Our Tiger Friend

Part 2

(It starts with Milo and Fizz in the Surprise area, playing Apples to Apples)

Milo: (looking over some of the cards) Curious George, Animaniacs, Rugrats, Caillou...

Fizz: NOT CAILLOU! He's bald and mean to his parents, and his baby sister Rosie throws fits when she doesn't get something she wants!

Milo: (Secretly gags) Nah, Fizz. I actually like Caillou.

Judy: (appearing out of nowhere) Hey guys, watcha doing?

Milo: (screams along with Fizz) Oh, hey there, Judy. Fizz and I were just playing Apples to Apples. It's a game of crazy combinations!

Judy: Oh, nice, those cards all look really cool.

Milo: Thanks, but I have to tell you, it's getting kind of boring showing these to the same people over and over.

Fizz: Yeah, practically Bella, Doodles, and Jake know about our cards now. I wish we had just one more person to show these to.

Milo: Me too.

Judy: Oh. Hmmmm. (gets an idea) Guys, I think I may have a person who might be interested in seeing your card game, Apples to Apples.

Milo: Really?

Judy: Yes, really, hold on a sec. (runs off)

Milo: (to Fizz) Who do you think it is?

(Fizz just shrugs. Judy returns with someone behind her back)

Judy: (to Milo and Jake) OK, guys. This friend I'm about to introduce to you loves to read - just like you!

Milo: Really? Cool! Who is he?

(Judy reveals O the Owl)

O: Hoo-Hoo, hi there, I'm O the Owl!

(Milo and Fizz look at each other, then at Judy and O)

O: So, what are your names?

Milo: Well, I'm Milo, and this is Fizz.

Fizz: Hi. (Awkwardly smiles)

O: Hoo-Hoo, what a Nifty Galifty coincidence! So, my good friend, Judy Finnegan, told me that you're playing Apples to Apples. Can I see your cards?

Milo: Uhh, sure. (shows the cards) These are the Apples to Apples cards Fizz and I were playing with.

O: Wow, those are really something? What's on the cards?

Milo: TV shows, celebrities, movies, book characters, and cultural icons.

O: Nifty Galifty!

Milo: Well-a-Rooney. That's a normal reaction.

O: Do you like collecting Apples to Apples cards?

Milo: Yeah, but not as much as like collecting coins.

Fizz: Yeah, me too.

O: Hoo-Hoo, nice. You know I like collecting too. Do you know what I collect?

Milo and Fizz: No, what?

O: Books! My uncle X is a librarian, and I have a whole stack of books up in my bedroom at my treehouse!

Milo and Fizz: Books?

O: Oh yes. I like reading them in my reading nest in my bedroom at my treehouse! What kind of coins do you collect, Milo?

Milo: Lots of coins from around the world, (gets his coin collection and pulls out a coin) like this one I got from Poland. It's called a Zolty.

O: Poland? Hoo-Hoo, No way! One of my books I read is in Polish!

Milo: Really? Fab-a-Rooney!

O: Yeah, sure. Hey, Milo, I think it's really cool that your Apples to Apples cards include some of my favorite TV shows, including Curious George and Rugrats.

Fizz: O, you like Curious George?

O: Like Curious George? I love that show! It's based on a series of children's books that I have in my bedroom at my treehouse!

Fizz: Oh. Well, I have a pet cat. Her name is George, just like the monkey!

O: Oh, I bet. Nice name, by the way. Do you have any toys you like to play with?

Milo: Well, I like to play video games.

Fizz: Milo also has a telescope. That counts as a toy!

O: Nifty Galifty. Say... you wanna see something cool? (pulls out a telescope) I have one too, and I look up at it every night before bed!

Milo: You have a telescope like me? Cool!

O: But you can only look at it at night.

Milo: Right!