"Alright, Mogey," Smush said as he unfurled Captain Brownbeard's ancient treasure map. "This says the chest of wonders is buried twenty paces from that rock-shaped stone over there. Count it out for me, will you?"
"With pleasure," Mogey replied excitedly, and he ran to the stone Smush had pointed out. "One, two," he counted as he began pacing out the distance, "three, four, jive...."
"Excuse me?" Smush demanded. "'Jive?' Mogey, do you not know how to count to twenty?"
"Behhh!" Mogey grunted inexplicably. "Of course I know how to count to twenty. I counted to four thousand and ninety two the other day just for fun. What did I say wrong?"
"After four you said 'jive,'" Smush answered. "It's five, not jive."
"Oh," Mogey said. "Five? Is that what people have been saying all these years? But what about the most fun dancing number in all the world? You know, the one that comes after fifty four? Shifty jive."
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