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THE BOO IN THE SHOE

By Kuzhali Manickavel

Have you ever seen boos? They are playful creatures you think you see under your bed at

night. Some look like orange zebras, others like lying snails. They can tease or make you

sneeze! They can even make chocolates appear in empty pockets!

Puzzle the boo looked a bit like an elephant, only he was purple most of the ime and the size

of a mouse. Meera stumbled upon him one morning by accident. There he was, sniing and

moaning, his backside irmly wedged inside her shoe. “I must be dreaming,” she thought.

She poked him to see what would happen. “Ouch!” howled Puzzle. “Oh! I’m very sorry,” she

apologized. “I’m stuck!” he bawled. In fact, he had been stuck there all night and had given

up hope of ever geing free. Meera examined him closely. “Let me see if I can help,” she

said, pulling him by the legs. She pushed him from behind.

She even banged the shoe on the loor. “I could put you in soapy water,” she suggested.

No, Puzzle was scared of bubbles. “What if I poured oil on you?” she asked. Puzzle began to

squeak and sob. He certainly didn’t want oil poured on him! I know how to stop you from

crying!” Meera shouted merrily. She started to ickle Puzzle. Boos are very icklish and soon

he was squirming and giggling. The more Meera ickled him, the more he squirmed unil

suddenly...

“Look! You’re unstuck!” cried Meera excitedly, clapping her hands. Puzzle blinked. He

wiggled his legs. He wiggled his tail. Then he wiggled his whole self, just to make sure. “Yay!

I’m free!” he trumpeted as he bounced around the room. He bounced onto her hand and

smiled, “What would you like before I go? Chocolates? Shall I make your school disappear?”

“Do you have to go?” asked Meera sadly. “I wish you could stay. We could be friends!”

Boos don’t have human friends. “That’s a great idea!” he squeaked, “Just say ‘Puzzle the

Boo I want to see you’ and I’ll come!” “Promise?” she asked “I promise!” winked Puzzle.

The school bus honked loudly. “Okay, we’ll play ater school. See you later!” she said as she

rushed outside.

Ater school, Meera went to the garden, she shut her eyes and murmured the magic words.

There was a humming sound and Puzzle appeared in a lash! They laughed and played unil

sunset. And from that day on, Meera and Puzzle became best friends.

THE END

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