Meanwhile...
Howdy had seen Dexter with the truck. "I wonder what he was doin' with a truck," he mumbled as he entered the clubhouse. "Hey, Howdy," Pashmina greeted. "Where have you been?" "I saw Dexter with a truck," Howdy answered. "I was in town when I saw him. He had a big box and four rods of metal in the back of the truck. I think there's something wrong."
At that moment, Dexter walked casually into the clubhouse. "Hamha, Ham-Hams," he remarked as the Ham-Hams glanced at him. Howdy said to Boss, "I need to see you for a moment." "OK, Howdy," Boss replied as the two went out the door.
"What is it, Howdy?" Boss inquired after Howdy closed the clubhouse door. "Well, Boss," Howdy explained. "See, I saw Dexter in town in a truck with a big box and four rods of metal in the back. I don't know what he's doing with it. It might be part of your surprise." "I don't think it'd be anything of importance," Boss responded. "You sure?" he queried to be sure he heard correctly. "Yup," Boss stated and went back into the clubhouse.
After a few hours of playing more games at the clubhouse, Boss said, "I've got to go to town to get a few things for my birthday tomorrow." "OK, Boss," the Ham-Hams said in unison as he left the clubhouse.
Maxwell once again pulled out the chalk board and started, "OK, Dexter is going to take Boss to the party after his surprise, correct?" "Correct!" Dexter shouted to Maxwell. "Stan's got a disco ball, and it's going to be on when he comes in," Maxwell informed. Stan nodded gleefully and pointed to a box in the corner of the clubhouse.
Maxwell continued, "Well, then we're going to sing the Happy Birthday song after Boss enters the clubhouse. Right afterward, Caitlin and Cappy are going to lead us in the party games. After everyone gets hungry, we'll sing the Happy Birthday song again, and Boss will blow out the candles on the birthday cake Hamtaro made. Then he'll open presents. After he opens all of his presents, Panda and Pashmina will lead us in the next few games. Is that correct, Ham-Hams?"
"Correct!" the Ham-Hams shouted in unison. "Great. We have it all planned," Maxwell said as he covered the chalk board again. "Hey, Maxwell," Stan hollered. "I've got some music that's 'it' right now. D'you want me to bring it tomorrow?" "Do that, Stan," he replied.
A few minutes later, Boss came back. "D'you want anything to eat 'cause I'll get you something?" he queried. "OK," Oxnard responded. Boss went to the storage and brought back a pile of sunflower seeds. "There you go," he stated as he sat back in his armchair.
The Ham-Hams ate a few of the sunflower seeds. "Hey, Boss," Caitlin said. "Come over to my place in the morning. I'll fix you up for your birthday." "Uh...that's OK...," Boss murmured. "No," she commented. "You're going to come over and let me see you before you make yourself look stupid."
Boss sighed and mumbled, "OK, I will." After a few minutes, most of the Ham-Hams went home. After Caitlin left, Boss said to Hamtaro and Oxnard, "Hey, did you think I looked stupid last time I went somewhere?" Hamtaro glanced at Oxnard for an answer. "Uh, Boss," Oxnard replied, "she's right. You don't wanna look stupid this time."
Boss turned red and inquired, "So, I looked stupid and no one said anything about it?" "Frankly," Hamtaro muttered. Boss turned around and murmured, "OK, I'll go to Caitlin's to be 'fixed up.' " "Good," Hamtaro and Oxnard responded in unison as they left the clubhouse.
Howdy had seen Dexter with the truck. "I wonder what he was doin' with a truck," he mumbled as he entered the clubhouse. "Hey, Howdy," Pashmina greeted. "Where have you been?" "I saw Dexter with a truck," Howdy answered. "I was in town when I saw him. He had a big box and four rods of metal in the back of the truck. I think there's something wrong."
At that moment, Dexter walked casually into the clubhouse. "Hamha, Ham-Hams," he remarked as the Ham-Hams glanced at him. Howdy said to Boss, "I need to see you for a moment." "OK, Howdy," Boss replied as the two went out the door.
"What is it, Howdy?" Boss inquired after Howdy closed the clubhouse door. "Well, Boss," Howdy explained. "See, I saw Dexter in town in a truck with a big box and four rods of metal in the back. I don't know what he's doing with it. It might be part of your surprise." "I don't think it'd be anything of importance," Boss responded. "You sure?" he queried to be sure he heard correctly. "Yup," Boss stated and went back into the clubhouse.
After a few hours of playing more games at the clubhouse, Boss said, "I've got to go to town to get a few things for my birthday tomorrow." "OK, Boss," the Ham-Hams said in unison as he left the clubhouse.
Maxwell once again pulled out the chalk board and started, "OK, Dexter is going to take Boss to the party after his surprise, correct?" "Correct!" Dexter shouted to Maxwell. "Stan's got a disco ball, and it's going to be on when he comes in," Maxwell informed. Stan nodded gleefully and pointed to a box in the corner of the clubhouse.
Maxwell continued, "Well, then we're going to sing the Happy Birthday song after Boss enters the clubhouse. Right afterward, Caitlin and Cappy are going to lead us in the party games. After everyone gets hungry, we'll sing the Happy Birthday song again, and Boss will blow out the candles on the birthday cake Hamtaro made. Then he'll open presents. After he opens all of his presents, Panda and Pashmina will lead us in the next few games. Is that correct, Ham-Hams?"
"Correct!" the Ham-Hams shouted in unison. "Great. We have it all planned," Maxwell said as he covered the chalk board again. "Hey, Maxwell," Stan hollered. "I've got some music that's 'it' right now. D'you want me to bring it tomorrow?" "Do that, Stan," he replied.
A few minutes later, Boss came back. "D'you want anything to eat 'cause I'll get you something?" he queried. "OK," Oxnard responded. Boss went to the storage and brought back a pile of sunflower seeds. "There you go," he stated as he sat back in his armchair.
The Ham-Hams ate a few of the sunflower seeds. "Hey, Boss," Caitlin said. "Come over to my place in the morning. I'll fix you up for your birthday." "Uh...that's OK...," Boss murmured. "No," she commented. "You're going to come over and let me see you before you make yourself look stupid."
Boss sighed and mumbled, "OK, I will." After a few minutes, most of the Ham-Hams went home. After Caitlin left, Boss said to Hamtaro and Oxnard, "Hey, did you think I looked stupid last time I went somewhere?" Hamtaro glanced at Oxnard for an answer. "Uh, Boss," Oxnard replied, "she's right. You don't wanna look stupid this time."
Boss turned red and inquired, "So, I looked stupid and no one said anything about it?" "Frankly," Hamtaro muttered. Boss turned around and murmured, "OK, I'll go to Caitlin's to be 'fixed up.' " "Good," Hamtaro and Oxnard responded in unison as they left the clubhouse.