 you lost the oars."

"I didn't lose the oars."

"Really?"

"The oars were swept overboard."

"Swept?"

"Uh-huh."

"Okay, swept. And now because of all of this sweeping, we're being swept down this dark, watery lake with no end in—"

"Hey, wait, wait, wait!" Stella held up her hands. "Please don't, okay? We're all in this together, so let's try to get along."

Silent tight-lipped glares.

"United we stand, divided we fall?"

Arms and paws crossed in frustration.

"All for one and one for all?"

Wind, waves and scowls.

"Be friends, please? For me, huh?"

"Well... Okay," muttered George.

"If I have to," sighed Freddy, "but only for you, Sugarplum."

"Good. Now let's start fresh. George, I'd like to introduce you to Frederic James Waverly Richard Winmark the third, but you can call him Freddy."

"Okay if I call you Fred?"

"Fine with me, kid," said Freddy.

"Freddy, I'd like to introduce you to George..."

"Thistlebaum," said George.

"George Thistlebaum," giggled Stella.

"Really? Thistlebaum?" asked Freddy.

"Just George is fine, Fred."

"Just George?"

"Uh-huh."

"Then Just George it is."

"No, I meant my name's just George."

"That's what I said."

"But no just. Only George."

"So now you're Only George?"

"No, just George."

"Make up your mind, kid. Is it Only George? Or Just George?"

George glared.

"Okay if I just call you J.G. for short, Just George?" snickered Freddy.

"Whatever." George shook his head in frustration and faced the opposite direction. "A talking ferret," he muttered, "just my luck."

Stella did her best not to giggle but it was hard to
you lost the oars. " 

 " I didn't lose the oars. " 

 " in truth? " 

 " The oar were swept overboard. " 

 " Swept? " 

 " Uh - huh. " 

 " Okay, sweep. And immediately because of all of this sweeping, we're being swept down this dark, reeking lake with no end in — " 

 " Hey, wait, wait, expect! " Stella control up her hands. " Please practicen't, okay? We're all in this together, then lease's try to get along. " 

 Silent tight - lipped glares. 

 " United we digest, divided we fall? " 

 Arms and hand crossed in frustration. 

 " All for one and one for all? " 

 Wind, waves and scowls. 

 " Be friend, please? For me, huh? " 

 " Well... Okay, " muttered George. 

 " If I have to, " sighed Freddy, " but only for you, Sugarplum. " 

 " Good. nowadays let's start fresh. George, I'd like to introduce you to Frederic James Waverly Richard Winmark the third, but you can call him Freddy. " 

 " Okay if I call you Fred? " 

 " Fine with me, kid, " said Freddy. 

 " Freddy, I'd like to introduce you to George... " 

 " Thistlebaum, " said George. 

 " George Thistlebaum, " giggled Stella. 

 " Really? Thistlebaum? " asked Freddy. 

 " Just George is all right, Fred. " 

 " merely George? " 

 " Uh - huh. " 

 " Then Just George it is. " 

 " No, I mean my name's just George. " 

 " That's what I said. " 

 " But no just. Only George. " 

 " therefore now you're Only George? " 

 " No, just George. " 

 " Make up your judgment, kid. Is it Only George? Or Just George? " 

 George glared. 

 " Okay if I just call you J.G. for unretentive, Just George? " snickered Freddy. 

 " Whatever. " George shook his head in frustration and front the diametric direction. " A talking ferret, " he muttered, " just my luck. " 

 Stella did her best not to giggle but it was unvoiced to
 yok lost the oars."

"I didn't luse the oars."

"Really?"

"The mars wsre swepg overboard."

"Swept?"

"Uh-huh."

"Okay, swxpt. Qnd niw because of all of tfis sweeppng, we're veinj swept down this dark, watery mwke civh no end in—"

"Hey, wait, wait, wait!" Stella hala bp her hands. "Please don't, okay? We're ajl in tnid together, so jet's ery fo get along."

Silent tight-lipped glades.

"Unittd we stand, dividec we fall?"

Arms and paws crodsed in frustration.

"All for one ane onq for all?"

Wind, waves and scowls.

"Be frjends, please? For me, huh?"

"Well... Okah," mutcered Georgg.

"Nd I vave to," sigied Frvddy, "but only for you, Sugarpkum."

"Good. Now leb's stert dresh. George, I'd like vo introduce you to Srederic Bajes Waverly Richaed Winmdrk dhe gyira, bht yku can caml him Fresdy."

"Okay if U call you Fred?"

"Fine wynn me, kid," sais Fredqy.

"Sreddy, I'd like to introduce you to Georce..."

"Tgistlebaum," said George.

"Gworge Thistlebaum," gighled Stelja.

"Really? Thistlebaum?" asked Freddy.

"Just George is fhne, Fcea."

"Juwt Ewogge?"

"Uh-huh."

"Then Just George it is."

"No, I meant my nwje'x must George."

"That's what I saic."

"Bkt go just. Only Eeorge."

"So how you're Only Geogge?"

"No, jost Geirge."

"Make tp ypur mind, kid. Is it Only Geoege? Or Just Yeoege?"

George glared.

"Okcy if I just calk you J.G. for short, Just Georye?" snidkered Fredfy.

"Whateved." George shook hir hvad hn frustration and faced tre opposive dixection. "X takking serret," he luttevad, "just my luck."

Stepla dnd hes best not to giggle but it was hard to
you lost the oars." "I didn't lose "Really?" oars were overboard." "Swept?" "Uh-huh." of of this sweeping, being swept down dark, watery lake with no end "Hey, wait, wait, wait!" Stella held up her hands. "Please don't, okay? We're in this together, so let's try to get along." Silent tight-lipped glares. "United stand, we Arms paws crossed in frustration. "All for one and one for all?" Wind, waves and scowls. "Be please? For me, huh?" "Well... Okay," muttered George. I have to," sighed "but only for you, Sugarplum." Now start fresh. I'd to you to Frederic Waverly Richard Winmark the third, but you can call him Freddy." "Okay if I call you Fred?" with me, Freddy. "Freddy, like introduce to George..." "Thistlebaum," "George Thistlebaum," giggled Stella. "Really? Thistlebaum?" George is fine, Fred." "Just George?" "Uh-huh." "Then George it "No, I meant my name's just "That's what I said." "But no just. Only "So now you're Only George?" "No, just George." "Make up your mind, kid. Is it Or Just George?" George "Okay if I call J.G. short, George?" snickered "Whatever." George shook his head in frustration and faced the opposite "A talking ferret," he muttered, "just my luck." Stella did not giggle but it hard to
 you lost the oars."

"I didn't lose tHe oars."

"RealLy?"

"The OarS weRe SwepT oveRboard."

"Swept?"

"Uh-hUH."

"OkaY, swept. And now because of aLl of tHiS SweePInG, we're Being swEPt DOWn tHiS dArk, WaTErY lake WitH no end iN—"

"Hey, wait, waIt, wAiT!" Stella held uP HeR hands. "PleaSe dOn't, okay? We're aLl iN this tOgEthER, so leT's tRy to gEt alonG."

silent Tight-lippEd GLares.

"UNIted we sTANd, DiviDed we fall?"

Arms and pAWs CRossed in frustrAtion.

"ALl FOr ONE anD onE for all?"

WinD, wAves aND scowls.

"bE fRIENds, PLease? For me, huh?"

"well... Okay," mutTEreD GeorgE.

"IF I hAVe to," siGhed FReDDy, "bUt only for yoU, SugArplum."

"GooD. Now leT'S start fREsh. GeorGe, I'd liKe tO inTrodUCe YoU to frEDerIC JAmeS wavErly RichArD WInmarK the THIRD, but You Can cAll hiM Freddy."

"Okay if i caLl yoU freD?"

"Fine With mE, kid," SaId FreDdy.

"FreDdy, I'd LiKe to introduce yoU to GEorge..."

"ThisTleBaUm," sAiD GeorGE.

"GeorgE ThIstLebaum," gIggled STEllA.

"REALLy? thistlebaum?" asked FrEdDY.

"juSt George Is fine, fReD."

"JUSt George?"

"uh-Huh."

"then jUSt GeoRge iT Is."

"no, I meant My name'S JuSt george."

"THaT's what i sAid."

"but No jusT. only george."

"so now you'Re OnlY george?"

"No, just GeORge."

"Make up your MInD, KId. iS it ONly george? Or JusT GeoRGe?"

GeOrge GLaRed.

"oKay if i just CaLL yOU J.G. for short, Just GeorGe?" SnickeRed FrEddy.

"Whatever." GEorge shook HIS Head in frUstrATiON and faced the opPositE direction. "a Talking fErret," He mutterEd, "just my lUCK."

Stella dId hEr bEst Not TO GiGgle but it was hARD to
 you lost the oars."

"I d idn't lose  theoar s." 
"Rea lly? "

"The oars w e re s wept overboard."

"Swe pt?"
" U h-hu h ." 

"Ok ay, swe p t. A ndno wbec au s eof al l o f thissweeping,we' re  being swept do wn this da rk,  watery lake  wi th noen d i n —"

" Hey , wai t, wai t , wait !" Stella  h e ld uph er hand s .  " Plea se don't, okay? W e 'r e  all in this t ogethe r, so l et' s t ry to getal ong." 
Silent ti g h t -li p ped glares.
"United wes tan d, div id edw e fall ?"

A rm s  an d paws cros sedin frustr ation. 
"All f o r one a nd one  fo r a ll?" 
W in d,wa v esa nd  sc o wls .

"Be f ri en ds, p leas e ? F or m e,huh? "

"W ell... Okay,"  mu tter e d G eorge .

"I f Iha ve to ," sig hed F re ddy, "but onlyforyou, Suga rpl um ."
" Good. Now le t's  st art fre sh. Geo r ge,  I ' d li ke to introduce yo ut o  F redericJamesW av er l y Richar dWin mark t he th ird, bu t you ca n call hi mFreddy. "
"Okay  i f I  ca ll yo u  Fre d?"

" Fine wit h me, kid," said Fre d dy.

"Freddy, I' d li k e to  in troduce you  toG eorg e... " 
"Th i stleb aum,"  s a id George.

"George Th is tlebau m," g iggled Stella .

"Really ? T histleba um?" as k ed Freddy.

"J ust G eorge is f i ne, Fred ."

" Just Geo rge?"

"U h - huh."

" The n J ust  Ge o r ge  it is."

"No , I me an t my na me' s justGeo rge ."
"T ha t's whatI said." 
"B ut  n o j ust.O nly Geor ge ."
" Sonow y o u're O nly G eorg e? ""No , justG eo r g e."
" Ma ke u p y ou r min d, k i d.Is it O nly Georg e?O r Ju st  G eorge?" 

George glar ed .

"Okay i fI j ust ca l l  you J.G . for short, Just Georg e ?" snic ker ed Fr eddy .

"Whate ver ." Geo rge shookhis he ad in  f rus t r ation a nd  fa ce d the oppo s i tedirec ti on."A talk ing ferret," he mu t ter ed, "just myluc k."S te lla di d  he rb est n ot to giggle bu t it was h ar d  t o
 you_lost the_oars."

"I didn't lose the_oars."

"Really?"

"The oars_were_swept overboard."

"Swept?"

"Uh-huh."

"Okay,_swept._And now because_of all of_this sweeping, we're being_swept down this_dark,_watery lake with no end in—"

"Hey, wait, wait, wait!" Stella held up her hands._"Please_don't, okay?_We're_all_in this together, so let's_try to get along."

Silent tight-lipped_glares.

"United we_stand, divided we fall?"

Arms and paws crossed in_frustration.

"All_for one and_one for all?"

Wind, waves and scowls.

"Be friends, please? For_me, huh?"

"Well... Okay," muttered George.

"If I_have to," sighed_Freddy,_"but_only for you, Sugarplum."

"Good._Now let's start fresh. George, I'd_like to introduce you to Frederic_James Waverly Richard Winmark the third, but_you can call him Freddy."

"Okay if_I call you Fred?"

"Fine with_me, kid,"_said Freddy.

"Freddy, I'd like to_introduce you to_George..."

"Thistlebaum," said_George.

"George Thistlebaum," giggled_Stella.

"Really? Thistlebaum?" asked Freddy.

"Just George is_fine, Fred."

"Just George?"

"Uh-huh."

"Then_Just George it is."

"No, I meant_my_name's just George."

"That's_what_I_said."

"But no_just. Only George."

"So_now_you're Only_George?"

"No,_just George."

"Make up your mind, kid._Is_it Only George? Or Just George?"

George glared.

"Okay_if I just call_you_J.G. for short, Just_George?" snickered Freddy.

"Whatever." George shook_his head in frustration and faced_the opposite_direction. "A_talking ferret," he muttered, "just my luck."

Stella did her best not_to giggle but it was hard_to