CHARLIE ONION: WELL, CROSSING OVER FROM THE LAND OF COAL WAS NO SMALL TASK.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: THE TROLL WAS UGGGLY.

CHARLIE ONION: THE SMOKE. THE FIRE. THE FOG JUICE.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: THE SHADOWS.

CHARLIE ONION: THE COLD.

BILLY BROCOLLY: AND I WAS TURNING INTO A VEGETABLE.

CHARLIE ONION: YOUR STALKS WERE TURNING BROWN.

BILLY BROCOLLY: BUT THEY ARE GETTING BETTER NOW.

CHARLIE ONION: HEY, JUST OVER THAT HILL, IS THE LAND OF THE ONION FIELD. MY TWO UNCLES RED ONION, AND RAP SCALLION ARE THERE.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: BUT I WANT TO GET BACK TO THE LAND OF FOREVER.

CHARLIE ONION: IT’S JUST A LITTLE DELAY. COME ON. AFTER ALL, WE ARE ON A MISSION.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: AN ADVENTURE.

CHARLIE ONION: YES, AN ADVENTURE. ANOTHER EXCITING ADVENTURE IN OUR LIFE.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: YEA, I CALL IT “THE ADVENTURE IN THE LIFE OF CHARLIE ONION”.

CHARLIE ONION: DON’T FORGET YOU’RE A PART OF IT TOO.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: I WOULDN’T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

BILLY BROCOLLY: AND ME TOO.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: OKAY, LET’S GO SEE YOUR UNCLES.

(ALL THE ABOVE GO TO THE LAND OF THE ONION FIELD TO SEE CHARLIE’S UNCLES)

CHARLIE ONION: HI UNCLE RED.

UNCLE RED ONION: HI CHARLIE O. OH PARDON ME…I’M STARTING TO PEEL.

CHARLIE ONION: YOU HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE SUN LATELY?
UNCLE RED ONION: YESSIREE. OUT IN THE SUN OF THE OWL’S SUNLIGHT.

CHARLIE ONION: GOOD FOR YOU UNCLE RED.

UNCLE RED ONION: I NEED A FEW MORE LAYERS TO COME OFF THOUGH.

CHARLIE ONION: MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU, UNCLE RED.

UNCLE RED ONION: I HAVE A FUNNY FEELING THAT MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME.

UNCLE RAP SCALLION: HI YA CHUCKEE.

CHARLIE ONION: HI UNCLE RAP, YOU OLE RASCAL.

UNCLE RAP SCALLION: THE LAND OF NOW. WHAT A PLACE, HUH. WOULDN’T LIVE NOWHERE ELSE.

CHARLIE ONION: I LIVE IN THE LAND OF FOREVER.

UNCLE RAP SCALLION: NOT FOR ME. NO SIR. I NEVER WANT CHANGE. I’M SET IN MY WAYS. TOO OLD.

CHARLIE ONION: YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD, UNCLE RAP.

UNCLE RED ONION: THAT’S RIGHT, RAP. LOOK AT ME. I’M STARTING TO PEEL, AND THIS PLACE ISN’T SO GREAT.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: UNCLE RED, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME WITH US?

UNCLE RED ONION: WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: BACK TO THE LAND OF FOREVER.

UNCLE RED ONION: ANYTHING’S BETTER THAN THIS PHONY PEACE THAT THEY CALL “THE LAND OF NOW”.

CHARLIE ONION: COME WITH US UNCLE.

UNCLE RED ONION: I THINK I WILL. LET ME GET PACKED.

CHARLIE ONION: YOU DON’T HAVE TO. WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: YEAH, CHARLIE’S PREPARED.

CHARLIE ONION: THERE’S NO NEED TO LOOK BACK.

UNCLE RED ONION: SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ME.

BILLY BROCOLLY: I DON’T KNOW….

CHARLIE ONION: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

BILLY BROCOLLY: THE LAND OF COAL WASN’T SO BAD.

CHARLIE ONION: YOU FORGOT WHERE YOU CAME FROM?

BILLY BROCOLLY: HUH.

CHARLIE ONION: YOU ALMOST TURNED INTO A VEGETABLE HEAD.

BILLY BROCOLLY: BUT THE TROLL WAS ALWAYS NICE TO ME.

CHARLIE ONION: TRY SOME OF THE OWL’S BOUNTY AGAIN.

BILLY BROCOLLY: MMMM. THIS IS GOOD. I REMEMBER NOW.

CHARLIE ONION: REMEMBER THE SPOIL, BILLY BROCOLLY.

BILLY BROCOLLY: WHERE DID YOU GET THAT SAYING.

CHARLIE ONION: FROM THE OWL’S HANDBOOK.

BILLY BROCOLLY: HEAVY.

CHARLIE ONION: ANOTHER PASSAGE SAYS:
NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST,
MY COMPASS POINTS TO PERFECT REST.

THROUGH THICK, AND THROUGH THIN, AND TAKING A STAND.

NOT ALWAYS ACCEPTED OR UNDERSTOOD BY ALL
YET READY AND ABLE TO ANSWER THE CALL.

NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST,
MY COMPASS POINTS TO PERFECT REST.

UNCLE RED ONION: SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

CHARLIE ONION: A MAP.

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: PERFECT LOVE.

BILLY BROCOLLY: AN ADVENTURE THAT’S REFRESHING.

UNCLE RED ONION: WELL, LET’S GO.

CHARLIE ONION: TALLY HO.

UNCLE RED ONION: I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OWL, AND THE LAND OF FOREVER.

CHARLIE ONION: CAN I TELL YOU ON THE WAY?

BILLY BROCOLLY: ME TOO?

NESSA THE DINOSAUR: WHAT A BLAST!

CHARLIE ONION: GET READY BROTHERS. YOU ARE GOING ON AN ADVENTURE.

THE END OF “BEING A TOOL”

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