Petey was a snake, only so big. Petey lived with his mother in a pit. Petey liked to hiss in the pit. One day while Petey was hissing in the pit, his mother said, "Petey, do not hiss in this pit. If you must hiss in a pit, go to Mrs. Potts' pit to hiss." So, Petey went to Mrs. Potts' pit to hiss. Mrs. Potts was not home, but Petey hissed in her pit anyway. He hissed and hissed.

When Mrs. Potts arrived home and found Petey hissing in her pit, she pitched a hissy. "Petey," she cried, "if you must hiss in a pit, go home to your own pit to hiss." So, Petey went back home and told his mother about Mrs. Potts and her pit. "That ungrateful thing," Petey's mother hissed, "I knew her back when she didn't have a pit to hiss in!"