I don’t know Dandy said rubbing the sore spot on his noggin Sounds risky to me Think about all the ghosts we’ve caught Why would we want to grow one Malcolm and Dandy had been in the ghost business for a while now Not all of the hauntings were frightening but every one of them was annoying Still the ad had a guarantee What could go wrong This could be great Malcolm replied The ghost would do our homework while we play video games Dandy attempted Rock the Baby He was supposed to form the string into a triangle and swing the yo-yo inside But the string webbed itself around his thumb and pinkie cutting off the circulation Ouch Dandy freed his pinched fingers Won’t Mrs Goolsby know we didn’t
write it Their fifth-grade teacher caught everything The ghost will type it Malcolm answered Ghosts have lots of talents That’s what bothers me Dandy said as he tried Walk the Dog And that’s another thing Malcolm said watching Dandy make a mess of the trick The ad says they’re experts at walking dogs We can’t take Spooky for a walk but a ghost could Malcolm picked up his Ecto-Handheld Automatic-Heat-Sensitive-Laser-Enhanced Specter Detector It was his best tool for ghost hunting He powered it up and Yip Yip his ghost dog Spooky appeared wagging his tail Yeah Dandy agreed He’d like getting out of this basement once in a while
Yip Yip Spooky chased after the yo-yo as Dandy pulled it across the floor Dandy this is a win-win Malcolm said He thought about all the things he’d never have to do again Take out the trash Clean his room I have to order it Dandy tugged the yo-yo teasing Spooky But what if it turns out to be a scary ghost He pulled too hard The yo-yo shot up and Ow knocked his knee Malcolm whipped out his ghost zapper That’s never been a problem
Chapter 2 Interesting Packages Malcolm tapped his foot nervously as he and Dandy sat on the steps of his front porch Where is she Malcolm asked looking down both sides of the street for Mail Carrier Nancy Dandy shrugged Maybe it’s a government holiday It’s Saturday Malcolm replied Government holidays are always on Mondays
