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Ben pulled the rest of his body out of the tree.

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He leaned over the storm drain and peered in.

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Water rushed by below.

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He groaned. "Winnie's gift is gone.

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What am I going to do now?"

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Ben felt the kitten swat at his ankle.

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He turned around.

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"Winnie's going to hate me," he grumbled.

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"And it's all your fault."

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It was getting late.

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"Winnie and Gaby will be back at Winnie's house soon," Ben thought.

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"I need to get over there."

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Ben floated to Winnie's house.

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He felt so miserable, he hardly noticed the kitten following him, still swatting at his feet.

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"Ben's here!" Mog shouted as Ben entered.

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The kitten followed him in.

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"Hey," Ben mumbled.

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"It's Monster Academy's most famous chef!" a two-headed monster said.

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"Check it out!" A ghoul held up a pan.

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"It's your mac and cheese, Ben!"

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A witch ran over.

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"We grabbed it during the hot sauce explosion.

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We figured we could eat it during the party."

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"Oh, wow," Ben said.

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That made him feel a little better.

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Deb waved to him. "Can you help me, Ben?"

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She was stringing spiderwebs across the walls.

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The long, thin strands of silk spelled out "Happy Birthday, Winnie!"

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"Sure. What do I do?" Ben asked.

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"I finished the words.

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Now I want to make a design around them. Here, hold this."

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Deb handed Ben the ball of spider silk that she was using to make the design.

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<font color="#ffff00"><i>Meow!</i></font> The kitten leaped up and swatted the ball out of Ben's hand.

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"Ack!" Ben cried.

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The kitten ran after the ball, batting it around.

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As the ball rolled away from the web, the message was ripped away too.

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Soon all of Deb's hard work trailed after the kitten.

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Ben shot after the kitten.

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"Come back here! You can't play with that!"

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<font color="#ffff00"><i>Meow!</i></font> The kitten ran under a table and between a werewolf's ankles.

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The werewolf was holding a punch bowl.

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"Whoa!" The werewolf lost his balance, and the punch bowl flew out of his hands.

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It landed with a splash on an octopus monster.

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"There goes the newt punch," a goblin said.

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"I spent a lot of time making that!" a witch said.

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"It's Winnie's favorite!"

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Ben was still chasing the kitten.

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It had leaped onto a table and was now batting around a bug cake.

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"Whose kitten is this?" a three-eyed monster yelled.

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She snatched the bug cake away from the kitten and put it back on its plate.

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<font color="#ffff00"><i>Meow!</i></font> The kitten stepped onto the plate.

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"Shoo!" the three-eyed monster cried.

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Startled, the kitten scrambled down the table.

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Cups, bowls, and snacks flew everywhere.

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Ben felt hot all over.

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First he'd lost Winnie's present.

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Now he was ruining her party.

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Finally the kitten leaped onto a sofa and started cleaning herself.

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Waldo looked at the mess.

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"Well, I guess we should clean this up.

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Gaby and Winnie will be here—"

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"Right now!" Mog cried, peeking out the window.

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"Gaby and Winnie are walking up the driveway!"

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"There's no time to clean up," Waldo said.

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"Places, everyone!"

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All the monsters scurried into hiding places.

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Ben shot an annoyed look at the kitten and ducked behind a chair.

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"Winnie's going to be so surprised," someone whispered.

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"Shh!" someone else whispered.

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Ben heard several giggles as everyone waited for the door to open.

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<font color="#ffff00"><i>Meow!</i></font> The kitten went to Ben.

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"Go away!" Ben whispered. "Leave me alone!"

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"Shh!" Waldo hissed.

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Frowning, Ben scooped up the kitten and held it tightly.

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A second later the front door opened, and Winnie and Gaby walked in.

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Everyone jumped out. "Surprise!"

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Winnie's eyes went wide.

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She looked at Gaby, who was grinning down at her.

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"I'm shocked!" Winnie said, smiling widely.

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"I had no idea you guys were doing this!"

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Then she looked around at the mess.

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"What happened in here?"

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Ben floated over to her.

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"Hey, Winnie. This is actually my fault. You see, I—"

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<font color="#ffff00"><i>Meow!</i></font> The kitten leaped from Ben's hands and into Winnie's arms.

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Winnie gasped. "Is this for me?"

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Ben didn't know what to say. "Uh . . ."

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"A black kitten! It's so cute!"

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She snuggled the kitten.

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"Let's get this party started!" Mog shouted.

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He turned on some monster music and pushed the furniture to the edges of the room.

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A few monsters cleaned up the mess.

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And soon everyone was dancing and eating.

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Winnie turned toward Ben.

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"What a perfect birthday gift.

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How did you know I wanted a black kitten?"

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Ben shrugged, glancing down at his shoes. "Actually—"

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Just then a popular song, "Midnight Magic," started blaring through the speakers.

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"Let's dance!" Winnie cried, rushing toward the middle of the living room.

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Ben hurried after her. "Sounds good to me!"