1 00:00:12,006 --> 00:00:22,782 "Oops," Ben said as black vapor drifted from his pond scum soup. 2 00:00:22,783 --> 00:00:28,550 It was Monday morning, and Ben was stuck in his least favorite class. 3 00:00:28,551 --> 00:00:34,362 Cooking was boring, and Ben was terrible at it. 4 00:00:34,363 --> 00:00:40,400 Winnie looked over from her workstation. "Ben, your soup is smoking." 5 00:00:40,401 --> 00:00:42,708 "Yeah, I know." 6 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:47,319 She wrinkled her nose. "What did you put in it?" 7 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,295 Ben looked at all the jars on his counter. 8 00:00:50,296 --> 00:00:56,128 He saw dried lizard toes, rat tails, and several other items. 9 00:00:56,129 --> 00:01:01,557 He shrugged. "Honestly, I don't remember what I put in it." 10 00:01:01,558 --> 00:01:06,156 Winnie burst out laughing, and Ben joined in. 11 00:01:06,157 --> 00:01:10,891 The only good thing about Cooking class was that Winnie was in it. 12 00:01:10,892 --> 00:01:13,978 Mr. Icky pointed one of his tentacles at them. 13 00:01:13,979 --> 00:01:17,013 "What are you two laughing about?" 14 00:01:17,014 --> 00:01:19,828 "Uh, nothing," Ben said. 15 00:01:19,829 --> 00:01:24,027 Suddenly—Boom! Splat! 16 00:01:24,028 --> 00:01:27,154 "Oh, man!" Mog cried. 17 00:01:27,155 --> 00:01:29,984 Everyone turned to see what had happened. 18 00:01:29,985 --> 00:01:32,361 Green soup covered Mog. 19 00:01:32,362 --> 00:01:37,968 It dripped down his face and shirt, forming a puddle on the floor. 20 00:01:37,969 --> 00:01:46,162 A zombie who was staggering by slipped and fell. 21 00:01:46,163 --> 00:01:51,834 As Mog began to clean up the mess, the zombie just lay there. 22 00:01:51,835 --> 00:01:55,919 "Is that zombie going to get up?" Ben asked. 23 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,534 "Eventually," Winnie said. 24 00:01:58,535 --> 00:02:04,876 Mog gritted his teeth. "I hate cooking!" 25 00:02:04,877 --> 00:02:08,487 "Now, now." Mr. Icky slid over to help. 26 00:02:08,488 --> 00:02:11,089 "We all make mistakes." 27 00:02:11,090 --> 00:02:13,567 "Poor Mog," Winnie whispered. 28 00:02:13,568 --> 00:02:18,482 "Poor me," Ben said. His soup had stopped smoking. 29 00:02:18,483 --> 00:02:21,858 Now it was making a strange humming sound. 30 00:02:21,859 --> 00:02:26,105 "Ooh!" Winnie's eyes went wide. 31 00:02:26,106 --> 00:02:32,131 "That sounds like the cute monster in the movie we saw last weekend." 32 00:02:32,132 --> 00:02:39,511 Ben smiled. He and Winnie had gone on a double date with Mog and Deb. 33 00:02:39,512 --> 00:02:42,895 They had seen a romantic monster movie. 34 00:02:42,896 --> 00:02:47,872 Mog complained during the whole movie because there were no explosions. 35 00:02:47,873 --> 00:02:51,116 But Ben kind of liked the movie. 36 00:02:51,117 --> 00:02:53,841 He didn't tell Mog that though. 37 00:02:53,842 --> 00:02:58,988 A three-eyed monster sprinkled something into her soup. 38 00:02:58,989 --> 00:03:03,505 "That smells wonderful!" a four-eyed monster said. 39 00:03:03,506 --> 00:03:05,534 "What did you put in it?" 40 00:03:05,535 --> 00:03:10,447 "Oh, just some rotten fungus flakes," the three-eyed monster said. 41 00:03:10,448 --> 00:03:13,799 Other monsters smiled as they stirred their soups. 42 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:18,612 The pleasant smell of dirt and rotten vegetables filled the room. 43 00:03:18,613 --> 00:03:20,813 "Ugh," Ben mumbled. 44 00:03:20,814 --> 00:03:26,336 "Everyone's soup looks fine except for mine. I wish this class were over." 45 00:03:26,337 --> 00:03:29,475 "So," Winnie said without looking up. 46 00:03:29,476 --> 00:03:33,351 She was skimming some dead leaves from her soup. 47 00:03:33,352 --> 00:03:36,263 "Are there any plans for Saturday night?" 48 00:03:36,264 --> 00:03:41,909 Ben shot a quick look at Winnie. "Um, I don't know. Why?" 49 00:03:41,910 --> 00:03:46,422 "Uh, hello," Winnie said. "It's my birthday." 50 00:03:46,423 --> 00:03:49,987 "Oh, really?" Ben ran a hand through his hair. 51 00:03:49,988 --> 00:03:54,471 "I had no idea! 52 00:03:54,472 --> 00:03:57,261 I guess we should plan something, right?" 53 00:03:57,262 --> 00:04:00,847 Winnie gave Ben a suspicious look. 54 00:04:00,848 --> 00:04:04,372 "Gaby asked me to go to Monster Mall on Saturday afternoon. 55 00:04:04,373 --> 00:04:08,074 But that's weird because Gaby hates shopping. 56 00:04:08,075 --> 00:04:12,411 So I started to think that maybe you're all planning a party." 57 00:04:12,412 --> 00:04:16,099 She met Ben's eyes and stared at him. 58 00:04:16,100 --> 00:04:20,698 Ben looked away and pretended to read the label on a spice jar. 59 00:04:20,699 --> 00:04:24,235 Winnie could sometimes tell what someone was thinking. 60 00:04:24,236 --> 00:04:27,686 "Maybe Gaby just wants to buy you a birthday present." 61 00:04:27,687 --> 00:04:30,536 "Everyone, it's time to stop cooking!" 62 00:04:30,537 --> 00:04:33,455 Mr. Icky said before Winnie could reply. 63 00:04:33,456 --> 00:04:36,441 "We'll do a quick tasting before we clean up. 64 00:04:36,442 --> 00:04:40,025 Who wants to let us taste their soup first?" 65 00:04:40,026 --> 00:04:43,843 Several monsters raised their hands and claws. 66 00:04:43,844 --> 00:04:46,987 Ben gazed down at his soup and frowned. 67 00:04:46,988 --> 00:04:49,638 "Mine looks terrible," he thought. 68 00:04:49,639 --> 00:04:52,883 "Nobody will want to taste it." 69 00:04:52,884 --> 00:04:58,445 He quietly floated over to the trash can and dumped his soup. 70 00:04:58,446 --> 00:05:01,735 After class Ben was at his locker. 71 00:05:01,736 --> 00:05:05,180 Waldo poked his head out of a nearby classroom. 72 00:05:05,181 --> 00:05:10,797 "Psst, Ben!" he whispered. "Come here!" 73 00:05:10,798 --> 00:05:14,588 Ben went in, and Waldo closed the door behind him. 74 00:05:14,589 --> 00:05:18,875 Gaby, Deb, Mog, and some other monsters were there. 75 00:05:18,876 --> 00:05:21,275 "Quick meeting," Waldo said. 76 00:05:21,276 --> 00:05:24,787 "We need to discuss Winnie's surprise party." 77 00:05:24,788 --> 00:05:27,824 "She almost figured it out," Ben said. 78 00:05:27,825 --> 00:05:31,024 "I pretended to not know about any party." 79 00:05:31,025 --> 00:05:35,963 "That's good," Mog said. "Now it will be a real surprise!" 80 00:05:35,964 --> 00:05:38,062 Waldo pushed his glasses up. 81 00:05:38,063 --> 00:05:40,877 "Everyone knows what the plan is, right?" 82 00:05:40,878 --> 00:05:45,441 Gaby nodded. "I'm taking Winnie to Monster Mall on Saturday afternoon. 83 00:05:45,442 --> 00:05:47,627 We'll be back at her house by six o'clock." 84 00:05:47,628 --> 00:05:53,742 Deb spoke up. "While you two are at the mall, we'll set up for the party in Winnie's house." 85 00:05:53,743 --> 00:05:56,865 Everyone started discussing decorations and food. 86 00:05:56,866 --> 00:05:59,338 But Ben wasn't paying much attention. 87 00:05:59,339 --> 00:06:02,386 He was excited about Winnie's birthday. 88 00:06:02,387 --> 00:06:07,663 However, there was one big problem: he didn't know what to get for her. 89 00:06:07,664 --> 00:06:14,945 He'd thought about possible gifts for weeks, but so far he hadn't come up with any good ideas. 90 00:06:14,946 --> 00:06:18,501 "I still have five days," he told himself. 91 00:06:18,502 --> 00:06:22,903 "I'll find the perfect gift before the party."