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As the sun was just about to set at the Mayor's house, Mayor Meanswell was actually smiling. He set his suitcase by the front door and waited for Miss Busybody and Sportacus to arrive. He even tried whistling a tune. He frowned for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders and went back to whistling. Somewhere, in a dusty corner of his mind, a thought nagged at him from time to time. He was sure he had forgotten to do something, but he couldn't think what.

A knock on the door sounded and the Mayor went to open it.

"Sportacus, thank you, thank you, thank you. You don't know how much this means to me," the Mayor boomed. Then he leaned in conspiratorily and whispered, "And Miss Busybody."

Sportacus chuckled and whispered back, "You are welcome."

Another knock sounded on the door.

"Come in," said the Mayor. Bessie swanned into the room in a purple, sequined, evening gown. "Miss Busybody, how bright, I mean beautiful, you look tonight."

"Why thank you, Milford! And you look quite debonair in that tux!" Both Bessie and Milford stared at one another for just a fraction of a second longer, then Bessie noticed Sportacus and addressed him.

"Now, Sportacus. I have made a short list of everything you might need to know this weekend, and included just a few suggestions. There is also a schedule which you might find helpful." Sportacus took the list. As Bessie turned back to the Mayor, the list unfolded itself, revealing it was close to two feet long! Sportacus looked panicked for a moment. He looked at Bessie, then back at the long "short" list, and smiled as he wound it around his hand and set it on a counter.

"Now Milford, are you ready? I have my bags outside the door. We can leave immediately." Bessie opened the front door revealing several suitcases of various sizes. Mayor Meanswell looked at his one suitcase. He sighed and followed Miss Busybody out the door. Again, he thought he had forgotten something. Before he could close the door, the Mayor turned and jumped back into the house. The dust in his mind had miraculously cleared.

"Stephanie!" the Mayor yelled.

Sportacus was standing in front of the Mayor. "Where is Stephanie?" he asked the Mayor while looking around.

"I forgot to tell Stephanie! She's been out playing with her friends all day, and I forgot to go look for her to tell her what is happening. Oh dear, I can't leave until I tell her. I hope she won't be too disappointed." The Mayor dropped his head into his hands and moaned. He was disappointed in himself. How could he have forgotten to find Stephanie and tell her? She was just a little girl!

Bessie heard what the Mayor said to Sportacus and returned inside to stand looking out the window. Bessie couldn't believe that she had forgotten to tell Stephanie, either. Or at least reminded the Mayor. Suddenly, Bessie saw a pink shadow shuffling up the sidewalk in the twilight.

"Milford, pull yourself together! Here comes Stephanie now!"