Huckleberry Hound: Hero of the Stage

Act 2: A Friendship Forged on the Sea

Meanwhile, in another part of town, people were making their way to the theater too, when all of a sudden, a grappling hook came in, and snatched a woman's purse!

"My purse!!" the woman shrieked. "Where did it go?"

"Looking for your purse?" a voice called from above a tall building. "It belongs to me now!"

The crowd looked up, and there, on the building, stood a rat. He wore a black thief's jacket, and a black hat on his head. Over his eyes was a black mask. The police officers immediately knew who they were looking at.

"RiffRat!!" one of them shouted. "Give this lady back her purse!"

"Sorry," RiffRat replied. "Gotta dash!"

And he swung off the building with his grappling hook, and took off running.

"Let's get him!" another officer yelled.

And they ran after the rat thief as fast as they could. He jumped over cars, sped past food carts, and stole items from people galore. From wallets to earrings, from necklaces to candy, RiffRat stole them all! And as he kept running and stealing, he began to sing.

"Gotta run, gotta dash,

Gotta hightail it,

Gotta snatch, gotta swipe,

Gotta steal!

I took your precious valuables,

These items, I'll conceal!

Every day the cops come after me,

But I leave their mouths agape,

They'll never catch me, and I should know,

I always manage to escape!"

The cops began to sing too.

"RiffRat!

Street rat!

Scoundrel!"

"Take that!" RiffRat shouted. And he continued to sing.

"Yes, I am a dirty rat,

But I gotta steal,

Taking it in stride!

You can run,

But I can hide!

Gotta run, gotta dash,

Gotta hightail it,

Gotta snatch, gotta swipe,

Gotta steal!

Thought it was yours? It's mine now,

And I don't care how you feel!

Those cops are always after me,

But what do I care?

I'll snatch away your whistle,

And I will never share!

(Gotta dash!)"

And off he ran.

"You get back here, you dirty rat!" the police chief yelled.

"Only a fool would be able to catch me!" RiffRat laughed.

"After him!"

The cops continued to chase the thief, but Huck didn't know about it. His friends didn't know either. RiffRat would do anything to steal. But what they really didn't know was that he was about to steal something that everyone had. He wasn't gonna steal it from everyone in the theater though, but from two individuals. Meanwhile, Huck looked out the window of the limo, and to his delight, he was looking at a great big theater! It had bright sparkling lights, and the names of famous stars right on the billboards!