Amy and Stripes: page 19

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Amy looked down. There was a little armadillo sitting at her feet.

"Hi Andy," Corpse said happily.

"Well hello there Mr. P.C. 3!" Andy said. "That stands for Prince Corpse the Third," he whispered to Amy laughing.

Amy really liked him.

"The king is waiting in the throne room for you," Andy said. "If you need any help, you know, with whatever it is the king has for you to do, just let me know."

"I'll be sure to do that," Corpse answered.

Amy and Corpse headed toward the palace while the wolf stayed back to talk to Andy. As they walked through the gardens, servants were continuously running up and offering them endless varieties of foods, clothes and perfume. Amy tried one of the odd-looking foods that was shaped like a snail and unfortunately, ended up in one of the many "Stomach Emptiers' (which, thankfully, consisted of towels for afterwards) which were located along the way.

Amy decided not to eat anything else other than normal food.

Finally, after what seemed like hours they came to a large gateway with millions of flowers covering it, making it look like a terrace. The two guards bowed and opened the gates. There before them stood the Palace of Sugi.

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Amy and Stripes: page 18

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She looked over at the hedge and saw that a hole was opening up where the metal used to be. When it was finally open, Corpse and the wolf jumped through. Amy cautiously followed. When Amy got to the other side, she saw yet another hedge! The only difference was that this one formed a box around them. The door closed behind them and they waited.

After a couple of minutes, a small speaker materialized in the corner of the hedge box. "Password?" it said.

"Abcedrian Struffle," the wolf said.

"You may enter," the speaker replied.

A hole opened in the hedge and once they had gotten through, an amazing sight met their eyes. A pure white Sultan's house. It was at least 40 stories tall. Its gardens and foutains were endless. Ivory statues uin the center of every garden. Numerous towers, all part of an ENORMOUS castle with flecks of black and brown against a polished white, made it look very much like vanilla ice cream.

"Welcome to the Palace of Sugi," a voice said.

Amy jumped.

"Sorry I scared you miss."

Amy looked around, but couldn't see anybody.

"Down here!" the voice said.

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"What kind of tests?" Amy questioned.

"I'll tell you about it tonight. But right now, we've got to get going!" Corpse said. So the two lions and the wolf raced through the Terricoyata grass, all of them wondering what the news might be.

After a while, they came to a small field. On the other side of the field, there was a tall hedge. In the middle, going from the bottom to the top was a strip of shiny metal. The wolf walked up to the piece of metal and said the words, "I know your secret, so open up. I know your secret you soapy lump."

And then something amazing happened. The metal peeled off the hedge, bowed to the wolf and then it turned into a bar of soap!"

"Whoa!" Amy said. She was amazed. But as she looked over at Corpse, he looked as if nothing had even happened! Amy shrugged. "Oh, well," she thought.

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Right after she thought that, a large grey wolf streaked with white burst out of the Terricoyata field and bowed down in front of Corpse. "You must go to the palace immediately. Some dangerous news has just reached the king."

"What happened?" Corpse asked.

"It's top secret, your highness. I don't even know it yet. The king does not wish to divulge anything unless it is in the sound room."

"What is a 'sound room'?" Amy asked

"And who might this young lady be?" said the wolf.

"Her name is Amy. I believe she is the lost princess of Sugi," Corpse told the wolf.

"Well then, good luck with your tests Amy," the wolf said.

"Tests? What tests?" Amy asked.

"They are sort of like a one person Olympic Games," Corpse said. "It's sort of like a celebration party to prove to the citizens of Sugi that the princess of Sugi has returned."

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