ship He bounced up and down biting at Malcolm’s sleeve Malcolm snatched up a tennis ball and rolled it across the floor for Spooky to fetch Of course Spooky could never grab it But trying to retrieve it kept him busy for five minutes or more I think we should get to the museum the second it opens Dandy said I want to be first in line Malcolm couldn’t agree more Just think we’re among the lucky people who get to see the actual mummy of Tuturtikum Dandy flipped the ad over to the back Here’s his picture Before or after they mummified him Malcolm asked After Dandy held it up for Malcolm to see He’s gray and stiff and kind of raggedy
Just like Grandma Eunice Malcolm teased Except Tuturtikum is 3,000 years old Dandy added Malcolm smiled Just like Grandma Eunice Yip Yip Malcolm could see Spooky’s frustration at not being able to grip the ball Here you go Malcolm said leaning over and grabbing it Spooky followed sniffing his hand Fetch He rolled it hard this time The ball wheeled across the floor bounced off the wall and went right through Spooky The exhibit starts this Saturday Malcolm told Dandy We’ll need to get there early
Dandy’s face lit up Hey Maybe we should camp out on Friday night Malcolm picked up the ball again causing Spooky to bounce like a runaway spring I don’t think that’s a good idea Sure it is Dandy said We can pitch our sleeping bags on top of that big sundial in front of the museum That way we won’t be late Uh Dandy I don’t think the sundial has an alarm on it And it’s sort of slanted so I kind of think we’d both roll off We could end up with more bandages than Tuturtikum Malcolm set the ball rolling again We’ll just have to meet super early to get in line Dandy flipped the ad over then held it high trying to get Spooky to jump for it But Spooky backed away snarling
Grrrrrrr Malcolm leaned toward him What’s the matter boy Dandy reached over holding the ad Grrrrrr Spooky backed farther away Grrrrrr Malcolm looked at Dandy What are you doing to him Nothing Dandy said Maybe he doesn’t like glossy paper Malcolm shook his head He sometimes lays on my magazines They’re glossy Maybe he doesn’t like the colors Dandy suggested That’s silly Malcolm said Then he looked at the ad Maybe he doesn’t like the picture He motioned for Dandy to hold it out Spooky shot across the
