“GoandtelndseeifIcare.Ihavenomoneyanditmakesnodifferenyoutellyourstoryto!YougoawineyourselfifyouwantanyasIcertainlywillnot.”
“Soyousay!Dretitteron”saidMr.Fihbothhandsonhishipspugnaciously.
“ImeanwhatIsayandneverregretmyownwords.”DwarfMickeyrepliedresolutely.Notbeingabletogethiswaythroughthreatsandintimidation,Mr.Fingergedtactics.Hethrewhimselfonthegroundandbeganrollingaroundthumpinghishandsa,allthewhilewailingandgwithtearsandmucusalloverhisface,saying,
“Ah,poorme!Howpitifulmylifeis!Idon’tknowwhhtmeontothisworld…Iamsosmall…IlyletmyselfbebulliedbyanyonebiggerthanIam…Ah,poorme…WhereareyouDimitri?equicklyandhelpme,Ibegyou…Ibegyou…”DwarfMickeywasafearlesssoulwhowasnotafraidofanything,buthefelthelplessagainstMr.Finger’srascallybehavior.Hispitifulwordsabouthissmallstaturesomehowgainedhissympathy,sohesaidtohim
“Alright,alrightIsurrender.I’lltryandthinkofawaytogetyousomeliquor.Willyoustopnow?”HearingthatDwarfMickeywasbeginningtoturnaround,Mr.Fiooppedhiswailing,gotontohisfeetandopeninghiseyeswideasked,
“That’sgreat!That’sgreat!Iwon’tcurseyouanymore.FromnowonIwon’tcallyouanoldson-of-a-bitcheither.Iwillcallyou‘white-hairedMickey’instead,how’sthat?Goquicklyamesomeliquor,otherwisethewinebugsinmystomachwillbecausingariot!”
“Letmethink”saidDwarfMickeyrollinghiseyes.Thenhesaid,“Getmeapieceofpaper,anypaper.Iwillshowyouoneofmymagictricks.”Mr.Fingerwalkedalroundlookingforscrapsofpaperbutcouldnotfindanyinthenearbyarea.Suddenlyhiseyeslightedonadirtytissuesomeonehadusedandthendiscarded.HepickeditupgingerlyandgaveittoDwarfMickeysaying,
“Justmyluckthatthereisn’tasingleshredofaperaroundwhenIneedohere’sonlythisdirtytissue.Willitdo?”
“Noproblem”saidDwarfMickey.“Solongasit’spaper,itwilldo.”HegrabbeditfromMr.Fingerandclosedhisfistoverit.Thenheopenedhishand.Loandbehold!Lyingonthepalmofhishandwasacrispy,brandnewhundreddolrbill!DwarfMickeyroudofhisabilitytogedeagic.HegncedsidewaysatMr.Fingerandasked,“Didyouseethat?Nowareyouvinypowers?”Mr.Fingersnoddedhisheadrepeatedlysaying,
“Sure.Sure.Iampletelywonoverbyyicalpowers.But…he-he…Ifyoucoulduseyictocreatealittlewomanjustmysizeforme,Iwouldbemorethhlyvinced.InfactIwouldkneeldownandkow-towyou,he-he…”DwarfMickeywastakenabackthatMr.Fingerwouldasksuchathingofhimandsaid,
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