The Amazing Wizard of Paws Page #3

get over my shyness.

I read once that Houdini and other

magicians were really very shy.

Really?

Bobby, there's some kids

at the door asking for you.

Huh?

- What do they want?

- I don't know.

They said they know you

from school.

Hope they're not here

to beat me up.

Hey, we thought

you'd like to join our team,

come play baseball

at the park with us.

Um, I don't know.

You were great at the talent show

the other day.

Yeah. How'd you do those tricks?

A good magician never

reveals his secrets.

Well, are you gonna

join our team or not?

I don't... I don't know.

Come on.

What are you afraid of?

Okay. Let me go

get Ozzy's leash.

We don't need that dog.

He'll try and catch the ball.

He'll get in the way.

No, he won't.

He doesn't even chase balls.

He's not like a regular dog.

Can't you go anywhere

without him?

Yeah. Leave him here.

What's wrong with you?

Come on, guys.

We don't need this kid.

He's still a loser.

But if I have all these powers,

why can't I stop the foreclosure

on the house?

Why can't I make money

just magically appear?

And why can't I bring Dad back?

It doesn't work that way.

Magic doesn't solve problems.

Then what does it do?

Even I can't answer that, Bobby.

I'm sorry.

Mom.

What's wrong?

I'm fine, sweetie.

What are you doing up?

Can't sleep.

Thinking about Dad again?

Yeah.

Yeah, me, too.

Why?

It's okay, Mom.

There's nothing we could've done.

Hey, I'm real proud of you.

Huh?

My little Houdini.

You were so great,

you took home first prize.

My little boy is gonna be

a great magician.

Thanks.

I'm so proud of you, honey.

Now go to bed.

Okay,

Don't want to be a frog

no more

Don't want to be green

What are you doing, Ozzy?

Expecting someone?

Don't need to be

a toad no more

I've got to be me

Who could that be?

Come close, my love,

and kiss me nice

Your prince will be free

16.95.

Who gave you permission

to order a pizza?

Look, I didn't, okay? I swear.

Just keep the change.

We're on a budget, remember?

If you wanted a pizza,

all you had to do was ask.

I don't want you calling

without my permission.

You got it?

Got it.

Make sure they didn't

forget the anchovies.

What was that, honey?

Uh, I just said,

"Hope they didn't forget

the anchovies."

Thanks for the pizza, Mom.

Yeah, all right.

Hurry. I'm starving.

Do you have

an exceptional talent?

Well, then, we're looking for you

to be the next million-dollar winner.

"The Million Dollar Talent Show"

is coming to your town,

so come on down, and audition.

Are you the best singer,

dancer, acrobat?

Do you have a unique talent?

Are you the greatest magician,

the best ventriloquist,

the most unique act

we've ever seen?

We've gotta enter.

If we win,

we won't lose the house.

So come on down and audition.

We're looking for you to be

the next million-dollar winner.

We need to come up

with a great illusion

to get a spot

in the talent show.

You're good with ideas.

You'll come up with something.

Glad you have faith in me.

Who are you talking to?

Uh, you know, just, um,

thinking out loud to myself.

You doing your homework?

I will. Just, you know,

trying to learn

some new magic tricks.

You're gonna be

a great magician, honey.

You're gonna be great at anything

that you put your mind to.

Thanks.

And I'll always be proud of you.

Now, homework first.

I will. I promise.

Get to it, kiddo.

Your homework's

not gonna finish itself.

Abracadabra, homework do.

We're looking for you

to be the next

million-dollar winner.

I just want to feel

your heartbeat

Are you the best singer,

dancer, acrobat?

Do you have a unique talent?

Are you the greatest magician,

the best ventriloquist,

the most unique act

we've ever seen?

We're looking for you to be

the next million-dollar winner.

We're looking for you to be

the next million-dollar winner.

Look, it's Gargheon. We gotta find

a way to stall him long enough

to perform for the judges.

Come on.

Ozzy, you're brilliant.

Ozzy, you're brilliant.

I didn't say anything.

You've given me a great idea.

- I have?

- Uh-huh.

These cards say who's next.

Yeah.

These cards say who's next.

Yeah.

Ah, here we are.

Hi.

- Hi.

- All right.

- Hello.

- How are you?

Good evening,

ladies... and gentleman.

I'm the Great Bobbini,

and this is

my trusty assistant Ozzy.

For my first trick, I shall...

Just one...

I'm not ready yet.

Yes, you are. Trust yourself.

Do one of the tricks you designed

the other night.

He's talking to his dog.

But does the dog talk back?

That would be magic.

Okay.

Bobby and small furry person,

what is it that you do exactly?

We do magic.

Ooh, magic.

Oh, great.

- Abracadabra, we love it.

- Yeah.

We want to be wowed.

Ah.

Ah, that's something.

That's magic.

Seems to be hovering.

It's magic.

What else do you have there,

little man?

Where's the snow?

Right.

Just trying to find

something here.

All right. That was surprising.

- Okay. All right.

- That's good. That's good.

All right.

This must be the big one.

This is the... This is big...

This is the finale.

Where'd the dog go?

The dog is no longer there.

- All right. And magic.

- That's very good.

Magic.

It's very cute, but I'm not sure

it's what we're looking for.

And now,

I give you not only a trunk,

but the elephant that comes with it.

All right.

All right.

That's pretty cool.

- Thanks, Bobby.

- Not at all.

However, we have seen

this one before.

Ifs sort of like a circus trick.

Not sure if you have anything else

that we haven't seen, perhaps.

Hey, Ozzy, the judges say

they've seen this before.

How 'bout we show 'em

something they haven't seen?

- Oh.

- Oh, my.

That is a large canine.

Yeah.

- W-Wow.

- Wow.

That's magic.

How did he do that?

We have not seen that.

No, we haven't seen that.

Must be some mirrors...

Or a giant dog costume?

Smoke or...

Very well done, Bobby.

- Very well done.

- That was very good.

Come up here.

Congratulations, Bobby.

You're moving on

to the next round.

We'll see you in Vegas.

Congratulations, Bobby.

See you in Vegas, Bobby.

That, that's the only magician

we're going to let in.

Okay.

Me and Ozzy have a plan

so that we don't lose the house.

We're not losing the house.

What gave you that idea?

Everything's fine.

Go. Go.

How we going to get

to the callbacks?

They're 600 miles or more

from here.

They gave you a plane ticket.

We can't let Mom know

we're trying to save the house.

It's supposed to be

a surprise, remember?

Then you need

to create a portal.

A pol-tar;?

An entrance

we can step through here

that brings us out there.

Oh, you mean like that time

when you went in one box

and out the other?

Exactly.

Hmm.

How 'bout a toilet?

Everybody's got a toilet, right?

I guess that would work. Heh.

It would be like a portal potty.

Ah, that could get messy.

I think your bedroom closet

would work just fine.

- Should we test it?

- Of course, to be sure it works.

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