CHARLIE ONION: I’VE LEARNED SO MUCH SINCE MOVING TO YOUR LAND, FRIEND OWL.

OWL: THERE IS SO MUCH TO LEARN. ISN’T IT SO MUCH FUN?

CHARLIE ONION: I WOULD SAY SO.

OWL: CAN YOU IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT FOREVER LIFE?

CHARLIE ONION: I’M BEGINNING TO FIND OUT HOW IMPORTANT FOREVER LIFE IS.

OWL: I HEAR A BIT OF REFLECTION IN YOUR VOICE.

CHARLIE ONION: I WANT NESSA THE DINOSAUR, TO COME TO FIND OUT WHAT FOREVER LIFE IS TOO.
OWL: CHEERIO. AN ONION AFTER MY OWN HEART.

CHARLIE ONION: YESSIR.

OWL: WELL, MY FRIEND. YOU’LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE LAND OF IN BETWEEN.

CHARLIE ONION: BUT I WANT TO STAY HERE, IN THE LAND OF FOREVER.

OWL: NO, SILLY. YOU NEED TO GO GET NESSA. HE’S READY. I GUARANTEE IT.

CHARLIE ONION: DUE SOUTH?

OWL: YOU KNOW THE WAY.

CHARLIE ONION: DUE SOUTH.

OWL: GET ON WITH IT, CHARLIE ONION.

CHARLIE ONION: YES SIR, GENERAL OWL.

OWL: STOP IT.

(CHARLIE ONION GOES SOUTH TO SEE NESSA THE DINOSAUR IN THE LAND OF IN BETWEEN).

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: CHARLIE (YELLS IT OUT)! CHARLIE ONION!

CHARLIE ONION: NESSA, YOU’RE JUST THE DINOSAUR I WAS LOOKING FOR.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: I NEED YOUR HELP.

CHARLIE ONION: SURE. NO PROBLEM. WHATEVER THE QUESTION. I HAVE THE ANSWER.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: OKAY SMARTY-PANTS ONION.

CHARLIE ONION: I DID GET AN “A” FROM OWL’S SCHOOL OF FOREVER IN “FOREVER LIFE”, AND “FOREVER FRUIT”.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: I KINDA THOUGHT SO.

CHARLIE ONION: WELL, HOW CAN I HELP?

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: HOW DO I GET PAST THE LAND OF IN BETWEEN?

CHARLIE ONION: QUITE SIMPLE, DEAR NESSA.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: DOESN’T SEEM SO SIMPLE TO ME.

CHARLIE ONION: WHY IS THAT?

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: THE LAND OF IN BETWEEN IS SO CROWDED. MY TAIL ALWAYS GETS IN THE WAY.

CHARLIE ONION: DON’T WORRY ABOUT YOUR TAIL.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: DON’T WORRY ABOUT MY TAIL? I NEVER LEAVE MY HOUSE WITHOUT IT.

CHARLIE ONION: VERY FUNNY, NESSA.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: I THOUGHT SO.

CHARLIE ONION: YOU’RE A REGULAR COMEDIAN.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: I KNOW.

CHARLIE ONION: BUT SERIOUSLY…

NESSA: YEAH.

CHARLIE ONION: YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: LEAP OF FAITH?

CHARLIE ONION: YEAH, AND FORGET ABOUT WHICH WAY YOUR TAIL SWINGS.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: HOW DO I DO THAT?

CHARLIE ONION: DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: MY TAIL?

CHARLIE ONION: YOUR TAIL.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: WHAT IF I STEP ON IT?

CHARLIE ONION: YOU WON’T FEEL A THING. THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW…YOU’RE IN THE LAND OF FOREVER, AND GETTING READY TO ENJOY THE FOREVER FRUITS OF OWL’S BOUNTY.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: I DON’T KNOW ABOUT THIS.

CHARLIE ONION: QUIT DILLY DALLYING AND LET’S GET TO IT.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: YOU SURE?

CHARLIE ONION: OWL THINKS SO, AND SO DO I.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: HE DOES?

CHARLIE ONION: HE DOES.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: OKAY, HERE GOES. HEY YOU CRITTERS OVER THERE. GET OUT OF THE WAY, FOR NESSA THE DINOSAUR IS GETTING READY TO JUMP INTO THE LAND OF FOREVER.

CHARLIE ONION: ONE, TWO, THREE.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: HERE GOES. (HE TAKES THE LEAP)

CHARLIE ONION: SORRY ABOUT NESSA BUMPING YOU WITH HIS TAIL AND ALL, BUT THE OWL SAID THAT YOU NEEDED TO BE BUMPED ANYWAYS. GOT TO GO. SEE YA.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: I’M HERE.

CHARLIE ONION: YOU SURE ARE, AND NEVER TOO SOON.

NESS THE DINOSAUR: WHAT A NICE PLACE.

CHARLIE ONION: AND LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: YEAH. NO MORE HORNS, AND NO MORE FIRE-BREATH. HEY, AND MY SCALES ARE GONE.

CHARLIE ONION: AND LOOK AT YOUR GLOW.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: YEAH, I’M A REGULAR ANGEL AREN’T I.

CHARLIE ONION: I DON’T KNOW ABOUT THAT. YOU STILL LOOK LIKE NESSA THE DINOSAUR, BUT WHAT A DIFFERENCE FOREVER LIFE MAKES.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: YEAH. WHAT A DIFFERENCE.

THE END “THE SOURCE OF REAL LOVE”

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