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"Heh," the shrimp chuckles. There's a bucket of water hanging by a string, and this shrimp is up to trouble again. Shelly is reading her book about dinosaurs when the shrimp thinks, "Finally, I get to prank another main! It's been forever since I pranked one. I mean, I did prank Sprout, but he did beat me afterward. Still, the mains don't hold grudges for long; they have to make the children happy. My job is to make the children laugh, but this is just for my fun, not theirs. I was hoping for Vee, but I can prank her next time."


Then SPLASH! The shell is now covered in water, and her poor book is soaked. "SHRIMPO!" the shell yells, while the shrimp is laughing uncontrollably. 


"What is your problem, you big bully!? You know we have to make the child laugh, not yourself!" The shrimp chuckles, "Well, you stupid mains get all the time with the children because you guys are on top!"


The shell looks at him and retorts, "At least we are liked!"


Just then, Astro comes in and sees the mess. "Are you okay, Shelly? You must be so cold right now." The shell replies, "I'm freezing..." 


Astro responds, "Come on, let's get you dried off. Dandy, there's a water mess!" The rainbow flower looks up and says, "Oh! I'll get Tisha to clean that up. You and Shelly can go to the bathroom to get her dried off, and I can find you some new clothes, Shelly."


The shell looks gratefully at him. "Thanks, Dandy..." The rainbow flower smiles, puts up a 'Warning: Wet Floor' sign, and knocks on Tisha's door. "Hey, Tisha! I've got a job for you," he says with his usual cheerful voice.


The tissue box opens the door and smiles. "What can I do for you on this beautiful, clean day?" she asks happily. 


"Sorry to burst your mood, but there's a wet floor near my shop. I'd like you to clean it up for me. It's okay if you're not up to it; I can do it myself," replies the rainbow flower.


The tissue box tightens her hands in excitement. "You know I can't say no to cleaning! I'll be there as soon as I can with my mop!"


The rainbow flower smiles, pleased with her enthusiasm. "I'm glad you're up for it!" He heads back to his shop to collect all of his tapes, counting them one by one—each worth five—but as he's doing this, Tisha heads over to the mess to start mopping it up. She's very dedicated to her job; she's not a janitor, but she enjoys cleaning.


The rainbow flower finds some new clothes and puts them in the bathroom for Shelly. Meanwhile, Astro is drying her off. The shell has a dinosaur tail, which she got after asking Astro to use his magic on her. Her bangs have a little swirl in the hair, making her design very cute. 


Astro, who has a crescent moon as a tail, uses his magic to dry off the shell with a towel. Meanwhile, back in his shop, the rainbow flower wonders, "Who could have gotten Shelly so wet? Wait, this has someone's name written all over it!"


The shrimp is seen walking around, pranking people left and right. "Shrimpo!"

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