Episode 485 (Story 25: The Attic)

Plot
A hunter named Mr. Grouper has raised Bubble Puppy since he was a young puppy. Every day, he went out hunting and Bubble Puppy stayed home and guarded the house. One day, he has a bad feeling while checking traps and goes home to find Sam missing. He searches days for him but can't find him. Then, one day, he hears something moving around in the attic...

Cast

 * Mr. Grouper as (Rupert)
 * Bubble Puppy as (Sam)

Information

 * Genres: Children's, Horror, Comedy
 * Rating: Children. There is a surprise and funny ending.
 * Type of story: Horror, Comedy

Story
Narrator: A man named Mr. Grouper lived with his dog in a house deep in the woods. Rupert was a hunter and a trapper. The dog was a white with brown spots puppy named Bubble Puppy. Mr. Grouper had raised Bubble Puppy from a pup. Almost every morning Mr. Grouper went hunting, and Bubble Puppy stayed behind and guarded the house. One morning, as Mr. Grouper was checking his traps, he got the feeling that something was wrong at home. He hurried back as fast as he could, but when he got there he found that Bubble Puppy was missing. He searched the house and the woods nearby, but Bubble Puppy was nowhere to be seen. He called and he called, but the dog did not answer. For days Mr. Grouper looked for Bubble Puppy, but he could find no trace of him. Finally he gave up and went back to his work. But one morning he heard something moving in the attic. He picked up his gun.

Mr. Grouper: I better be quiet about this.

Narrator: So he took off his boots. And in his bare feet he began to climb the attic stairs. He slowly took one step, then another, then another, until at last he reached the attic door. He stood outside listening, but he didn't hear a thing. Then he opened the door, and...

Mr. Grouper: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!

(The narrator stops like he's finished. One of the audience asks "Why did Mr. Grouper scream?" The narrator says "You'd screamtoo if you stepped on a nail.")

Recap
A man named Mr. Grouper lives with the woods with a dog named Bubble Puppy. He is a hunter and a trapper. He has raised Bubble Puppy since he was a puppy. Every day, Mr. Grouper goes into the woods and hunts. Bubble Puppy stays home and guards the house. One morning, he is checking traps and has a bad feeling and goes home. Bubble Puppy is missing. Mr. Grouper searches all around the house and the woods. One morning, he hears something move around in the attic. Mr. Grouper picks up his gun, takes off his shoes and goes up to the attic. He opens the door to the attic and screams. The readers ask why he screamed. The narrator replies that you would scream too if you stepped on a nail.