Typical.
Up in my room, I started to unload my backpack — and there they were. The two rare comic books.
I knew I had to return them to the museum tomorrow. Kahuna would understand that I didn’t mean to take them.
I carefully spread the comics on my desk and began to read the first one.
Even though the hero was a monkey, the art was very realistic. The intro said that no one knew the origin of the Masked Monkey. His power is in his mask. He may be a chimp, but he has the strength of ten gorillas.
“That’s a mean monkey!” I murmured to myself.
Downstairs, I heard my parents arguing over the best way to load the dishwasher. And then I heard another, closer sound. The thud of running footsteps.
I spun around as Ernie came bursting into my room. He let out a cry and ran straight to my desk.
“Stop!” I cried. I tried to shove him away.
Too late. He grabbed the two comics and took off with them.
The little thief is always taking my things. But this time he’d gone too far.
I jumped to my feet. “Give those back!” I shouted. “Now! I’m not going to play around with you!”
He stopped in the hall and stuck his tongue out at me.
I took a few steps toward him. I kept my eyes on the comics. I was trembling, so angry I thought I could explode.
“Those are valuable,” I said. “They belong to the museum. They are very rare. Give them back to me.”
Ernie shook his head. He had a sick grin on his weasel face. “They’re mine now,” he said.
“GIVE THEM BACK!” I shrieked.
R.L. Stine’s books are read all over the world. So far, his books have sold more than 300 million copies, making him one of the most popular children’s authors in history. Besides Goosebumps, R.L. Stine has written the teen series Fear Street and the funny series Rotten School, as well as the Mostly Ghostly series, The Nightmare Room series, and the two-book thriller Dangerous Girls. R.L. Stine lives in New York with his wife, Jane, and Minnie, his King Charles spaniel. You can learn more about him at www.RLStine.com.
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