The Abbreviated Adventures of Mogey & Smush Volume CCCXVI

It was time for Mogey and Smush's 93rd annual Race for the Green Crown. The pals raced over hill and dale, under dill and hale, and all the way around Le Dahlil (a very stinky swampland in the neighboring township). After many seconds of competition (and a round of seconds at the all-you-can-eat ice cream buffet as well) Mogey was the first atop Bellyache Bridge, where the Green Crown was kept.

"I've done it!" Mogey wheezed, attempting to hold his hands aloft with joy. "I've won the 93rd annual Race for the Green Crown!"

He ceremoniously placed the illustrious Green Crown atop his head and performed a customary celebration known as the "braggart's twirl." But Mogey's legs were burning with exhaustion and his tummy was full of ice cream, so he lost his balance just enough that the Green Crown flew off his head and into the river below.

"Nooooooooo!" Mogey cried, falling to his knees.

"Don't fret, Mogey," Smush consoled his pal, who was now openly weeping. "After all, the Green Crown is nothing but an upside-down lily pad."

Just then, an extraordinarily large bald man appeared at the top of the bridge. He was sopping wet, from the top of his shiny head, to the tips of his hairy toes.

"Say," the man said, "did someone throw this upside-down lily pad at me?"

"Oh thank you, sir!" Mogey exclaimed, snatching the Green Crown from the man's hand and placing it back atop his own head. "You've saved the 93rd annual Race for the Green Crown!"