How the Grinch Stole Christmas Page #2

Max, let's go.

Our work here is finished.

Help me!

Please help!

That is not a chew toy!

Stop it, Max!

Get that out of your mouth! You have no idea where it's been!

Help!

Bleeding hearts of the world, unite!

There! Give me that!

Don't you know you shouldn't take things that don't belong to you?

What's the matter with you, some kind of a wild animal? Huh?!

Let's go.

Thanks for saving me.

Saving you?

Is that what you think I was doing?

Wrong-o.

I merely noticed that you were improperly packaged, my dear.

Hold still!

Max, pick out a bow.

Can I use your finger for a second?

Hello! Hello!

Cindy?

Dad!

Daddy!

Daddy!

What the hey...?

Honey.

Cindy?

Dad! It was amazing!

You've been practicing your Christmas wrapping!

I am so proud of you.

Now, that's holiday.

Sweet little Cindy didn't know what to do.

In her head, bum-tumbled a conflict or two.

"If the Grinch was so bad,then why did he save me?

"Maybe he wasn't so bad."

Maybe. Just maybe.

No lights on in the house. Your mom must be shopping.

Good, I'm so glad you're home.

I can feel it, Lou. This is the year.

When everybody asks who has the most spectacular lights in greater Whoville they're gonna cry out, "Mrs. Betty Lou Who!"

Isn't this the chandelier from the dining room?

It's all for the cause, dear.

And Cindy? Could you be Mommy's little helper and unscrew the bulb there from the refrigerator?

'Cause somehow I missed that one.

Go on!

Every year Martha May Whovier has the best lights.

Not this year.

This year I'm gonna beat that prim, perfect little prissy...

Betty!

Hi!

Martha!

My, I've never seen so many beautiful Christmas lights, Betty Lou!

I'd blow every fuse if I tried to keep up with you, Martha May!

Isn't this antique darling?

It's handcrafted and almost 100 years old.

Jeez. I'm really impressed!

This, however, is new.

Betty! Sweetie!

Good night, Betty.

I got it!

Honey, I've got it.

Hello?

Is my sub-zero chillibrator running?

I suppose.

You better go catch it!

That's a good one! That is rich.

Let's go home.

Fleas before beauty. Thank you.

Come on, hurry up, Slowpoke.

There's got to be a better way!

A car would have paid for itself by now!

Goody. Another load coming down.

What's that stench?

It's fantastic!

Max! Grab a bag.

We'll come back for the rest.

Of course, when I say "we, " I mean "you."

It's amazing what these Whos just throw away.

Oh, well.

One man's toxic sludge is another man's potpourri.

I don't know. It's some kind of soap.

"Where are you, Christmas? "Why can't I find you? "Why have you gone away? "My world is changing "I'm rearranging "Does that mean Christmas "changes too? "Where are you, Christmas? "Do you remember "The girl you used to know? "You and I were so carefree "Now nothing's easy "Did Christmas change "Or just "me?"

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