
Dexter gave him two ten dollar bills. "It's yours," the employee said. "I'll take it out to your car after you're finished shopping. What else do you need?" "Well," Dexter started, "the list says that I need at least fourty-eight centimeters of rope next." "OK, let me show you the best deals," the employee responded immediately.
The employee took him down an aisle. "Loose or tight," he asked. "Tight," Dexter replied. The employee looked around and said, "Does the list say anything about twine? It's thin." "It says thick," Dexter replied.
After a few minutes of looking, the employee took a case of rope down from the shelf. "Real heavy, now," he commented as he put the case into Dexter's paws. Dexter practically fell down the case was so heavy. "Is it the case?" he questioned as the employee took it from his paws. "It's the product," he replied as the employee took the case back to where the kitchen counter was being kept.
"It says we need four rods of metal next," Dexter acknowledged the employee. "We're having a sale for four rods of metal for ten bucks," the employee answered. Dexter followed the employee down another aisle until he stopped. Dexter chose four rods and said, "I think that's good."
The employee nodded and stated, "I think so, too. I'll take it back to your other items." After taking the four rods of metal back to where Dexter's items were, the employee asked, "What else do you need?" "It says that I need rolls of duct tape," Dexter replied. "I know the best deals!" the employee perceived as Dexter followed him.
After finding the right aisle, the employee said, "What's on sale is the five pack of black duct tape." "How much cheaper is it than the two pack right now?" Dexter questioned. "About thirty-five cents," the employee replied. "I'll take it!" Dexter responded as they took it back to where Dexter had his other stuff.
"Your total is fifty-one dollars and twenty-two cents," the employee said after he rung up the four items Dexter was buying. Dexter paid him, and the employee asked, "Are you doing fix-it-yourself repairs? It seems like it..." "I don't know," Dexter replied. "My boss told me to get this stuff for him." "Oh, OK," the employee replied.
The employee helped Dexter take all of his purchases out to the truck Stella lent him. "Hope to see you again real soon!" the employee said as Dexter drove off to Wal-Mart.
"OK, a softball bat," Dexter mumbled as he looked through the sports aisle in Wal-Mart. "Oh, there it is! And it's only five dollars for a real one..." He then purchased it and got out of Wal-Mart. "I hate to go in there," he muttered to himself once he got back outside. "Well, off to the Bad Hams Place now!"
A few minutes later, Dexter pulled up to the Bad Hams Place. Mike was outside with Stella waiting for him. "That was quicker than I thought, Dexter," Mike said. "It's only about five 'til noon. I thought you'd take another hour."
Dexter helped Mike and Stella take all of the items into the front room. After they got the kitchen counter into the front room, Dexter stated, "I need to go now." "Bye, Dexter," Mike and Stella replied in unison.