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Curiosity Searchs the Corner and Corners the Search
WeatherViolet29 November 2010
First, in the City, the Man with the Yellow Hat reads a bedtime story to Curious George, concerning Secret Agent "Double-O Doggie" and his lucrative mission, inspiring Curious George the next morning to become "Double-O Super Spy Monkey."

Now, a Double-O Super Spy Monkey must act smart, clever and agile with hands and feet, to spy upon the Man with the Yellow Hat, so that Double-O Super Spy Monkey wouldn't be seen, staying out of sight as he stalks the Man with the Yellow Hat after he calls Professor Wiseman although Double-O Super Spy Monkey cannot determine the conversation other than to learn that the Man with the Yellow Hat asks Professor Wiseman to delay their meeting for one hour today.

Well, Double-O Super Spy Monkey stalks the Man with the Yellow Hat, who greets the Grocer along the sidewalk, passing a Mother and Baby with toy stuffed monkey, causing the Man with the Yellow Hat to notice Curious George in mirror reflection, thereby to consider that Curious George follows him toward the Toy Store, where Double-O Super Spy Monkey does, indeed, follow him, while attempting to conceal himself from sight.

But, when Charkie the black Cocker Spaniel enters the Toy Store to fuss over Double-O Super Spy Monkey, figuring him to be Curious George, which, of course, he really is under the disguise, Betsy and Steve the City Neighborhood Sister and Brother enter, chasing after Charkie, who knocks them into a rack of stuffed toy animals and causes quite a stir in the process, with shelves collapsing, and stuffed toy animals tumbling down all over poor Betsy and Steve!

Then, when the Man with the Yellow Hat offers to assist Betsy and Steve with Charkie, and to assist Toy Store Owner with damages, a Mother with Baby wearing monkey costume enters, causing the Man with the Yellow Hat additional embarrassment, attempting to compliment the Baby, who resembles Curious George, to the irate Mother.

And then, Double-O Super Spy Monkey decides that it's hard to be a Super Spy Monkey without the right tools, so he attempts to design a periscope from recyclable items, such as a box, cardboard tubes, and mirrors, which he assembles into a makeshift periscope, using plenty of tape, until he finds just the right angle for the periscope to work.

And so, Double-O Super Spy Monkey ensues the Man with the Yellow Hat all across the City, as he lunches at Endless Park, before heading into Mabel's Department Store, using his periscope to see between things, over things and around things even though it may not be as effective as the Official Double-O Doggie Periscope.

So, what do you suppose that the Man with the Yellow Hat plans to purchase at Mabel's Department Store? And what do you think may happen when Charkie the black Cocker Spaniel follows Double-O Super Spy Monkey into Mabel's Department Store, before Double-O Super Spy Monkey eyes the Official Double-O Doggie Periscope, without revealing himself as "Curious George, Spy Monkey?"

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Next, in the Country, on the perfect day to practice golf swing, Jumpy Squirrel scampers from Bill the Country Neighbor Boy and Curious George, who practice golf swinging.

Now, Bill explains to Curious George to choke up on club, thus placing much club between himself and the golf ball to create leverage, but Curious George knocks the golf ball straight toward Jumpy Squirrel's tree!

Next, in the City, at dinnertime, the Man with the Yellow Hat tries to care for Curious George, who knocks a golf ball and toothpaste cap with golf club. The Man with the Yellow Hat then tells Curious George that they are going to Scotland to help Uncle Tam to move from his Castle, but they don't need golf clubs in Scotland (where they invented golfing).

Next, in Scotland, Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat visit Uncle Tam's Castle, Curious George practicing golf outside, but Uncle Tam admonishes him to beware of that Squirrel, while Uncle Tam and the Man with the Yellow Hat in their kilts pack to move. Curious George bewares of golf traps and squirrel traps, considering his training with Bill and Jumpy Squirrel back in the Country.

Well, the Squirrel darts back into Uncle Tam's Castle Library, where Curious George follows him to overhear a discussion between Uncle Tam and the Man with the Yellow Hat, regarding Uncle Tam's landlord's agreement, to show his Castle deed every year or else pay back taxes, which haven't paid for 400 years, so the amount adds up to too much tax to afford. Now, they must locate Uncle Tam's Castle deed, with a family crest dragon illustration upon it.

Then, while Uncle Tam and the Man with the Yellow Hat search the Castle for the deed, the Squirrel leads Curious George into a secret passageway behind Library bookcase, which Curious George discovers full of golf balls, which the Squirrel must have collected and stored. Curious George adds leverage with a big stick and fulcrum, as the Squirrel leads Curious George into the dungeon.

And then, Curious George faces a moat with raised drawbridge, but there is a crank with chain to lower it, so maybe Curious George will be able to lower drawbridge with the same principle as leverage, to find his way back to Uncle Tam and the Man with the Yellow Hat?

So, what do you suppose that Curious George might discover in the dungeon amid many, many golf balls and a page with a dragon crest, once that mean and nasty Tax Collector arrives to foreclose upon poor Uncle Tam's Castle, in the presence of the Man with the Yellow Hat, who is separated by bars from the Squirrel and Curious George, "Castle Keep?"
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