(At the library, Dorami is looking for some books on Thomas Edison. She goes up to the Librarian to help her out.)

Dorami: Where is the Thomas Edison section, please?

The Librarian: Look in the biographies; he doesn't have his own section.

Dorami: WHAT DOES A MAN HAVE TO DO TO BE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT IN THIS CRUMMY LIBRARY?!

(Doraemon and Tom are walking down the sidewalk. Then, Dorami speeds along in her bicycle carrying a lot of books, nearly hitting Tom and Doraemon. They run after her.)

Doraemon: Sis, what are all those books?!

Dorami: Can you believe that these were the only books the library had about Edison?!

Tom: Yeah.

Doraemon: Wanna come to McDonald's with us?

Dorami: I have to study my inventions. I don't have time for burgers, fries, and childish small talk!

Doraemon: What's with her?

Tom: Beats me.

(At night, there are lots of books in Dorami's room. Then, she flickers the light switch on and off as part of Edison's invention of the lightbulb. However, it annoys Sewashi.)

Sewashi: Dorami, I'm trying to read Shakespeare!

Dorami: I'm sorry, Sewashi, but if I'm to play Edison convincingly, I need experience with electric lights.

Dorami: Why don't you study a phonograph or a movie camera? He invented those.

Dorami: Good idea! I will! As soon as I'm done here. (flickers the lights)

Sewashi: DORAMI!!!!!!


(At the camera shop, the store clerk behind the counter shows Dorami an old camera and explains the parts of it)

The Store Clerk: The film is pulled past the shutter... (Dorami begins to open a door) DON'T OPEN IT! You'll expose the... film.

(At an antique store, she discovers a phonograph. She cranks the crank and it projects loud music right in the shopkeeper's face! Then, at the hardware store, she discovers all different types of lightbulbs. Meanwhile, Michelle and Jerry notice her.)

Michelle: Hey, Dorami! Dorami!

(Michelle and Jerry walk into the store.)

Jerry: Wanna go to the park and hang out or something?

Dorami: No, but you're welcome to study incandescent filaments with me.

Michelle: Oh, how boring! We're talking about the park! Games to play, friends to hang out with, FUN!

Dorami: My inventions are NOT boring! Without lights, you'd have to shop in the dark! Oh, I'm sorry, I guess you already do.

(Michelle cries and leaves.)

Jerry: THAT WAS MEAN!

Dorami: She insulted incandescent filaments first!

(At the theater, everyone is trying their costumes.)

Tom: If there's any problems, I can redesign your costumes.

(Dorami checks all the costumes, and then goes up to Harvey.)

Dorami: What's that?

Harvey: I'm a lightbulb.

Dorami: You're an incandescent lamp! But I meant, THESE!

Tom: Those are airholes.

Dorami: If an incandescent lamp had airholes, it wouldn't work. Don't you know ANYTHING?!

Tom: Yes, but...

Dorami: ARE YOU TRYING TO RUIN THIS PLAY?! NO AIRHOLES!

Tom: O...okay...


(Back at the clubhouse, I was telling the gang more about Thomas Edison.)

Me: In 1879, when the first lightbulb was invented... (Dorami raises her hand)... Dorami?

Dorami: You're wrong, Momo.

(Everyone Gasped)

Dorami: I mean, Edison invented the incandescent lamp. It wasn't called a lightbulb until much later. Okay?

Doraemon: She's doomed!

Me: You're right, Dorami. My mistake.

Dorami: Also, it's time for rehearsal.


(The gang busily prepares the set at the theater, but Dorami is unsatisfied with the costumes)

Dorami: NO NO NO NO NO NO!

Me: What's the problem, Dorami?

(Dorami drags Piri Piri, the kinetoscope, to me and opens the side of her costume.)

Dorami: Piri's film has no sprocket holes. How could the pull-down claw move the film without SPROCKET HOLES?!

Me: Let's go have Tom fix that.

Doraemon: (walking up from behind) Hey Sis?

Dorami: Why aren't you wearing your bell?

Doraemon: It makes everything echo.

Dorami: (forces the bell speaker onto Doraemon and yells into it) If you don't do it right, I'LL UNINVENT YOU AND THEN YOU WON'T BE IN MY PLAY AT ALL!


(At McDonald's)

Harvey: This is all our fault. We asked Momo to give her a good part.

Tom: She acts like it's her show.

Doraemon: Michelle, you're good at speaking to others. Couldn't you speak to her?

Michelle: Of course I could speak to her. But I'M NOT speaking to her.

Jerry: Dorami insulted her clothes.

Dade: I could pound her. (He hits his soda cup and sprays soda on himself.)

Doraemon: No, that's okay. I'll talk to her.

Piri Piri: Make it quick! We have dress rehearsal for the little kids in the morning. And our family members will be here tomorrow night!

(Back at Dorami's apartment in the 22nd century)

Sewashi: Dorami, it's Doraemon again! He says it's important!

Dorami: It can't be important as what I'm doing. Tell him I'll see him tomorrow.


End Of Chapter 2