Prunella's Special Edition/Transcript

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Prunella imagines Lakewood Elementary as “Pigblisters School of Charms, Tricks & Spells”. Mr. Ratburn’s car gets caught by a tree.

Mr. Ratburn: Mr. Morris! The Mangling Maple needs trimming again. It’s getting wild.

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Prunella: Everybody knows what’s going on but me. I’m as lost as Perse-PHONE in “The Tweezers of Woe”.

Mr. Ratburn: I believe it’s pronounced Per-SE-pho-nee.

Prunella: Huh?

Mr. Ratburn: Persephone. Taken from Greek Mythology. She was the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the harvest.

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Prunella gets an E-Mail from Arthur.

Prunella: (reads:) “Prunella, I just finished reading chapter twelve, Arthur. P.S.: Henry turns himself into a kumquat.”       Aughh!!

Buster: I thought you were on chapter six.

Arthur: Actually I haven’t even finished chapter three yet.

Buster: Wow. I gotta go!

Arthur: Why?

Buster: I’m on chapter four. I wanna keep my lead.

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Prunella has tried without success to learn Braille.

Prunella: I guess I could use it as a paperweight.    

She bumps into Marina. Both girls fall down.

Marina: Oh.

Prunella: Oh.     Marina feels for her cane.

Marina: In bowling I think that’s called a strike.   They get up.     My name’s Marina.

Prunella: Oh, hello. I’m Prunella.    Marina picks up Henry Skreever.

Marina: Is this one mine?   Whoa, this is the new Henry Skreever.

Prunella: You read Braille?

Marina: Ya, don’t you?

Prunella: Oh, er… no. I’m not, um…

Marina: Blind? (chuckles) It’s all right to say it. How did you get your hands on a Braille copy of “The Cabbage of Mayhem”? I’ve been trying to get one for weeks.

Prunella: So you haven’t read it yet either?

Marina: Nope.   She feels the first page.    Oh, gosh, this is really cool.  Hey, Prunella, I know we just met and all, but since Braille’s not you thing, can I borrow it?

Prunella: You can have it.

Marina: Oh, I couldn’t take it for good. This one has your name on it.

Prunella: It does?

Marina: Here, give me your hand. It says:   Marina moves Prunella’s hand over the book cover.    "This book belongs to Prunella". If you want it I could read it to you.

Prunella: Oh, um, I kind of wanted to read it myself. I do all the voices out loud. But you can still borrow it.

Marina: Great. I’ll meet you’re here next Saturday to give it back.    She sits down at a table. Prunella walks away.    Oh, so soon, too. Henry Skreever, you don’t waste a second.    Prunella comes back.

Prunella: Wait, wait! What happened? Tell me!     She sits down at the table.

Marina: Okay then. From the top. “Henry awoke to the sound of a creaking, croaking voice. His enchanted dresser was talking again, and it had a strange tale to tell."

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Marina reads to Prunella at Prunella’s home.

Marina: (reads:) "Chapter twelve: Henry and the Kumquat."

Prunella: Hey, Marina. You know, you do Persephone’s voice perfectly.

Marina: Without you, I’d still be saying Perse-PHONE.   Both laugh.   Would you pass the pumpkin juice please.