and Silly Hat Daddy
and the Minotaur
and the California Republic
MERRY CHRISTMAS!




























It's a lovely morning in Calgary, and a mysterious man in a
very silly hat is up early and making all kinds of assorted
breakfast dishes.
Daddy is excited because today is the penultimate day of
his super vacation! What could he and a certain
mischievous young girl be up to? Hmm...










Meanwhile, silly-hat Daddy remains oblivious to an epic battle
taking place by the peppermint teapot, where the dynamic duo
of the wizard and Spider-Man attempt to thwart the evil fairy.
"With this evil potion," squeaked the fairy, "I shall curse the
drinker of this delicious peppermint tea FOREVER!"
"You'll never get away with this!" said the Good Wizard. "Get
him, Spidey!"









"Oh no!" said Spider-Man. "My web broke!"
The Good Wizard leaped forward to try and catch the
falling Spidey as the Evil Fairy swooped down over the
teapot. Those three had better be careful, otherwise
they just might--


--bump into each
other! Uh-oh...





























"Oh good!" said silly hat Daddy. "My peppermint tea is
ready and so is the rest of the breakfast."
Daddy didn't know that the magical explosion had
infused the peppermint tea with potent new powers the
likes of which had never been seen before. But what had
happened to the wizard, the fairy, and Spider-Man? It
seemed like they'd disappeared into thin air!
"And where has that Abbie got to?" said silly hat Daddy.
"The breakfast is all ready and she's nowhere to be
found!"









But Abbie was lost in imagination land. She was imagining being
up on a big stage with a big bright spotlight, doing her own
unique routine of comedic dancing in the greatest show on
Earth.
"Everyone pay attention!" said Abbie. "We're about to do
something spectacular!"
"Oh, Aaaaaaabie."

















"MOOOOOOO!"
"Aw, Dad," said Abbie. "We were just about to do our musical
comedy number."
"Abbie, that's just silly," said Daddy as he adjusted his
professor's hat, riding into the living room on a cow. "We've
made a great breakfast and I've made the best tea ever:
Peppermint Tea!"
"Hail the California Republic," said the cow.
"Quiet, you," said Daddy.









Dad rode back into the living room to get the rest of the
breakfast, and Abbie took her first sip of the peppermint
tea, totally unaware of the amazing magical explosion
that had fused the fairy spider wizard powers.
What consequences will await Abbie if she takes that
first sip?
Time will only tell.












Suddenly, there was a great explosion! Abbie was
suddenly thrown into a swirling blue vortex filled with
loud noises as a battle raged in the background.
"We have her now!" squeaked the evil fairy.
"Never!" said Spiderman. "Protect the great hope of the
mystic forest!"
Abbie was very confused. She kept rushing through the
eternal void, while Spiderman and the evil fairy
continued to argue and shout at one another.
"Everyone just be quiet!" said Abbie.
WHOOSH, and Abbie was somewhere very different...








The next thing she knew, Abbie was in the middle of a
bright, enchanted forest, with a formidable looking
Minotaur glaring down at her.
"Wow, look at this forest!" said Abbie. "It's so bright and
pretty!"
"PLAY TIME IS OVER," screamed The Minotaur. "IT IS
TO YOU, OH PEPPERMINT TEA GIRL, THAT THE FATE OF
OUR PEOPLE HAS FALLEN TO, THIS GREAT DESTINY."
"There's even pretty mushrooms!" said Abbie.
"Oh, for heaven's sake," grumbled the mighty Minotaur.












"Who's peppermint tea girl?" said Abbie.
"WHY, YOU ARE, OF COURSE," said the Minotaur. "THE
NEFARIOUS JAVA JOSEPH HAS INVADED OUR FOREST
WITH HIS HYPERACTIVE MINIONS. HE HAD SENT HIS EVIL
FAIRY TO POISON YOUR TEA AND ELIMINATE OUR LAST
GREAT HOPE, BUT THE GOOD WIZARD AND SPIDERMAN
MANAGED TO SAVE YOU JUST IN TIME AND SO, IN A
GREAT FUSION OF WIZARDRY, FAIRY DUST, AND
SPIDERMANISHNESS, YOU HAVE BEEN FORMED OUT OF
A GREAT VORTEX, OH PEPPERMINT TEA GIRL."
"Oh dear," said Peppermint Tea Girl. "I guess I've got a forest to
save!"

















"INDEED YOU DO," concurred the Minotaur. "YOU
MUST TRAVEL FROM OUR BASE HERE IN THE MYSTIC
FOREST, ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS TO JAVA
JOSEPH'S STRONGHOLD AT SOMBRERO VOLCANO."
"But, but, but--" said Peppermint Tea Girl.
"FEAR NOT," said the Minotaur, "FOR YOU SHALL BE
WELL-AIDED. NOW GO!"



















And so, Peppermint Tea Girl rode out of the mystic forest on a
zebra, a great entourage following closely behind. There were
eagles and the three little pigs and even a baby elephant.
"Be wary, young lass," said one of the eagles. "I spy a bridge up
ahead, and if I know these woods a riddling trickster will be
guarding the pass."
"Moo," said the baby elephant.
"Don't worry, everyone," said Peppermint Tea girl. "Just stick
together and charge forth!"












The Peppermint Tea entourage stepped out of the
mystic forest for the first time, and sure enough,
Pringles the Porcupine was there waiting.
"Halt!" screeched Pringles. "None shall pass the bridge
laid here, or else my quills you'll learn to fear; No
winner lies who fears the loss, a riddle you most solve to
cross."
"Oh, rats," grumbled the zebra. "I hate riddles."
"Don't worry," said Peppermint Tea Girl, "I'm sure we
can figure it out."
"Silence!" said Pringles. "Your riddle is this: What gets
wetter as it dries?"

















"Hmm, that's a noodle-scratcher," said the zebra. "I
wonder what it could be?"
The entourage went quietly deep in thought for a few
moments. The three little pigs held a quick meeting in
the corner as they furiously whispered to each other.
"If something...gets wet," mused Peppermint Tea Girl,
"then it's not as dry so when it's...hmm."
The baby elephant hadn't paid attention to the riddle. He
was too busy sneaking up behind the three little pigs to
play a sneaky trick! He poked his long trunk in the back
of the red little pig, and he went tumbling into the
stream!
"Help!" squealed the red little pig.











Luckily, the green and blue little pigs were able to pull
their friend to safety before he floated out of sight. Red
little pig came up all a-shiver.
"Hee hee!" giggled the baby elephant.
"Elephant!" said Peppermint Tea Girl. "That was mean!"
"Ah-choo!" sneezed little red pig. "H-help, I'm all wet!
Someone get me a towel!"
"We don't have any towels," said Peppermint Tea Girl, "
we're in the middle of--wait, that's it! That's what gets
wetter as it dries! Isn't that it, Mr. Pringles?"
"Bah!" said Pringles. "You got lucky."














After they passed Pringles' bridge, the entourage passed a
picket-fence road that led to a centaur in a Christmas hat.
"Beware!" said the centaur. "Your quest for Sombrero Volcano is
nearing a dangerous crossroads! Surrender now, and His Royal
Brewness--Java Joseph--may spare you all."
"Never!" said Peppermint Tea Girl.
"Yeah!" said the three little pigs. "Quit horsing around!"















And so, the entourage responded to the centaur's
challenge in the only rational way: A throwdown in the
centaur's secret magical boxing ring.
"Let's make this a clean bout!" said the referee.
"I said turn back!" said the centaur. "This was not in the
original plan!"
"Scaredy-cat, scaredy-cat!" chanted the three little pigs.
"QUIET!" screamed the referee. "Let the Battle Royale
commence!"


















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MERRY CHRISTMAS!




























It's a lovely morning in Calgary, and a mysterious man in a
very silly hat is up early and making all kinds of assorted
breakfast dishes.
Daddy is excited because today is the penultimate day of
his super vacation! What could he and a certain
mischievous young girl be up to? Hmm...










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