Chapter 5: An Awful Idea:
Story:
The Grinch refused to go to the celebration. "Go to the Christmas Spectacular," asks the Grinch, "never!" That is when Max decided to pull the lever. The Grinch then falls down a hole and now he is forced to reach Cindy's goal. "Why does that dog never listen to me?"
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"Congratulations, Grinch..." There is no Grinch to be seen. Many were glad not to see someone so mean. "Well, since he's not here, I guess I get the crown!"
"That's right," says Bris, "a man who had his tonsils removed twice!"
"It's actually a funny story..."
Then the winner of the crown has appeared in the middle of the town. Everyone was scared to see his green face. Will he be a nice guy in this place? "Alright, I'm here for my award," says Grinch, "oh... hi Martha."
"He still likes her," says Bricklebaum.
The Grinch then walked over to his 'friend' and kneed him in his private end. "Now, about that award..."
"Don't worry, Mr. Cheermeister, but first, a blast from your past," says the Mayor.
It was Claire and Rose, two nuns from the Grinch's past. They were happy to see him at last. "You two are still alive," asks an annoyed Grinch.
The old women then put him in a shirt that says, 'I 3 X-Mas!' The Grinch did not approve of this annoying twist.
"And now for the Chair of Cheer," says the Mayor.
"What's the Chair of Cheer," asks Grinch, "you didn't tell me about the Chair of Cheer!"
"Please, Mr. Grinch," says Cindy, "please!"
"Yes, that time of year," says the Mayor, "the Cheermeister's ride in the Chair of Cheer!"
"Put me down," says Grinch, "I'll get my lawyer!"
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"First, you'll put your taste buds to the test," says the Mayor, "as you judge the pudding cook-off!"
Everyone was stuffing pudding in the Grinch's mouth... can someone tell me about a good rhyme for mouth?
"Zhis is not pudding!"
"What is-"
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"Christmas Conga," says the Mayor.
South! Everyone was stuffing pudding in the Grinch's mouth, and it was all going south... wait, what did the Mayor say? I hope no one finds out I missed it!
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"Fruit Cake ala la," says the Mayor.
Everyone was stuffing fruit cake in the Grinch's mouth, and it was all going south... see? That would've worked with the pudding!
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The Grinch was riding the chair of cheer lifted by the boys and girls and he felt like he was going to hurl.
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"Fudge Judge," says the Mayor.
There was so much fudge, and the Grinch decided to just give in and be the judge.
"Is that all you got," asks Grinch, "is that all you got?"
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Then came the sack race. The Grinch and the kids were hopping all over the place. The Grinch crossed the finish line and has won and for the first time, he was having fun. And watching the sack race was Martha who had a smile on her face. "No child can beat the Grinch!" Not much to brag about, but I guess this is a victory for someone who pouts.
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The Grinch was actually in a happy mood, and it seems like he might learn to be good. "And now it's time for the moment we've all been waiting for," says the Mayor.
"Awe yes, my award," says the Grinch, "and the check?"
"There's no check," says the Mayor.
"Are you sure," asks the Grinch.
"And now it's time for present passing on," says the Mayor, "as always, we start with our Cheermeister!" The Grinch was excited to get his gift and unwrapped it quick. But what he saw... you know what? This one will be hard to rhyme. It's a razor! "The gift of a Christmas shave!" This brings back painful memories indeed. The reason why Grinch does these bad deeds. When he was young, and everyone was having fun, he made Martha a special ornament, with no money he needed to spent (Proper grammar would say spend). But he felt she would not be impressed with his hairy face, he feared she would see him as a waste, so he proceeds to shave off some hair, but everyone laughed at him. It was unfair. So, the Grinch declared to hate Christmas. That is the reason for all of this. The mayor then asks Martha, "Will you be my wife?" And he offered many gifts hoping she's agree to share his life.
The Grinch then went on a rampage and destroyed everything. He wanted to get away from this Christmas thing...
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As the Grinch returned home, he thought about what he had to go through alone. In his earliest years, when he was a lost little boy who cried all of those tears. That lost, lonely boy, isolated and sad, with no home of his own, no mom and no dad. The Grinch is an alien from beyond the stars. Way past the planet Mars. And as the Grinch looked at the town, he thought it wasn't fair as he remembered that Christmas where nobody cared. Where nobody showed, not even a flea. And there were no cards, no gifts and no tree. And as he watched other kids... one thing became clear: that this was the single worst day of the year. And now here it was, that day once again, and he felt all those feelings he felt way back when, when he watched those young and old all sit down to feast, and they'd feast, and they'd feast, and they'd feast, feast, feast, feast. They'd feast on pudding and rare roast beast. Which is something the Grinch could not stand in the least. And then they'd do something he liked least of all. Everyone in Newville, the tall and the small, would stand together with Christmas bells ringing. They stand hand in hand, and they would start singing.
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"They'll sing, and they'll sing, and they'll sing, sing, sing, sing!" Yes, he couldn't recall without feeling the sting. So the Grinch finally declared... "I must stop this whole thing."
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"Why? For 53 years, I've put up with it. Now... I must stop this Christmas from coming. But how?" Then he got an idea. An awful idea. The Grinch got a wonderful, awful idea. "I know just what to do. I'm going to steal their Christmas."
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"All the trimmings, all the trappings, all their gifts and garlands! When they wake and see it's all gone, then all their joy and happiness will be gone as well. So, prepare yourself, Max. For tomorrow... We begin!"
To Be Continued
In the next chapter, the Grinch works on his plan.