"The Quest For More Food - Part ll" By ID51 Gourmet started down the sidewalk. He was getting pretty hungry. He ran behind a bush. Removing his shirt, he grab a roll of fat, and lifted it up over his head. Stored underneath was a popcorn bag and 6-pack of coke. He grabbed the popcorn and a coke can. Hungrily he scarfed down some popcorn. He put his shirt back on. A dog with a ball came up to him. He petted it. The dog snatched the popcorn and ran! Angrily, Gourmet lifted the bottom of his shirt. He loaded the ball into his bellybutton. He aimed it like a cannon, and strained! The ball shot out of his bellybutton, sniping the dog. Gourmet snatched his popcorn back, and headed down the trail, into the Desert of Peculiar Smells!!!This is embarrassing.

The Search For More Food-part lll "So....tired....need....food." He reached under his fat. He was out of soda! He remembered when he read in a book that water was stored in cacti. He walked over to a small cactus plant. He hit it with a rock, a snake jumped out, and bit his thumb. "DAMN!" he screamed. The cut cactus contained no water, only a green, fleshy material. He stumbled over to a tall cactus. Sucking on his bitten thumb, he cut open the cactus. Little birds flew out pecking him repeatedly. While was fighting off the birds, the precious water was slowly draining away onto the hot desert floor. He rushed over and greedily drank. He felt the warm water splashing down his dry, dusty throat. Meanwhile the birds continued to peck at him, drawing blood. He swatted away the birds. He scrunched his nose. The "Desert of Peculiar Smells" well deserved it's name.To be continued... "The Search For More Food - Part 4" By ID51 "When will this accursed desert end?!" moaned Gourmet. He'd been following the desert road for days, surviving on cactus water and small plants. Worst of all, was the ever-lasting swirl of odors. The Desert of Peculiar Smells was feared by and but those without a nose. Now that he though about, HE didn't have a nose. What was that stench, though? And how could had smelled his popcorn? He stopped, and felt his face. And felt a tiny bump. His nose was there! It was just so very very small! And yet, these thought only distracted his thoughts for a few seconds. He trudged on. Suddenly, a tree appeared! It had long, leafy branches. He stared at it doubtfully. It was probably a mirage. First there was the bus that was supposed to pick him up, then the swimming pool, the an All-You-Can-Eat buffet. He climbed over to it. He slowly reached out a hand. 'If it is a mirage, then it's probably a cactus.' he thought. He felt the rough, brown bark. "It's real! There must be some water nearby!" Filled with new energy he broke into a run. He saw a small spring. He ran as fast as he could, straight at it- and tripped over a rock. A scorpion leaped out from under it, and stung Gourmet repeatedly. Too tired to shout, he shook off the scorpion and stomped on it. He drank deeply. Refreshed, he started down a large valley. He noticed a moss-covered sign near the entrance. It read:~~~~~~BEWARE! VALLEY OF THE PYGMIES! TURN BACK!~~~~~~ Gourmet was shocked. There was only supposed to be a large pit of pygmies to cross! Not a whole valley. To be continued? back to page 1