CH1: STRANGE BEGININGS

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WUMP! Hobbes the orange torpedo pounced on Calvin as he opened the door to his house.

"Get off me you overgrown fuzzball", Calvin shouted from underneath Hobbes.

"What's your problem chowderhead", Hobbes asked as he rolled over to the left so that Calvin could get up.

"Sorry Hobbes", Calvin said as he stood up and dusted himself off. "It's just that I just got assigned the dumbest assignment in the world".

"What is it", Hobbes asked as he sat up.

"We have two weeks to write a report over the history of the United States from 1775 to present", Calvin replied.

"Uh Calvin, America began in 1776 not 1775", Hobbes pointed out.

"I know but we have to also talk about the Revolutionary War", Calvin said as he started to head inside. "Of course that's not the worst part".

"What is the worst part", Hobbes asked as he started to follow Calvin in.

"CALVIN YOU HOLD IT RIGHT THERE", Susie Derkins bellowed as she walked over to where Calvin was. "Just what do you think you are doing outside playing while we have a project to work on"!

"Not that it is any of you business Susie but I was heading inside when old catapult butt", Calvin said as he jerked his thumb at Hobbes "pounced on me".

"Look whatever", Susie said. "Just don't screw this project up like you did the Mercury one okay".

"All I did was use a few simple creative liberties and you and Miss Wormwood blew your stacks", Calvin said.

"Blew our stacks", Susie repeated as her face slowly began to show signs of anger.

"You know the longer you keep me out here the longer it will take me to get started", Calvin said with a smile.

"Get inside now", Susie said as she walked off.

"The worst part is that Susie is my partner", Calvin whispered once she was far enough away.

'This should be fun to watch', Hobbes thought as he started to laugh

…….later that night at Calvin's House.…..

"Man this is boring", Calvin groaned as he turned the page of his history book. He'd been reading for an hour and was now sick of it.

" Too bad you weren't born back then otherwise all you would have to do is just write about your personal experiences", Hobbes said.

"Hobbes you're a genius", Calvin said as he ran over to his closet.

"Well thank you Calvin, we tigers are naturally", Hobbes said then his voice trailed off as he saw what Calvin was dragging out of his closet.