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Old Man Hodges and the Jumble-Scope Stories

出版	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016-09-08
主題	Fiction / Coming of AgeYoung Adult Fiction / Coming of Age
ISBN	15374351839781537435183
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=py0avgAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋I made a mistake. I accepted Old Man Hodges' Swiggle-snore promise even after he warned me that it lasts for as long as he lives and that if I ever broke it I would be cursed. He also told me that he was going to be around forever, so I had better be sure I knew what I was doing before accepting his terms. But no one lives forever, right? Agreeing couldn't be that bad, even if he was known for being everything from a certifiable crazy old coot to an exceedingly dangerous recluse you never wanted to cross paths with in the dark, at least not if you wanted to come home with all of your body parts intact.Old Man Hodges was also sometimes labeled an incredible genius who made Einstein look absolutely dumb. And from what I had seen of his strange gizmos and his scary contraptions before facing my Swiggle-snore, well, I didn't doubt everything I had heard about him was true. I should have never accepted his terms, foolishly believing I would never make a mistake. But I eventually did, though under circumstances I have always regretted and where I could argue I shouldn't have been cursed at all, especially since what I did wrong wasn't entirely my fault, as my story will clearly reveal. I mean, when it comes to girls and true love, well, that rearranges and explains everything, doesn't it?As for Old Man Hodges' curse, it suddenly came back to haunt me years after I had forgotten about him, when I had a family and a good job. And unfortunately, I believe now that the only way I can absolve myself for letting him down and becoming cursed is to solve his baffling Jumble-scope, the one he unexpectedly gave me by sending me his strange Official Registry Box and his odd assortment of keys and ornaments --- the very same ones he had used to show me the incredible things he had built and to tell me the amazing stories behind them. Once again, I know I'm going to be challenged with Star-shimmers and Crackle-snips and more Barn-suckles than anyone should ever try to unravel. But I'm going to try because, after all, as Old Man Hodges once told me as I was attempting it, sometimes achieving an inconceivable miracle is possible, if it doesn't kill you first.