As Told to the Westler Valley Voice by Matta A. Rhymes
TOWN CENTER, WESTLER — Alright, my little rascals, let's talk about tall tales, shall we?
Goober certainly had some that he liked to tell. Ever heard of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'? I'm convinced that story was told about Goober. Havin' said that, I've asked myself – what if his tales weren't so tall a'tall? What if they were real? This story I'm about to tell you is the one that changed my ways of lookin' at things when it came to his tales.
The rhyme ‘Goober and I’ is less known to people… probably because it’s hard to believe Goober was tellin’ the truth. The ‘I’ in the title doesn’t refer to me, but instead, to Goober’s best friend, Mylene.
I didn’t believe it when I first heard this tale, myself. However, it gave me enough pause that I felt I should retell it to you now…
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"Because you are the only one who'd believe us."
— Goober
Who's Who in Westler
- Goober — A Westler orphan, eldest of his siblings, prone to tall tales that might just be true.
- Mylene — Goober's best friend, and — eventually — his wife.
- Mr. Haskel — Westler's famous baker, whose pie tins are big enough to fit a boy.
Did You Know: No rhyme to point you to this time, but if that "Popberry Pie" has your stomach rumbling, here's a real cherry pie recipe from your world to try instead. [Click Here]