Chapter 16
The Dodos went to Hoopers Store.
"What will you have?", asked Alan.
"We'll have four orders of worms", said daddie Dodo.
"I already told you yesterday....", said Alan.
"I am not yesterday, I am Daddie Dodo", interrupted Daddie.
"yeah", said the other Dodos.
"look", said Alan, trying to keep his patience, "yesterday, you ordered worms, I told you that we don't serve worms....."
a family of worms had just walked in as Alan was talking.
"You don't serve worms?", said the father worm, "Then we will go eat soemwhere else". The worms left.
"hey, a family of worms", said Donnie.
"Let's catch them", said Marie.
The dodos all left, chasing after the worm family.
Meanwhile, Grungetta, Osvaldo, Irvine, and some other grouches all went to visit Oscar.
"oskie", said grungetta, "we've all come to visit."
"Well, go away!", shouted Oscar, who was still inside his trash can, refusing to come out, "i do not want you to see me when I turn orange."
"Oh, Oscar is angry", remarked Osvaldo.
"Angry!", repeated Irvine.
"let's make him angrier and bring more company to him", suggested Grungetta.
Within minutes, Bruno and the grouchkateers all came over, as did Telly, Susan, Gordon, Bob, Luis, Maria, and Proffessor Hastings.
"hey, oscar!", said Telly, "Everybody is here!"
"Well, scram!", shouted Oscar.
"Why won't you come out of your can?", asked Bob.
"because my fur spray has been stolen", said Oscar, "And I do not want to be seen with orange fur."
"I thougth you told us that your fur turned to orange because you were in the swamp", said Susan.
"yeah, it did", said Oscar, "But I have been using this spray so that I could stay green."
"wait a minute!", said Maria, "I don't ever remember you having orange fur."
"neither do I", said Luis.
"It was before you moved here", said Gordon.
"Well, let me talk to you about color", said Proffessor hastings, "It does not matter what color you are. People should not be judged by the color of their skin. There are all kinds of colors."
Various people and muppets of many different colors showed up.
Proffessor Hastings continued his lecture. "There is red, green, orange, blue, black, white, pink, gold, silver, lavender,....." Proffessor hastings then fell asleep as more and more people were showing up.
"see, oscar, it doens't matter what color your fur or skin is", said Luis.
"And some of us have seen you with orange fur before", said Gordon.
"Yeah, but ever since I was green, I haven't ever wanted to be orange again", said Oscar.
Kermit The frog showed up.
"You know, Oscar", said kermit, "it's not easy being green."
"it's also not easy being any color", said oscar.
"Couldn't you just buy more?", asked Alan.
"No, he can't", said lefty, "My supply has been stolen."
"Well, there you go", said Herbert Birdsfoot, "Even if your supply wasn't stolen, you would have ran out and turned orange anyway."
"Shut up!", shouted Oscar.
Gordon then snapped. "okay, that does it! I'm going in!"
Gordon then opened the trash can lid and went inside. Telly, Luis, Grungetta, and Gina all went inside as well.
Anybody who was standing outside of the trash can could hear everything that was going on. There were crashes heard. It got so wild that the trash can fell and rolled down the street.
"hey", said Prarie Dawn, "if that can can come off that crate, and there is no hole, then how can they all fit in there?"
"Just pretend that it doesn't even matter", said Betty Lou.
benny rabbit then arrived. "Oh, I hear a great fight! It's too bad I can't see it."
"Do you like TV?", asked Harvey Kneeslapper.
"Of course!", said benny.
Harvey slapped a T onto bennys stomache. "here's your T", said Harvey, "And heres your V", continued harvey as he slapped a V onto Bennys stomach and laughed hysterically.
"I wonder why Huxley didn't steal his letters", thought Benny.
Eventually, Gordon got out of oscars can, pulling oscar out.
"hey, what are you doing, Gordon?", asked oscar.
"Look, Oscar", said Gordon, "You shouldn't insult us, and you are still green."
"So, I'll turn back to orange soon", said oscar.
"look, Oscar, nobody will care what color you are", said Gordon.
"Well, fine", said Oscar, "But I don't want to feel accepted."