This is the story of Maggie Maggoo and the bubblegum stuck on the sole of her shoe.
How did it get there? Nobody knew, but the bubblegum stuck on the sole of her shoe.
How did it get there? Nobody knew, but the bubblegum stuck on the sole of her shoe.
“It wasn’t me,” said the bumblebee, “who put the bubblegum there.”
“It wasn’t me said the butterfly. “How on Earth could I?”
“It wasn’t me,” said the ocean. “I speak for the fish. There would be no more bubblegum if I had my wish.”
Maggie sat down. She looked all around. Wherever she looked, there was gum on the ground. A seagull said, “There’s bubblegum in my wings. I can’t fly anymore. There’s bubblegum sticking to the rocks on the shore.” Bubblegum was sticking to the flowers and trees. Bubblegum was sticking to the fish in the seas.
“Look at it all! Now what do I do? What do I do?” asked Maggie Maggoo.
Then a man with a machine KLUNKED and CLANKED his way through the woods. He said, “Have no fear, my invention is very good. I’m king of the clean-up. My name is Eddie McDrummer and my invention is called ‘The Bubblegum Degummer.’ My machine can clean the flowers and trees. It can clean the birds and the fish that swim in the seas. But I’ll need your help to have any success cleaning up this huge bubblegum mess.”
“Cleaning up bubblegum is my machine’s job. Look what happens when I press this knob.” The Bubblegum Degummer rattled and roared and a sign lit up that said, “All-Aboard!” It clucked like a chicken. It thundered like a train. “Please, find a seat! There’s no time to explain! Press this button when I say ‘GO’ and the bubblegum will melt like the sun melts the snow. Press this button when I say ‘NOW’ and the bubblegum will be gone. You’ll see how. Are you ready? Get ready! GO, Maggie. NOW!”
Maggie pressed the buttons and the machine said, “KA-PLOW!” Then all of the gum on the birds and the trees zoomed into the machine like a hurricane breeze. The fish were clean and the flowers were too. There was no more bubblegum or bubblegum goo. “Very good, Maggie,” said Eddie McDrummer. “My machine is perfect. It’s the Bubblegum Degummer.”
But the machine BONKED! and WONKED! and HERKED! and JERKED! “Something’s gone wrong! My machine is overworked!” The machine began shaking. The machine began breaking. And Oh! The Bubblegum mess it was making! “Something’s gone wrong! My machine isn’t working. It’s BONKING! and WONKING! and HERKING! and JERKING! What can I do? What can I do? Everything is covered with bubblegum goo!”
Maggie thought quickly. What could she do? She thought of the gum on the sole of her shoe. “I found the answer! I can fix the Degummer!”
“Please fix it fast!” hollered Eddie McDrummer. Maggie jumped off the machine. She knew what to do. The answer was stuck on the sole of her shoe! She plugged up the cracks of the broken machine…and the leaves on trees turned summer-time green!
The Bubblegum Degummer was working once more. It was cleaning the seagull and the rocks on the shore. The machine was cleaning the flowers and trees. It was cleaning the birds and the fish that swim in the seas. So, if you ever find bubblegum on the sole of your shoe, think of the Bubblegum Degummer and Maggie Maggoo. And remember…when you’re done chewing bubblegum and blowing big bubbles, please use the garbage to avoid these troubles.
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