We talked to Munkustrap again today. When he saw Mungojerrie and me, he nodded and said, ÒYes.Ó So Jequenia is going to be a Jellicle! Munku said he would announce it to the whole tribe in two days. I donÕt know if this information makes me happy or sad. He also told me not to let anyone know about whatÕs going to happen to Jequenia. He was right. Etcetera, Pouncival, and Jemima bombarded me when I came out of the conference with Munkustrap. ÒWhatÕs gonna happen?Ó they shrieked. ÒIS Jequenia gonna be a Jellicle?Ó I decided that it would be safe to just say, ÒMaybe.Ó Then Jemima ran off somewhere. Probably to tell Jequenia the good news.
Demeter
6/28/1999
Today was pretty boring. Jemima and Pouncival seem really nervous. IÕm not. Well, thatÕs probably because I already know whatÕs going to happen. So nothing much happened today. All my friends were busy, so I just hung out on the sunroof all day long.
Demeter
6/29/1999
Another boring day. Pouncival was bouncing off the walls with relief because Jequenia was a Jellicle. Munkustrap also told everyone that we were going to hold a nice banquet for Saphinora on the 4th of July (perfect day to celebrate!) and the party for Jequenia would be on the 9th. I did nothing today except borrow one of SaphinoraÕs books. You wouldnÕt believe how many she has! Anyway, she let me borrow one and I spent the day reading it. ThatÕs all.
Demeter
6/30/1999
ANOTHER boring day! Actually, it wasnÕt really that bad because I had a little entertainment. I had the ultimate view of the junkyard from my sunroof and I watched the action. I saw the Tugger flirting with Jequenia. Boy, if Bomb ever finds out sheÕll get really steamed. The only one whoÕs more head-over-heels for the Tugger than her would be Etcetera, and we all know that Etcetera is just crazy.
Demeter
7/1/1999
A new month, a new holiday. ThatÕs right! The 4th of July is coming! And not just the fireworks, but the party for Saphinora! ItÕs gonna be terrific! Sorry this entry is really short, but I had yet another boring day.
Demeter
7/3/1999
Sorry I didnÕt write yesterday, but I decided not to bore you with the details of another boring day. Anyway, I was sitting up on my sunroof watching the action again. Victoria and Saphinora had gotten a hold of some red, white, and blue crepe paper. They were stringing it around the junkyard, making a mess. But it looked fun making a mess! So I decided to join them. Saphinora grinned and tossed me the red paper. Then we started running around, making a bigger mess. Then Rumpleteazer spotted us and said, ÒWhatÕs the point of that if ya donÕt got no tape?Ó So she ran off and got us some duct tape. Now, picture this: three laughing, giggling, crazy queens running around with crepe paper and another queen running around and struggling to tape it all down. It was hysterical, because Rumpleteazer seemed to get tape everywhere EXCEPT on the paper. She had some stuck in her fur, and we all had to help get it out. Then Victoria cried, ÒHey! ThereÕs Mistoffelees!Ó He had unfortunately walked into the junkyard just then. ÒGet him!Ó shouted Saphinora. She ran after him with the blue crepe paper and started wrapping it around him like a mummy. Victoria and I joined in on the fun, and wrapped him up too. Rumpleteazer jumped in and started taping it all down. Together, we all mummified him pretty good. It was hilarious! He was squirming around, trying to get out. And then he fell over and couldnÕt stand up! Pretty soon, all of us (including Misto) were laughing harder than weÕve ever laughed. Anyway, we all managed to untangle Mistoffelees, and somewhat organize the crepe paper decorations a little better. So when we were al done, they actually looked GOOD!
Demeter
7/4/1999
The 4th of July was awesome! When we entered the junkyard in the evening the first thing you noticed was a huge banner saying, ÒCongratulations Saphinora and Happy Fourth of July!Ó Mistoffelees was acting as our waiter, and seated everyone. He sat me next to Bombalurina and the Tugger. Soon dinner was served, which was stuff like caviar and strassburg pie. After dinner we all gathered on the fence to watch the fireworks. They were mesmerizing. IÕm sorry I canÕt tell you every single detail on what happened today, because I canÕt describe it in words. YouÕd just have to experience it yourself.
Demeter
7/5/1999
Hmm. IÕm a little suspicious. You know, about the way Pouncival is pacing around the junkyard and talking to himself. He didnÕt see me spying on him. I was listening in on what he was saying to himself. I heard my name a couple of times. I wonder whatÕs going on in that little pea brain of hisÉ IÕm almost a little afraid. Like, when I wake up tomorrow, am I going to find out that heÕs played another trick on me? Maybe IÕll spend the night in BombÕs room just to be safe.
Demeter
7/6/1999
I AM GOING TO KILL POUNCIVAL!
Let me explain. Like I said in the above entry, I spent the night in my sisterÕs room. But that didnÕt help. When I woke up I felt likeÉ like something was wrong. I walked over to the mirror that was in BombÕs room. And screamed.
About five dozen Jellicles rushed into the room. Bombalurina jumped down from above (yes, she was sleeping in my room thatÕs above hers) and her eyes widened when she saw me. ÒDemi,Ó she whispered. ÒWhat did you do to your fur?Ó Somehow, someway, Pouncival had snuck in and painted me five different colors. Just then, a couple more cats barreled in. Saphinora and Victoria and RumpleteazerÉ you know, the usual crowd. ÒWhat happened?Ó cried Saph. I glared. ÒPOUNCIVAL!Ó I screamed at the top of my lungs. ÒYeah?Ó came a timid voice. ÒIÕm gonna KILL YOU!Ó I shrieked. I spent about a half-hour chasing him, which was pointless. I spent the rest of the day trying to scrub out the paint in my fur. I hope this stuff isnÕt permanent. That kitten is going to get it so bad.
Demeter
7/7/1999
Thank God! The paint washed out fine. But IÕm still really, REALLY mad at Pouncival. The little worm!
Saphinora was feeling sorry for me, and offered to help me think up a plan to get back at him. So for almost all of the morning and afternoon, we thought up a bunch of ideas, most of them pointless. Then Saph had the most brilliant idea. ÒWeÕll get a hundred balloons and fill them with water!Ó she cried. ÒAnd weÕll bomb him tomorrow morning!Ó I loved the idea. Although I wanted the balloons to be filled with permanent ink, Saphinora talked me into using water. So we convinced Mistoffelees, Rumpleteazer, Victoria, Bombalurina, Alonzo, Cassandra, and even Jennyanydots to help us! This trick is going to be the greatest ever! Pouncival is going to wake up tomorrow morning and weÕre going to bomb him real good!
Demeter
7/8/1999
I canÕt believe it! The little scaredy-cat (no pun intended) Pouncival built a big fence around his lair. There goes our balloon trick. Oh well, maybe weÕll think of something else. Saphinora and I were planing and plotting all day long. But no such luck.
Demeter
7/9/1999
Victoria, Rumpleteazer, Saphinora, and Mistoffelees and I are all trying to think of something desperately. But once again, there was no such luck. I sent Mistoffelees to go spy on Pouncival and see if he was plotting something else. IÕm still trying to think of something!
Demeter
7/10/1999
Mistoffelees is wonderful! He found out that Pouncival has a door in his fort with a lock. ButÉ guess what? He put the lock on the wrong side of the door! So weÕre going to try our water balloon trick tomorrow! Revenge is sweet.
Demeter
7/11/1999
Today was WONDERFUL! We played our trick on Pounce, just as planned. I rounded up everybody and we dragged the 100 water balloons to PouncivalÕs lair. I noticed that the lock was gone, so I happily pushed the door right open. Then on the count of three, we all screamed at the top of our lungs, ÒItÕs PAYBACK TIME!Ó and we bombed him with the balloons. I was the first. I tossed one at him and it exploded near his feet. ÒHey!Ó he cried. Pouncival jumped, then laughed. ÒHa ha. Very funny Demeter.Ó Then we all threw them at him all at the same time. Pretty soon (too soon) we ran out of balloons and had to high tail it out of there. I could hear Pouncival yelling, ÒYouÕre gonna get it!Ó I was laughing the whole time.
Demeter
7/12/1999
I tried my best to avoid Pouncival today. Bombalurina acted as my bodyguard. I hid inside while she paced around outside our lair, making sure that Pouncival didnÕt come anywhere near us. So I stayed in here and was bored out of my mind for the whole day.
Demeter
7/13/1999
I was scared out of my wits today. I figured that Pouncival (with that messed-up brain of his) would undoubtedly play whatever trick he had in mind today. The thirteenth. It would have been perfect. So I cowered in m lair again today, with both Bombalurina and the Rum Tum Tugger pacing around outside. I knew Pouncival knew better than to mess with Tugger. I hoped it worked. So another day went by without Pouncival or myself playing any jokes.
Demeter
7/14/1999
IÕve been passing the boring time by spying on Pouncival. I would sneak up onto the sunroof and peer down at him in his fort (he now remembers to lock it every night). From up on the sunroof I can see right down into his fort. All day long heÕs been scribbling furiously in his journal. IÕll bet heÕs plotting and scheming all day. Gotta go. ItÕs too risky being up here.
Demeter
7/15/1999
Pouncival was nowhere in the junkyard at all today. When I didnÕt see him, I worked up the nerve to get out of my lair. I ran into Jequenia. We both asked each other at the same time, ÒWhereÕs Pouncival?Ó I decided to answer her and said, ÒI donÕt know. I thought you knew.Ó It turns out that nobody knows where he is. Not even Tumble and Plato, who were slaving away picking up our water balloon remains. Oh well, I guess I should enjoy this while it lasts.
Demeter
7/16/1999
Nobody has seen Pouncival at all today either. I donÕt get it. HeÕs usually around here to bug everyone at least every other day. This is soÉ soÉ un-Pouncival-like. Since he wasnÕt anywhere in sight, I thought it was safe to roam the junkyard. Then I had an idea. Why wait for Pouncival to play his joke when we could be playing two in a row? So I went to talk to Rumpleteazer and see if she had any ideas. She didnÕt. Then I tried to find Saphinora and Victoria, but like Pouncival they had disappeared. TheyÕre usually the ones to come up with all the good ideas, so IÕll talk to them tomorrow. Anyway, three heads are better than one. And if I can talk to Rumpleteazer, thatÕd be four heads. Those are pretty good odds.
Demeter
7/17/1999
I told everyone my wonderful idea, that we could get Pounce before he gets us. They all loved it. Saphinora and Victoria told me about the ideas that they came up with yesterday. We could toilet paper his lair, cat-nap him in his sleep and put him on a raft down the river, or put a tape-recording of monkey calls next to him during the night. Did you know that Pouncival has a phobia of monkeys? DonÕt ask, because I donÕt know. Anyway, tomorrow Saph and Victoria are going to take a trip to the zoo to record some monkeys. But first, we have to convince Mungojerrie or Rumpleteazer to swipe them a tape recorderÉ
Demeter
7/18/1999
This morning I woke up Saphinora and Victoria bright and early. I gave a sleepy Saph the tape recorder that Rumpleteazer gave me, and then set them on their quest for the zoo. But that'Õ not all that happened today...
I had woken up at 5:30 in the morning, and Victoria and Saphinora left at 6:00. So I was really bored for the longest time, because nobody else was up until 8:30. Except for Pouncival. I saw him sneaking into MistoffeleesÕ lair with a big bag, a big bottle, and two buckets. I tried to get there in time, but by the time I ran into MistoffeleesÕ lair he was as white as a ghost. ÒMisto!Ó I yelled. ÒWake up right now! Pounce got you!Ó When I said that, I heard a loud giggle come from outside. Misto woke up and sleepily rubbed his eyes. He asked me what was wrong. So I shoved a mirror in his face. What he saw was a flour-covered cat staring back at him. You shouldÕve seen the look on his face! Anyway, I told Mistoffelees that it was only flour and it would come off really easily. But when I tried to brush some off with my paw, it stuck! I found out that Pouncival had used glue! Misto and I were pretty steamed, but I think I was angrier. I couldnÕt wait until Saphinora and Victoria came back with a tape of monkey calls. We started to walk out of MistoÕs lair to give Pounce a piece of out minds when both of us were drenched in flour pouring from the ceiling. When I cleared my eyes, I saw Pouncival rolling around on the ground, howling with laughter. Then he wiped his eyes and said, ÒWhich one is Mistoffelees?Ó I growled and cried, ÒNot this one!Ó Then I pounced on him. We wrestled around for a while, and when I pulled away he had a white face and stomach too. Mistoffelees and I ran off to the nearby hose (the same one that Pouncival used to drench my magazine weeks ago) and tried to wash off. I got clean easily, but Misto had the hardest time trying to scrub off the glue. He still had small clumps stuck in his fur when he was done. Pounce is going to get it so bad tomorrow.
Demeter
7/19/1999
Yesterday, in the evening, Saphinora and Victoria came back from the zoo with the monkey sounds. I demanded to know what had taken them so long. Saph explained that they wanted to see the rest of the zoo too, not just the monkey house. So I told them all the excitement they had missed. Then Misto walked up and they gasped. He still looked like a wreck, with his fur sticking up and mated together in spots from the glue. They immediately vowed revenge on Pouncival tomorrow.
And tomorrow happened to be today! Around 4:00 in the morning, Saphinora, Victoria, Rumpleteazer and I snuck into PouncivalÕs fort. He had forgotten to lock it again. Rumpleteazer and I stood guard while Victoria and Saphinora went inside with the tape player. They had successfully recorded 45 minutes of monkey calls, and Mistoffelees had programmed the tape player to play the tape over and over again for hours. Victoria gently set the player close to Pouncival, who was sleeping like a baby. Saphinora held a small pocket flashlight so that Vicky could see what she was doing in the dark. Victoria pressed the play button with her paw, and I started to hear faint monkey screeches. They flashed us the thumbs-up sign, and then we ran from PouncivalÕs lair to ours, and pretended to be asleep the whole time.
In the morning Pouncival stomped angrily out of his lair, looking sleep-deprived and spooked. ÒI HATE MONKEYS!Ó he screamed at the top of his lungs, then he stomped back inside his lair. He locked himself inside and didnÕt let anybody in, even Jequenia. I can say that we succeeded very, very well.
Demeter
7/20/1999
As usual, I lived in fear today. And I had a pretty good reason too. In the early afternoon Pouncival had let Jequenia into his fort, and I could hear soft murmurs coming from his lair for the rest of the after noon. Then I heard Pouncival let out a big, loud cackle. So, of course, I was afraid. I rounded up Bombalurina and Tugger to play bodyguards today. I plan on just sleeping for the rest of the day.
Demeter
7/21/1999
Pouncival is such a creep! He got Rumpleteazer this morning. She woke up with her fur sticking out on ends and she was missing her Woolworth pearls. She made Mungojerrie go find them for her, and he spent the rest of the day chasing some Pollicle who was wearing RumpleÕs pearls. Rumple spent the day with the hose, trying to wash out the hair spray and styling gel. Victoria, Saphinora, and I spent the day comforting Rumpleteazer. And Pouncival spent the day howling with laughter.
Demeter
7/22/1999
Yesterday we decided that we would strike tomorrow. And tomorrow is today! Rumpleteazer came up with the most brilliant idea: do Pouncival up in make-up and nail polish while heÕs sleeping! Someone was in charge of getting something. Rumpleteazer had to swipe a blonde womanÕs wig. Mistoffelees had to find some eye shadow and lipstick. Saphinora was in charge of getting some bright pink nail polish. Skimble was set out to get some expensive mascara. Victoria snagged some nice, pink blush. And I brought a feathery pink boa. In the middle of the night we all snuck into PouncivalÕs lair once again and applied everything to him. Then we scrambled on out of there and went to our lairs, acting innocent.
In the morning an ÒEek!Ó rang through the junkyard. I snickered as I recognized the ÒeekerÕsÓ voice. It was Pouncival. He spent the rest of the day trying furiously to scrub off the nail polish. Oh, he got the makeup off all right, but without some nail polish remover heÕll have his work cut out for him.
Demeter
7/23/1999
Oh, I really feel sorry for Alonzo. The poor guy only played one trick on Pouncival and he got it good. I mean, he only helped with the water balloon joke for crying out loud! He doesnÕt deserve this! I kinda got the idea of what happened, because Alonzo was running around the junkyard screaming, ÒGet it off! Get it OFF!Ó There was a Teletubbie mask glued to his face and Teletubbie boxers glued to his rear end. Tugger was rolling around on the floor, laughing. I think heÕs thoroughly enjoying the joke war. Bombalurina seemed to find it amusing too. We watched the whole thing from our sunroof.
I think Alonzo finally figured out that the glue washes off just fine. But he couldnÕt get the underpants off. So this whole thing was rather embarrassing for him, walking around in underwear for the rest of the day. But he finally convinced Mistoffelees to zap them off. Alonzo is going to have to put up with a scorched butt for a while now.
Demeter
7/24/1999
Ya know what? IÕm actually kinda glad now that Pouncival got Alonzo. Alonzo came stomping up to me glaring so hard I thought his face would crack. ÒIÕm in,Ó he said. ÒIÕll help you get Pouncival.Ó I guess he was really steamed at Pounce and wanted revenge.
I called together everybody else for another meeting to come up with a prank. Alonzo was the one to think of an idea this time. ÒMy family lives right next to a joke shop,Ó he explained. ÒWe could buy a fake lottery ticket.Ó So I agreed and sent him and Rumpleteazer to steal a fake lottery ticket. Of course, I also made sure that Rumple left some anonymous money to pay for it, but IÕm not sure she did. We strike tomorrow.
Demeter
7/25/1999
Today was one of the funniest days of my life! Alonzo and Rumpleteazer got a hold of a fake lottery ticket yesterday and presented it to me. So VERY early this morning, Alonzo, Rumpleteazer, Mistoffelees and I left the lottery ticket anonymously at PouncivalÕs door. It was in an envelope with a letter inside, and the letter said ÒTo a very dear friend: this lottery ticket might brighten your mood.Ó And it certainly did brighten his mood. It was one of those scratch tickets, and when the sucker scratched it he started doing back flips and screaming, ÒWahooooooooo!Ó Pouncival was like that until about 4:00 p.m. Then Jequenia took the ticket away from him and read the fine print. Then she smothered a giggle and said, ÒItÕs a fake. You didnÕt win anything.Ó The look on PouncivalÕs face was sheer shockness. It was hilarious!
Demeter
7/26/1999
Poor Cassandra. Pouncival got her really bad. It all started with s VERY shrill shriek at the crack of dawn. Cassandra was screaming words that sounded like, ÒEeeeeeee! A COCKROACH!Ó Well, her lair turned out not to be full of cockroaches. It was full of crickets. Cassandra was so freaked out, and she wouldnÕt speak to anybody except me. She only spoke to me to say, ÒIÕm in.Ó ThatÕs all. SO I told her we would have a meeting tomorrow to plot and scheme once again!
Demeter
7/27/1999
Ooh, this time Pouncie has gone too far. He gave Victoria red and blue polka dots during the night. Victoria and I spent the rest of the day by the hose trying to wash off her spots. Turns to it was only food coloring and came off easily. But still, it was pretty mean. We had a meeting today and decided what to do to him. Saphinora suggested that we ÒSend him on a little cruise.Ó What she meant was sneak up on Pouncival while he was sleeping and put him on an inflatable mattress then set him afloat on the nearest river. Even I admitted it was mean, but I was outnumbered. TodayÕs meeting was full of many angry faces. So Cassandra and Rumpleteazer were sent to go find an inflatable mattress for PouncivalÕs voyage tomorrow.
Demeter
7/28/1999
Today, VERY, VERY early in the morning Saphinora, Cassandra and I snuck to PounceÕs place with the inflatable mattress. Both Cassandra and me were needed to put Pouncival on the mattress. That kittenÕs heavy! Anyway, we all carried him to the nearest stream, slowly but surely. I started to wish I had convinced Mistoffelees and Alonzo and Skimble to come too. Pouncival is HEAVY! Anyway, we finally reached the river and bade Pouncival farewell. Then we and the rest of our prank ÒclubÓ fled to our families because we were scared what Pouncival would do when he woke up. Well, I donÕt have a family so I convinced Tugger, Bombalurina, AND Munkustrap to play bodyguards for me. IÕm starting to dread tomorrow.
Demeter
7/29/1999
IÕm scared. IÕm very, very scared for my life. IÕm scared that IÕm next on PouncivalÕs list. So IÕm staying in here for a couple days.
Demeter
7/30/1999
Hmm. Pouncival still hasnÕt gotten anybody yet. Well, IÕm still going to stay in here for a long time.
Demeter
7/31/1999
Well, to make a long story short, I woke up this morning hearing a commotion coming from JennyanydotsÕ lair. So I climbed up onto the sunroof and took a peek. Jenny was running around in hysterics screaming, ÒMy mop! And my broom and my yarn and my needles! GONE!Ó I kinda figured out that Pouncival had stolen all of the above. Oh, and we have another new member to our army. Jenny decided that she wanted to get back at the little rat, Pouncival. We will have a meeting tomorrow.
Guess what? I found out the source for all of PouncivalÕs jokes: Jequenia. The past henchcat, yep, thatÕs her. I canÕt believe I helped the little skunk join the Jellicles! All I can say is sheÕs going to get it so bad. Tomorrow at the meeting IÕm going to propose that we not only play our tricks on Pouncival, we play them on his girlfriend too (actually, IÕm not sure if theyÕre a couple yet but I donÕt feel like mentioning her name just now).
Demeter
8/1/1999
Another month, another chance to be terrified of Pouncival. Okay, I admit a lot of this has all been really funny. But not when itÕs ME the joke is on. I thought Pouncival still needed to have a joke played on him, so I called yet ANOTHER meeting to decide what to do to him. This time it was Skimble who came up with the idea. He said (trying hard not to laugh), ÒWeÕll put contacts in his eyes that make his pupils look huge! And they can be the colored kind, something like purple.Ó Rumpleteazer wrinkled her nose and asked what good it would do. Skimble (still trying hard not to laugh) said, ÒHe wonÕt be able to see clearly! His sight will be a blur and heÕll keep bumping into things!Ó ÒNot to mention heÕll look weird,Ó I heard Saphinora whisper to Victoria. Skimble mustÕve heard her say it too because he ended up bursting out with laughter. I grinned, trying hard not to laugh myself. I announced to everyone that weÕd use SkimbleÕs idea, and told Mr. Railway Cat to go steal some contacts. He said itÕd be a breeze trying to find some. But his voice didnÕt say that. So I sent Rumpleteazer to go with him. Have you ever noticed how I always use Rumpleteazer to steal things? Anyway, they were walking away and I suddenly remembered something. ÒWait,Ó I called. They turned around. Then I told them to get two sets of contacts. They looked confused, but didnÕt protest. IÕm sure you can probably guess what I wanted another set forÉ
Demeter
8/2/1999
Success! Skimble and Rumpleteazer approached me this morning, proudly holding two sets of colored contacts. I grinned wickedly and told them to help me with the joke. Luckily, Rumple knew how to put contacts in. I didnÕt have the faintest idea and winced as she shoved one in PounceÕs eyeball. He didnÕt even stir. She calmly closed his eyelid and thrust the other lens in PouncivalÕs other eye. Then she whispered, ÒMission accomplished.Ó And we left. They seemed confused when I told them we were going to JequeniaÕs lair next, but when I explained what she had done to us they willingly agreed to come. ÒThat was mean, that she helped Pouncival,Ó said Rumple angrily. ÒYeah, sheÕs a little skunk,Ó I said, remembering what I had called her in my entry for the 31st. So we reached JequeniaÕs lair and Rumple got to work shoving the lenses in her eyes. Then we departed to our lairs and hid.
In the morning I heard a commotion, and it wasnÕt from Pounce or Jequenia. They werenÕt awake yet, but Electra was. She kept screaming her head off about asparagus. I wonder if sheÕs mad at Gus or something? IÕll have to ask her later. Anyway, throughout the day Pouncival and Jequenia kept bumping into things: trees, the car, the tire, themselvesÉ It lasted for a couple hours until Mungojerrie explained that they had contacts in their eyes and volunteered to get them out. Humph. And I used to think that Mungo was nice.
Demeter
8/3/1999
Well, I found out what the deal was with asparagus yesterday. It actually had nothing to do with Gus. It was the vegetable that was the problem. From what Bombalurina told me, ElectraÕs lair was willed with wall-to-wall asparagusÉ the vegetable. Bomb told me that Electra has a secret phobia of asparagus and Pouncival had managed to find out. Personally, I think ElectraÕs phobia is worse than PounceÕs phobia of monkeys! I wonder what made her hate asparagus so much?
Electra came stomping angrily over to me, much like the others did, and announced that sheÕd join our group. Our army is slowly growing in size!
I held another meeting today, and Electra said we should paint PouncivalÕs face. ÒGive him a big dopey clown face,Ó were her exact words. Then I heard Alonzo mutter, ÒNot much of a change from his regular self, huh?Ó So I sent Jennyanydots and Rumpleteazer to go swipe some face paint (once again, Rumple is posing as our chief-thief). Pouncival will be getting another makeover tomorrow!
Demeter
8/4/1999
Jenny and Rumple came with a glorious tray of colorful face paints yesterday. I dragged Saphinora and Victoria with me to paint PounceÕ face this morning, hoping that one of them was artistic. We snuck into PounceÕs lair and I looked at them. ÒCan any of you paint someoneÕs face?Ó I whispered. Victoria looked clueless. Saph shrugged and said, ÒI donÕt know. IÕve never tried.Ó So I handed her the brush and said, ÒWell, go ahead and try.Ó She grinned and dipped the brush in the paint, and got to work. I have to admit she did a pretty good job at making Pouncival look like a circus clown. Victoria had even brought one of those funny rubber noses, and I stuck it on PounceÕs face. Then we scampered on out of there to the safety of our lairs (once again!). When Pounce found out that he looked like a clown, he took the traditional trip to the hose in the junkyard. Luckily, Saphinora put on gobs of makeup and made it hard to get off. I have to say, Pouncival looks ridiculous!
Demeter
8/5/1999
Etcetera got joked today. Actually, it was more like last night. She got a fake note from Pouncival that said to go to the tire at midnight, and it was signed from Tugger. She was really steamed when she found out that the note was from Pouncival. But Etcetera became even more steamed when she was drenched with red, blue, and yellow paint (do you think itÕs a littleÉ um, coincidental that almost all these jokes require paint or glue of some kind?). Once again, the victim joined our side so that she can help us kick PouncivalÕs scrawny behind.
Demeter
8/6/1999
I tried to call a meeting so that we could figure out what to do to Pouncival. Note the word TRIED. I talked to everyone, including our new member, Etcetera, and they all said theyÕd be at the meeting. But when I tried to find Saphinora, she was nowhere. I tried to remember what I had seen her do at the junkyard yesterday. She came with me to paint PounceÕs face, andÉ hmm. I canÕt remember seeing Saph at the junkyard after that. She mustÕve gone back to her familyÕs. So I sent Rumple to tell Saphinora about the meeting. Rumpleteazer just got back. She told me that Saph wasnÕt home, and Mistoffelees (her next-door neighbor) didnÕt know where she was. Rumple asked the rest of the kittens if they had seen her. Etcetera, Electra, and Jemima didnÕt have a clue. But Victoria said, ÒThe last time I saw her was yesterday. She told me she was spending the day with her family. She said she would be back today, but she isnÕt.Ó She seemed thoroughly worried. WellÉ I, being my kind and caring self, called off the meeting. I set up a search party for Saphinora. Kinda like the one Munku organized to find Jequenia, except we donÕt want Saph dead. We looked all over London, but not a trace of her anywhere. If Saph doesnÕt come back tomorrow, IÕm gonna be REALLY worried.
Demeter
8/7/1999
I canÕt believe it! ItÕs almost funny, when you think about it. Saphinora sauntered calmly into the junkyard today. Well, everyone practically mobbed her. They were all screaming their heads off, asking where she had been (I admit, I was one of the many Jellicles screaming their heads off). Even Pouncival was screaming, but I think he was only doing that to be funny. Like he was afraid of Saph or something. Or she looked scaryÉ I donÕt know! PounceÕs just weird. Anyway, Saphinora started laughing, and she told us that she had only been at the vet! I couldnÕt believe it! I canÕt believe it now! We were all so worried that something had happened, and all she was doing was going for a checkup. Sorry, but I have to go now. Now that SaphÕs back I called a meeting for today, and I have to go now.
Demeter
8/8/1999
We got Pouncival! Oh yeah! We got him good!
Electra and Etcetera came up with this one. We snuck into PounceÕs lair late at night and super-glued some roller-blades to his paws! When he woke up you could hear him scream in frustration! Luckily he had never learned to skate. He was struggling to get around all day long! He couldnÕt get the skates off and he ended up sleeping in them tonight! CanÕt write, gotta laugh!
Demeter
8/9/1999
Pouncival struck! He got my beloved sister and best friend, Bombalurina. HOW DARE HE! ItÕs a good thing I chose not to sleep in the lair we share together, because this joke would have gotten me too. He somehow got together FIFTY ALARM CLOCKS, stuck them all in our lair, each and every one of them set to go off at 6:00 am! They were loud enough to wake up the WHOLE junkyard! I was sound asleep, all the way on the other end and it woke me up too! Pouncival dies tomorrow! Well, maybe not tomorrow. UmÉ Pouncival dies the day after tomorrow! There.
Demeter
8/10/1999
I guess Pouncival isnÕt gonna die after all. At yesterdayÕs meeting nobody could think of any jokes. WeÕre all fresh out of ideas. So I tried a new approach: I asked of anyone had any ideas for STOPPING the joke war. That surprised everyone. We discussed it for a while, but it looks like weÕre doomed. Although Saphinora seemed to have a mischievous glint in her eye. Either she figured out how to stop this war, or she had some dust in her eye. Well, IÕve kept track of everyone on my team thatÕs had a prank pulled on them. ThereÕs only two left: SaphÉ and me.
Demeter
8/11/1999
I donÕt think IÕll be sleeping much until Pouncival just gets it over with. I kept giving him dirty looks all day long hoping heÕd get the idea. But no, heÕs too stupid to understand. I posted Bombalurina, Tugger, Munkustrap, AND Alonzo outside to play bodyguards. I pass the boring time byÉ ughÉ cleaning. Our little lair is now so neat and tidy I canÕt find anything.
Demeter
8/12/1999
I stayed up all last night cleaning. IÕm too nervous to write. Tomorrow is Friday the Thirteenth, and it seems likely that Pounce would choose that day to get me. IÕve been spying on him through one of the windows in our lair. HeÕs been running around all day collecting various junk from various corners of the junkyard. IÕm beginning to worryÉ
Demeter
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