At that moment, Dr. Eggman heard a knock at the front door. He opened it. and there stood his first ex wife Katella the Intergalactic Huntress who wears a gold dress a tiara and tights that resemble thigh high boots.
"Excuse me," she said brightly. "But, I think I can help."
She went into Eggette's room and looked around. "My goodness," she said with a shake of her head. "What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen!"
She pulled a container of small green beans from her purse.
"Here," she said. "These might do the trick."
"Are those magic beans?" asked Dr. Eggman.
"Oh my, no," replied Katella. "There's no such thing. These are just plain old lima beans. I'll bet you'd like some, wouldn't you?" she asked Eggette.
Eggette wanted a big, heaping plateful of lima beans more than anything, but she was still afraid to admit it.
"Yuck!" she said. "No one likes lima beans mother, especially me!"
"Oh dear," Katella said sadly. "I guess I was wrong about you." She put the beans back in her purse and started toward the door.
Eggette watched her mother walk away. Those beans would taste so good. and being laughed at for eating them was nothing compared to what she'd been going through. She finally couldn't stand it.
"Wait!" she cried. "The truth is. . . I really loved lima beans."
"I thought so," Katella said with a smile. She took a handful of beans and popped them into Eggette's mouth.
"Mmmm," said Eggette.
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A Bad Case of Stripes
FanfictionThis story teaches children to be themselves and to respect those who may be different. This story is written by David Shannon. This is my version of the story.
