▁accompanied ▁by ▁an ▁adult ▁and ▁no - one ▁knows ▁where ▁it ▁comes ▁from . ▁ ▁The ▁k ids ▁always ▁react ▁in ▁fear . ▁ ▁Rec urr ing ▁them es ▁Mr . ▁Ot ter loop ' s ▁car ▁This ▁' c low n ▁car ' ▁is ▁tiny , ▁hence ▁the ▁rec urr ing ▁visual ▁and ▁ver bal ▁g ags ▁about ▁its ▁size . ▁Alice ▁says ▁it ▁is ▁" half ▁cu is in art ". ▁ ▁Man hole ▁cover ▁Alice ▁and ▁her ▁friends ▁use ▁a ▁man hole ▁cover ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁vac ant ▁lot ▁as ▁a ▁soap box ▁for ▁performance ▁art ▁or ▁to ▁declare ▁opinions . ▁ ▁Sho eb ox ▁di or am as ▁Pet ey ▁is ▁slowly ▁document ing ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁man ▁through ▁the ▁medium ▁of ▁sho eb ox ▁di or am as ▁which ▁he ▁keeps ▁beneath ▁his ▁bed . ▁ ▁Big ▁Sh ir ley ▁Big ▁Sh ir ley ▁is ▁a ▁large , ▁friendly ▁dog ▁that ▁belongs ▁to ▁Alice ' s ▁grand m other . ▁Alice ▁is ▁completely ▁ter r ified ▁of ▁Big ▁Sh ir ley , ▁once ▁even ▁abandon ing ▁her ▁pre cious ▁to y ▁b un ny ▁Poly fil ▁to ▁save ▁herself ▁from ▁the ▁dog ' s ▁s lob ber ing ▁cl ut ches . ▁ ▁Little ▁Ne uro ▁A ▁strip - with in - the - strip , ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁Little ▁N emo . ▁Pet ey ' s ▁favorite ▁reading , ▁a ▁strip ▁about ▁a ▁little ▁boy ▁who ▁hardly ▁ever ▁st irs ▁from ▁his ▁bed . ▁ ▁Sports