The Attack of the Aqua Apes Read Free Page B

into the house. “Well, he is a giant compared to all the other aqua apes in the tank.”
    The moment they reached Scott’s room, Glen pushed past Scott to get to the tank first. “Whoa!” Glen gasped.
    â€œI told you he was big,” Scott said smugly.
    â€œBig? He’s like the size of King Kong!”
    Scott laughed. He knew Glen was exaggerating, but he was happy that Glen finally believed him. “Is he waving at you?”
    â€œYeah,” Glen answered as he picked up the tank. “He’s waving like crazy.”
    â€œLet me see,” Scott demanded.
    â€œWait a minute,” Glen whispered. He put the tank to his ear. “Hey! You’re not going to believe this.”
    â€œWhat?” Scott asked excitedly.
    â€œI think he’s singing to me, too!”
    â€œYou’re such a jerk,” Scott replied.
    â€œNo, you’re the jerk,” Glen shot back as he returned the tank to the desk. “There’s no giant monkey in here.”
    Scott stared into the tank. It was true. The waving aqua ape was nowhere to be seen. Where could he be? Scott wondered. I know he was there. I know what I saw.
    â€œI’m telling you, Glen. He was in there this morning.”
    â€œAll right, all right,” Glen muttered. “I believe you, okay?”
    Scott could tell Glen wasn’t really paying attention to him. He was studying one of the little aqua apes.
    â€œCheck this one out,” Glen told Scott. “This little guy is pretty neat.”
    â€œYeah,” Scott said grudgingly, glancing over Glen’s shoulder. “He’s okay.”
    â€œLook! He’s got teeny, tiny little flipper arms,” Glen said.
    â€œYeah, kind of.”
    â€œHey, cheer up. This is much better than I thought it would be,” Glen declared. “At least it’s not a total rip-off.”
    â€œBut the little guy I saw this morning was really cool.”
    â€œThis one is, too. Only he’s more like some kind of fish thing than a monkey,” Glen pointed out.
    â€œWatch how he swims,” Glen continued. “See him there?”
    Scott nodded.
    â€œHe’s almost at the top of the water. Now watch this. The minute he reaches the top, he’sgoing to turn around and go all the way back to the bottom again, right next to the crater. And then, after he touches the bottom, he’s going to turn around and swim all the way back to the top. It’s like he’s doing laps or something,” Glen explained.
    â€œMaybe he’s training for the Aqua Apes Olympics,” Scott joked. Scott watched the tiny little aqua ape turn around at the top of the tank, just the way Glen said he would. But he couldn’t stop wondering what had happened to the giant aqua ape he had seen that morning.
    Scott didn’t have to wonder for long. Because just as the little guy reached the bottom of the tank, Scott saw a big brown hairy fist shoot out from inside the crater and grab it.
    Then it tightened its grip around the little creature.
    And crushed it.

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    â€œD id you see that?” Scott asked excitedly. “That was him!”
    â€œHim?” Glen asked, staring at Scott like he was crazy or something. “You mean it , don’t you?”
    â€œNo,” Scott answered as he stood up straighter. “I mean him! I told you we had a giant swimming monkey who waves!”
    â€œYeah, well he wasn’t swimming,” Glen pointed out. “And I don’t think he was trying to wave at us either. All I saw was a hairy arm that creamed the little guy.”
    â€œI’m telling you. It was him,” Scott insisted.
    â€œMaybe he just wanted to play with him or something.”
    â€œPlay with him?” Glen gasped. “He crushed him!”
    Scott studied the tank. But all he could see was some of the other tiny little aqua apes swimming around. “He must be hiding down in the crater,” Scott