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    Shirlee's Revenge: The Tales of Big and Little, #2
    Shirlee's Revenge: The Tales of Big and Little, #2
    Shirlee's Revenge: The Tales of Big and Little, #2
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    Shirlee's Revenge: The Tales of Big and Little, #2

    By Josh Kilen

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    About The Tales of Big and Little - Part Two: Revenge of Shirlee...

    Where did the evil cat Shirlee go? He's back and this time he's not messing around. Raising a new army of unforgettable enemies, he'll stop at nothing to destroy Big and Little, and take over the Worlds. As brave Big and wise Little travel through the Land to foil his plans, they see old friends, meet new allies, and uncover an age old secret that could change everything!

    Look for Other Titles in the Tell Me A Story Series:
    Tales of Big and Little - Part Three: The End of the Worlds - NOW AVAILABLE!
    Sean Ryanis & The Impossible Chase
    The Superhero Chronicles: Birth of Moonlight
    The Lost Princess in Winter's Grip
    The Lost Princess in Desert's Embrace

    About "Tell Me A Story" Bedtime Stories...
    Deep down every kid loves bedtime stories, but sometimes at the end of the day you just don't have the energy. That's where the Tell Me A Story series of books can help. Each nightly episode takes 5-10 minutes to read out loud and ends in a gripping cliffhanger. Imagine your child hanging on your every word and captivating them every night with an easy to tell bedtime story. These stories are not only exciting for them but they are fun for you to read as well.

    For less time than it takes to watch the start of a sit-com, you can spend quality time with your kids and make memories they will never forget.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCantonfield Publishing
    Release dateMar 18, 2013
    ISBN9781497767027
    Shirlee's Revenge: The Tales of Big and Little, #2
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    Josh Kilen

    Josh began writing books at age 8 and hasn't stopped telling stories. He has written more than 30 books across several genres, from children's books to business non-fiction.  

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      Shirlee's Revenge - Josh Kilen

      Episode 1

      Big’s tail waived through the air as his Person sliced the cheese on the counter-top. The marbled yellow-white chunks fell on the surface with a plop. The drool from Big’s mouth drizzled and plipped to the floor, as he tasted the cheese in his mind. He spied Little crouched behind the doorway from the dining room leading into the kitchen. He winked at her and she nodded her head.

      The Person finished slicing the cheese and turned toward the fridge. Little mouthed toward Big, NOW! He raced to the counter, making sure to be fast but also quiet. Little did the same. When he reached the counter, Big stretched his front paws as far up the kitchen counter as they would go and Little climbed up his back, her head barely reaching the top. Once she was up, she could see the cheese tantalizing her, looking more lovely than ever. Little reached forward and scooped up just two slices into her mouth. Her brain screamed at her to eat it all, but she thought of Big and stopped herself from devouring the lot.

      The two pieces of gooey delicious cheese balanced in her mouth, she did a perfect somersault off Big’s arched back, exactly like Bjorn - her feline friend from previous adventures in a land of gnomes, fighting pizza crusts, and princesses – had taught her. She landed on the floor with only the slightest of clicks from her nails touching the linoleum.

      Jack Jenkins, also known to Big and Little as their Person, scratched his head in confusion. He had been making a grilled cheese sandwich, and had turned to get some butter from the fridge when he heard the soft clicking to his left. That small sound was enough for him to turn and look. What a strange sight! There were his dogs, one stretched up on the counter like he was about to climb up and the other staring wide eyed with two pieces of cheese in her mouth. What do you two think you’re doing?!? he exclaimed.

      Big and Little knew that sticking around was not a good idea. They bolted for the doggy door and raced to their secret hiding place in the back yard.

      Whew, that was close. Do you think we’ll be in trouble? Big asked Little.

      Little plopped the two pieces of cheese on a bed of dry leaves and said, No, he won’t stay mad. But maybe we should go back to begging for cheese from now on. Little took a bite of her cheese and lay down with a happy look on her face.

      Big nosed his cheese around for a time but wasn’t eating. Little took notice and asked, What’s wrong? It’s not like you to leave cheese uneaten. I’m surprised you haven’t eaten the other half of mine as well.

      Big looked over at Little, and she could see on his face that he was slowly forming the right words. This must be important, she thought.

      Little, I miss our adventures. Begging is fine and all, but it was great using our abilities to earn the cheese we wanted. Maybe we could sneak back to The Magical Land sometime and find some adventure. Don’t you miss it?

      Little nodded slowly, Big, we had some good times, some scary times too, and it was fun having adventures. Our Person needs us though, and you can’t just go around having adventures all the time.

      Why not? Don’t you want to have adventures? Big asked as he ate the whole piece of cheese in one bite.

      Of course I do, but I also like cuddling on the couch and playing in the back yard, Little responded, perplexed. Where did this all come from anyway?

      Big started to answer, but then they heard a strangled cry of distress from the kitchen, and it sounded like their Person.

      They raced to the kitchen and burst through the doggy door. Skidding to a stop, what they saw froze their hearts.

      Episode 2

      Minutes before, Big and Little had scurried out the doggy door with their precious cheese, and Jack Jenkins shook his head, Those rascals. What am I going to do with them? He remembered the butter and turned toward the fridge again. He stopped short. Before him were the oddest assortment of living creatures he had ever seen. Standing, or whatever you call it, in front of him was an assortment of mushrooms with long pointy teeth, patches of moss with googly eyes, and a creepy looking, dirty, one armed Suzy Talks A Lot baby doll.

      Jack’s brain was slowly processing when the doll spoke to him, Jack Jenkins, we are here to take you.

      Jack had seen a few things in his day, but a man can only handle so much. He screamed, and not a manly roar of battle. The sound that came out of Jack’s mouth was a very frightened and rather girly scream. The doll pointed to Jack and yelled out, GET HIM!

      The creeping moss and mushrooms leaped through the air and landed on different parts of Jack. The mushrooms bit down, making Jack scream more loudly, as the moss grew and stretched around his entire body, all the while the googly eyes glared at him.

      The baby doll nodded her approval, Excellent my minions, Shir will be pleased. Take him to the portal.

      Jack felt himself falling asleep. Was there poison in the mushroom fangs? He thought.

      As they dragged Jack away, the pet door flapped loudly and Big and Little skidded to a stop.

      Made of plastic, the baby doll didn’t have the ability to sneer, but if she could, then it would have been an ugly one. She pointed her hand at Big and Little, Mushrooms, attack them. Buy us some time. Both mushrooms and moss disconnected from Jack and flew toward Big and Little. The baby doll turned her back and rushed out of the kitchen, as the moss carried Jack out the front door.

      The mushrooms came at Big and Little, fangs prepared for biting. It had been some time since Big and Little had been in an actual fight, but instinct kicked in, and they both dodged the fanged floating fungi. Little saw the fangs dripping with a green liquid and called out to Big as he was dodging another attack, Big, I don’t think these mushrooms would be good for you. Try not to eat ‘em.

      Big knocked a mushroom with the back of his paw sending it flying into the wall. It recovered almost instantly and resumed its attack. Okay, no eating. But how are we supposed to beat them?

      A voice rang out from above, You squish them of course. I’ll help. Big and Little glanced up and saw their old friend Tiberius the Gnome perched on top of the counter. He jumped, flipped through the air and landed on top of one mushroom, right in front of Little, all done very gracefully. The mushroom became a mess of green gooeyness.

      Big and Little followed Tiberius’s lead, dodging mushroom fangs and stepping on every fungus they could get their paws on. Miraculously all three were left unscathed. The mushrooms were not so lucky, leaving a disgusting green mess all over the kitchen floor.

      Tiberius looked around and gave a satisfied nod. Then he turned and said, We shouldn’t stay too long amongst the remains of these vile mushrooms.  We need to be going. The Princess requires your help once more. He walked toward the front door.

      Big and Little agreed that standing around on mushroom guts was a very bad idea and followed Tiberius into the main house entrance. Little paused as they left the house and called out, Tiberius, what’s going on here? Why did they take our Person?

      Tiberius turned around on the porch with a regretful look. Bringing his hand to his brow, he said, I’m sorry my friends but it seems that our old enemy Shir was not vanquished as we thought. He remains very much alive, and even worse, it seems he blames you for his defeat. I’m afraid that taking your person may be just the first part of his revenge.

      Little stepped closer, What do you mean? What are you not telling us? She knew from past experience that Tiberius always knew more than he let on.

      Tiberius’s eyes saddened and his mouth bent into a frown, "More about this I can’t say, that is for the Princess to discuss. She sent me here to find you. I arrived none too soon, it seems, but we had no idea that Shir was after your Person. I’m sorry for your loss, but the only way to get him back is to defeat Shir and

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