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Many imps proposed themselves, but the Imps of Anger CHAPTER 2

convinced everybody that they would do the best job.
"We will make the children yell, hit and swear", they said. JONATHAN'S PECULIAR BIRTHDAY
"Trust us! We will make them cause so much trouble that
the magical powers will be so frightened they’ll leave The morning

again!" following this

After considering their words, the Ace of Imps decided to curious encounter
with Wizder
send the Imps of Anger. He told them to wait for a sign the Observer,
of weakness and an opportunity for them to storm out of Jonathan was
their tunnels and gain control over the children and their awakened as usual

behavior once again. by his dog Gizmo

The day after Jonathan's birthday, a sports day was held at licking his face.
school. Jonathan's classmates felt very excited, they were "Enough Gizmo!"
certain they'd win the basketball tournament just as they Jonathan said with an
had done the year before. annoyed tone and

Indeed, when the tournament began, Jonathan's class turned to face the wall. 4

scored many points and beat the other class pretty easily. But then the second and 3 "Let me sleep!"
final game began, and suddenly everything changed – the class lost its lead. But then he remembered,

They all knew they had to score two more points in order to win. Seconds before the "Today is my birthday!
game ended Tommy had the ball. Finally!" he jumped out

He knew that winning the game was up to him now. Tommy concentrated as hard as of bed, got dressed in
he could and took the shot, but the commotion around him, the stress and his jitters two seconds and ran

made him miss the shot, and the class lost the game. to the kitchen to find

The entire class came at him – "What are you, blind? We lost the game thanks to a beautiful dinosaur
shaped cake topped
you! Butterfingers! Get some eyeglasses…" with lots of sprinkles,

Tommy was deeply hurt. He felt really disappointed with himself when he missed made by his mother
the shot, but now, with everybody bashing him, his frustration and sadness for his special day.
started changing into something else.

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