▁missing ▁shortly ▁after . ▁Despite ▁the ▁ass ur ances ▁by ▁C lem ' s ▁father ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁on ▁a ▁last ▁fl ing ▁before ▁he ▁mar ries , ▁Q will , ▁C lem ' s ▁mother , ▁and ▁C lem ' s ▁soon - to - be ▁wife ▁do ▁not ▁believe ▁that . ▁One ▁day ▁while ▁b ik ing ▁on ▁an ▁abandoned ▁road ▁used ▁only ▁by ▁hun ters ▁( and ▁C lem ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁h unter ), ▁Q will ▁finds ▁C lem ' s ▁tr uck ▁abandoned ▁in ▁a ▁d itch . ▁So ▁he ▁reports ▁C lem ' s ▁disapp earance ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁a ▁replacement . ▁When ▁C lem ▁went ▁missing , ▁K oko ▁began ▁t apping ▁his ▁tail ▁three ▁times , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁way ▁C lem ▁ham mer ed ▁n ails . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁Q w iller an ▁resort s ▁to ▁an ▁under ground ▁builder ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁I gg y . ▁He ▁is ▁lazy , ▁has ▁a ▁nic ot ine ▁add iction , ▁and ▁very ▁large ▁teeth . ▁After ▁doing ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁of ▁work , ▁in ▁which ▁little ▁progress ▁was ▁made , ▁he ▁goes ▁missing , ▁only ▁to ▁re app ear ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁That ▁day ▁Q w iller an ▁and ▁two ▁friends ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Three ▁Tree ▁Island , ▁a ▁small ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁sh ack , ▁a ▁dock , ▁and ▁three ▁trees . ▁John ▁Bush land ▁and ▁Roger ▁Mac