Winner for September 1999: Lisa Dunham
"Rugrats Down Under"
"Oh my goodness,Stu,look what I've won in the Lipschitz competition! A trip for fifteen to Australia!" Didi yelled excitedly.
"Wow,Deed!!Who are you going to take?"Stu asked.
"Don't expect me to come,"Grandpa said,"My arthritis is bad enough without sitting on those aeroplane seats for hours!"
"Whatever,Pop,"Didi replied."Maybe I could take my wonderful family,of course, and Drew,Charlotte,Angelica,Mum and Dad,um,let's see,oh I know, the Finster's and the De Villes!"
Behind the couch,Tommy,Dil,Chuckie,Phil and Lil looked at each other. "What's your mommy and daddy so excited about Tommy?" Phil asked.
"Maybe they caughts a big fat worm in the dirt!"Lil suggested."Do you thinks that they will share it with us,Phillip?"
Phil licked his lips."I hope so!"
"Baba doo!"Dil babbled.
Didi came over to Tommy and picked him up."Guess what,my wonderful sweet darling! Mommy won a trip to Australia!"
"Talia?"Tommy asked questioningly.
"Oh,look Stu,he's trying to say Australia!"Didi cooed."Anyway,now I'm going to ring everyone that's coming to tell them the good news."
"Sure thing Deed,"Stu replied.
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Tommy opened his eyes blearily. He was in his new bed at the hotel they were staying in in a place the growed-ups called Brisbane.He lay there for a while,staring at the roof,until Angelica came up.
"Hi,dumb baby!Guess what?We're going to Movie World today!" Angelica told him.
"Movie World?What's that?"Tommy asked.
"Only the bestest place in the world-well apart from Disney World!All the movie stars are going to be there!" Angelica said excitedly.
Chuckie,Phil and Lil came in from their bedroom,and Angelica repeated to them what she had told Tommy.
"Yay! I wanna see Batman"Phil said excitedly.
"Nuh-uh Phillip,Tweety Bird is much more prettiful!"Lil argued.
"Nuh-uh!"
"Uh-huh!"
While listening to the twins conversation,Chuckie sighed.He had a bad feeling about this.
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Slurping on his icecream,Phil stared at the Batman ride. "Hey Lil,come here!" he said,while the growed-ups were busy looking at maps.
Quickly Phil and Lil climbed out of their double-pusher and quietly slunk away. Tommy,Chuckie and Dil noticed them leave,and ran after them.
As the growed-ups moved on,they didn't even notice the babies were gone.
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The babies slipped passed the ticket-collector unnoticed,and quickly hopped into a small cart.They were now in total darkness.
"I don't know about this Tommy,"Chuckie said hesitatingly,"I don't like the dark."
"Bab-ba-BOO!"Dil replied.
"Aw,c'mon Chuckie,it'll be fun!"Tommy coaxed.
"Yeah!"Phil and Lil said together.
Chuckie sighed and settled into his seat.
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"Excuse me!Excuse me!Have you seen any babies go past here?" Didi asked frantically.
"Yes,bright red hair,thick glasses,"Chaz told another person.
Finally Stu spotted the babies, laughing and giggling, coming out of the Batman ride.
"Tommy! Dil!"
"Chuckie!"
"Phil! Lil!"
"Dumb babies!"Angelica said.
The Rugrats were picked up by their loving parents and given plenty of hugs. They enjoyed the rest of their trip in Australia,apart from being lost one more time,but that's another story!
Be sure to check back next month for a new story!