Publisher : Simon and
Schuster Children's
Release Date 
: 2003
: 2003
Pages : 111
ISBN : 0689860706
/ 9780689860706 (USA Edition)
Nod's Limbs is a small town which peaceful
with good dweller. Except two people children who have tall, skinny, and
skinned pale body. Ellen and Edgar two children twins brothers differ gender
who lived at a high towering house in the end of town Nod's Limbs. House supposed can be an
attractive house because its uniqueness and its great color, but in Ellen and
Edgar hand’s this house become very not attractive. With dark color of paint,
dirty yard and filled spider web. They cannot take care of they self after be
abandoned his parents to get around world.
Delinquency Ellen and Edgar has been known
by entire dwellers of Nod's Limbs. Begin from greeter word in bridge city of
Nod's Limbs which they change from "welcome" into "welcome in
Nod's Limbs stench town buddy, do not ever feed the animals" and
"come again" into "don’t ever come again", steal piranha
from the zoo do fill pool in home, gave Elsie Miller milk who its actually is
water mixed with some of depletory Heimertz, until replace the contents of pouch
a letter which carried by postman with stone. They happy to see suffering of
other peoples.
Every summer they both play game of hide
and seek at their home because they don’t have any friends again a result of
their delinquency. Hide and seek who usually terminated after one of person found another person who
hiding, different with hide and seek Ellen and Edgar style’s which only will
terminated when people who hiding can be overrun and tied so that seeker has
the time for hiding until the person who tied can release its binding .
In one summer they do not want play a hide
and seek because they feel bored. Ellen and Edgar find any idea of new game which can be more
interesting and enjoyable. "We could clog tunnel water channel with big
pillow, if the rain come the streets will be flood and we could boating
circumference of town, thats would have been nice" said Edgar. "Or we could insert
bags of white peppercorns into inside pouch Buffy's Muffin, pleased it feels to
imagine town peoples who good it was sneezes ". "But where we get the
money to make pillow and buy bags of white peppercorns?". They don’t have
money and almost desperate until they seeing a show TV who was being watched by
Pet, Pet is Ellen and Edgar’s pet which
have bodies form is like mounds hair which would only
look like wig if without an yellow eye which poking in its peak. An
advertisement about sales rare beast with price which very expensive. After that, in the window Ellen Ana Edgar see dogs, cats and animal-pet which resident Nod's Limbs has, them intend for sell
animals rare.
The next day they both started borrow some resident’s animals, is actually
instead of borrow because they are not intend for restore!. one by one pets
they steal, until a phyton giant snake was not separated from theft. After
successfully gather a lot the animals they go to alter animals such using the colorful paint, snotty and glue become rare beast which according to
them "amazing" which means "horrible" for others. They go
to their
bedroom for immediately sleep, but scenery outside the window draw their
attention. Hundreds the kids resident’s of Nod's Limbs still awake outside for look of their pet. With sobs they
continue to drive around. Seeing the children it Ellen and Edgar feel delighted
because cries they become song introductory sleep for this twins brothers.
The next day they bring the animal was
roving city used the train to be sold. With caption paper contains the name and
prices start from $1000 who hanged in every animal's necks they are ready to be
a rich person. Until afternoon ahead no one person was buy because of expensive
price and animals who horrible. They only found announcements papers about
losing pet and a paper with the words "Danger! Snake phyton was free!! Giant
snake us was free!! Careful! Mr. Poo Poo can eat anything when it hungry " which instantly create twin brothers threw guffaw because they're
both don't afraid to a giant snake which from yesterday it works just sleep.
Because fatigue they decide rested, Then suddenly come doctor
Felix Von Barlow, an expert of animal science from zoo who suggest Ellen and
Edgar for donate all of their rare
beast to the zoo. The doctor’s statement is sparked anger of Ellen and Edgar.
Doctor Felix nearly become sacrifice
of stikes those brother and sister if firefighter who was
looking for snakes phyton which disturbing residents does not immediately come. Seeing firefighter complete with his car
attract the attention of childrens who has been seeking their animals. And then Ellen and Edgar are besieged and quizzed regarding lose animal. Because fatigue and
without the results Ellen angry and
blame Edgar’s above his Idea for sell rare beast, so Edgar has angry too. They both were fight while watchable and cheered on all people.
Whereas rare animals else not heeded. Commotion a result the cheers the kids
make Mr. Poo Poo wake up from his sleep and that's exactly it's time he to eat. Other animals in
front of him is food which the nearest. Hamble, a small rabbit who has been
converted the color becomes purple-red and were given horn from wood become fine to eat first. While
peoples
watching fights, Mr. Poo Poo devouring Hamble. But Mr. Poo Poo can’t swallow Hamble because of horns its wood who
stabs Mr. Poo Poo’s throat. Mr. Poo Poo spew Hamble with paint who already faded and garnish that have been
freelance.
"Chauncey" Donald recognize his rabbit. He was immediately
took the hose of water and spray trains as well as rare beasts. All paint and garnish erased by water. Finally alk children angry and add
a strength sprays on hose water to spray Ellen and Edgar. They’ve soaked. Their suffering didn’t stop until that because a child
throws a bottle full of ide ants who was carried doctor Felix into direction of their. Ellen and Edgar go home with
a full-body wounds and bites.
"We're true-completely get valuable
lesson Edgar" said Ellen yawn. " Yes you right, another times the if
disguise the beast do not be wear paints water and glue cheap, it things was
easily fade" answered Edgar. "Uuh beast, I hate beast!. We don't be are dealing
again with them Edgar "firmly Ellen. They both also move to their bed room
for sleep.
Pet be left alone in the work room. The
rays radiate from the television to his body the form of clumps of
black hair, thick, and oily. Advertisement about rare animals back emerged with
new impressions:
"The following strange creature this
may be very rare beast in the the world. This beast once rarely
visible. Not known with the amount of who is definitely still alive in the
forest Wilds, and with this scarcity makes the animals who most exotic and most
valuable of the earth. To anyone who have its rare beast we will pay tenfold
from price you requested "
In the television screen looks the camera
lead to a page of animal science ancient book which in it there are picture
exotic creatures such, with form like clumps of black hair, thick, and oily
with one yellow eyes poking in its peak.
Pet down from chair. His eyes which only
one and colored yellow already started dim and demanding for sleep. He also
exit the house heading into his cage. The house door Ellen and Edgar was closed
behind him. An word which interesting written in above the door. The word
sounds funny but have the same meaning once not funny.
"Schadenfreude" which means
"Enjoyment come from suffering of other people" watchword which
indeed completely fitting for occupants of this house.
