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sDoohickey.I'

vecomeaboutthejob.'

‘Whatjob?

snappedtheprofessor.

‘Asassistant,'

saidDoohickey.‘Thenoticesaysyouneedone.'

‘Oh,absolutely!

saidtheprofessor,beginningtogrin.

Thenoticehadbeenupforoverayear,butDoohickeywasthefirstpersontoaskaboutit.

‘Comeonup!

saidtheprofessor.Hisheaddisappeared.

Amomentlater,thefrontdoorspranghalf-open.Doohickeypeeredinside.Ahugemountainofposthadstoppedthedoorfromopeningproperly.Buttherewasnoonethere.

Doohickeyfeltsurethatthedoorhadopenedforhim,sohesqueezedthroughintothehallway.

AbuzzersoundedinDoohickey'

sear.Hewassurprisedtosee-ashlititplebaoibrbinginthehallwaybesidehim.

Tinypropellersspuntheshiparound.Doohickeysawthewords,‘FOLLOWME'

writteninbigredlettersonitsside.

Chaptertwo

Hefollowedtheshipupatall,windingstaircase.Hepassedroomafterroomstuffedfullofstrange-lookingmachines.Weretheytheprofessor'

sinventions?

Doohickeyknewthathewassupposedtogostraightupthestairs,buthecouldn'

thelphimself.Hepopp

theroomstotakeacloserlook.

ThefirstthingDoohickeycameacrosswasacomputerscreenfixedtoahugemetalcage.Thecageseemedtobestuffedfullofstraw.

Doohickeypushedhishandintoit.

‘Ouch!

hesquealed,pullingitoutagain.Atinyneedlewasstickingoutofhisthumb.

Therewasalabelfixedtothecomputerscreen.

‘Well,itdidn'

tfindthisone,'

saidDoohickeycrossly,eaesdlheebsatcukckintthoethnestraw.

Thenextmachinehadlotsofelectricfansfixedbeneathalargemetalfunnel.Therewassandalloverthefloor.Thelabelsaid:

‘Thislookslikefun,'

thoughtDoohickey.Heswitchediton.

Sandbegantricklingoutofthefunnelandthefansstartedspinning.Thenthestrangestthinghappened.

Thesanddidn'

tfallontothefloor.Ithungintheair.Andslowly,itshapeditselfintoafloatingcastle.

Doohickeywalkedslowlyaroundthemachine.Hecouldn'

thtebwelaiesvseeweihnag.

Thenallofasudden,hebumpedintosomeoneelse.Whenhesawwhoitwas,henearlyjumpedoutofhisskin.

Theotherpersonwashim!

Itwaslikelookinginamirror,exceptthattherewasnoglass.

DoohickeyreachedouthishandandtheotherDoohickeydidthesame.Theirfingersmetinmid-airandhefeltthewarmthofhisownhandpressingback.Itwastoocreepy.

‘Ughhh!

shiveredDoohickey.Hesteppedbackwardsstraightintothefloatingsa-ncdastle.

ThecastleexplodedandDoohickeyfoundhimselfinthemiddleofasandstorm.Sandbleweverywhere,intohiseyesanduphisnose.

Coughingandsneezing,hegropedhiswaybacktotheswitchandturneditoff.

Thesandstormdisappeared.AndsohadtheotherDoohickey!

ThenDoohickeynoticedalargemetalplateonthefloor.Therewasanotherlabelonit.

‘Ofcourse!

sighedDoohickey.

Themetalplatewasanotheroftheprofessori'

nvsentions.IthadmadetheotherDoohickeyappearwhenhehadsteppedontoit.

Iwon'

ttrythatagain,hethought.Its'

abittoospooky.

Abuzzersounded.Doohickeysawtheair-shipbobbingupanddowninthedoorway.Ithadcomebacktofindhim.

‘Igotlost,'

saidDoohickey.Hecouldn'

tthinkofabetterexcuse.

Theshipbuzzedagaincrosslyandglidedbacktowardsthestairs.

‘Coming,'

saidDoohickey.

ChapterThree

Theyreachedthetopofthehouse.

Theair-shipledDoohickeyintoasmokyattic.Itwasstuffedfullofbooks,testtubesandlumpsoftangledwiring.

Asmallshaggydogpeeredoutathimfrombeneathaworkbench.Acatlaysunningitselfonthewindowsill.

‘Whatkeptyou?

askedtheprofessor.Hewashunchedoveraheapofmetalinonecorner.

‘Iwasadmiringsomeofyourinventions,'

‘Oht,hoseoldthings,s'

aidtheprofessor.‘This,he'

said,pointingtothetwistedheapofmetal,‘ismylatestandgreatestinvention.'

‘Whatisit?

askedDoohickey.Itdidn'

tlookveryexciting.Heexpectedthatitwasamachineforgettinagblo

stone.Orformakingomeletteswithoutbreakingeggs.

‘It'

stheRoBoffin2000M-PuultirposeRobot,'

saidtheprofessor,proudly.

‘Whatdoesitdo?

askedDoohickey.

‘Absolutelyanything!

saidtheprofessor.‘Letmeshowyou.'

Theprofessorscribbledsomewordsontoascrapofpaper.HefedthepaperthroughtheslotintherobotThenhepressedabigbuttonandsteppedback.

Therobothummedandwhirredforabit.Thenitclimbedslowlytoitsfeet.Itwasenormous.Itsheadalmostscrapedtheatticceiling.

Thelightsontherobot'

sfaceflickeredonandoff.Itlookedasifitwasthinkingaboutsomething.

Andthen⋯itpaintedapictureoftheprofessor'

sdog.

Itplayedapieceofmusiconthetesttubes.

Anditdiscoveredthreenewwaysofsplittingtheatom.

‘Prettygood,eh?

saidtheprofessor,whentherobothadfinished.

‘Cool!

sa'

idDoohickey.Hewasreallyamazed.Thehuge,heavyrobothadwhizzedaroundtheattic,andithadn'

tdisturbedsomuchasapaperclip.

‘ItcandoanythingIaskeditto,'

saidtheprofessor.

‘Anything?

askedtheDoohickey.

‘Absolutely!

‘CanIhaveago?

'

askedDoohickey.Hewantedtoasktherobottobuildaspacerocketortellhimnextweek'

swinninglotterynumbers.

‘Absolutelynot,'

saidtheprofessor,‘it'

sfartoocomplicated.Besides,I'

vegotbetterthi

‘Suchas?

saidDoohickey.Hewasdisappointed.

‘Suchasthere,'

saidtheprofessor,writingoutalist.‘Whatmonthisit,bytheway?

‘August,'

‘Summer!

Already?

saidtheprofessor.Helookedsurprised.‘Imustgooutandpaymybills.

HehandedDoohickeythelistofjobs.

‘I'

llbegonefortherestoftheday,'

hesaid,rushingtohuetsoefjtohbesdsohoru.ldbefinishedby‘thSeotimeIget

back.Ifyoucan'

tfindanything,askNewton.'

‘Who'

sNewton?

shoutedDoohickey,astheprofessorsweptdownthestairs.

‘Iam!

saidthedog.

‘Youcantalk!

saidDoohickey,staringatthedog.

‘Howcleverofyoutonotice,'

saidNewton.

‘Andthecat?

askedDoohickey,lookingattheotheranimal.‘Canthecattalktoo?

‘Ofcoursenot,'

scoffedNewton,‘it'

sonlyacat!

Doohickeydidn'

tknowwhattosaytothis.Sohelookedatthelistofjobstheprofessorhadgivenhim.

‘Thesejobsareallboring,'

saidDoohickey.‘ThenoticesaidI'

dbehelpingwith“excitin

inventions.”'

‘Ofcourseitdid,'

saidNewton,‘otherwise,youwouldn'

thavewantedthejob.'

‘Well,Idon'

twantthejob,'

saidDoohickey.‘Idon'

twanttocookandcleanallday.'

Hetoreupthelistandthrewitintoabin.

moff!

hesaid.

‘Suityourself,'

ChapterFour

Doohickeywentbackdownthewindingstaircase,pasttheroomsfullofinventions.

Lookatallthesesillymachines,hethought.Whydoesn'

ttheprofessorinventsomethinguseful;

somethi

dothehousework?

Thenhehadabrain-wave.‘Ofcourse!

hesaid.Hesetoffupstairsagain.

‘Backsosoon?

saidNewton.‘Ithoughyoudidn'

twantthejob.'

‘Ididn'

t,'

saidDoohickey,‘but-Iwav'

e.v'

ehadabrain

‘Oh,wegetlotsofthemaroundhere,'

saidthedog,yawning.

Doohickeypickedthelistoutofthebin.Hestuckitbacktogetherwithsomestickytape.

‘Howdoesthatlook?

heasked,showingittoNewton.

Newtonstudiedthelist.‘ItlooksOKtome,'

‘Nowforthecleverbit,'

Heclimbedontopofastoolandfedthestuck-togetherlistthroughtheslotintherobot'

schest.

‘Ohdear,'

saidNewton,shakinghishead,‘theprofessorisn'

tgoingtolikethis.

‘Theprofessorisn'

tgoingtofindout!

saidDoohickey.Hehitthebigbutton.

Therobothummed,whirredandthenstraighteneditselfup.

llallendintears,'

sighedNewton.

sfaceflickeredonandoffforafewminutesandthenitstompedoutoftheattic.

‘Pieceofcake!

saidDoohickey,grinning.‘Now,wherecanItakeanap?

Therobotstompeddownthestairsandintotheprofessor'

sbathroom.

Itgrabbedagreatarmfulofdirtyclothes.Thenitcarriedthemdowntothekitchen.Butinsteadofputtingthemintothewashingmachineitstuffedthemintotheoven.

Next,ittooksomemeatandvegetablesoutofthefridge.Itchoppedandslicedthemtomakeadeliciousstew.Thenitemptiedthewholelotintothewashingmachine!

Afterthat,itbroughtthelawnmowerintothehouseandranitoverthehallcarpet.

AndittooktheHooveroutsideandsuckedtheleavesoffthelawn.

ChapterFive

Theprofessor'

sneighbourswereusedtostrangethingsgoingonathishouse.Buttheyhadneverseenanythingquiteliketherobot.

‘Whatdoyouthinkit'

supto?

askedoneofthem.Therobothadjustfetchedandhanmailms.eIrtawasnownailing

upthefrontdoor.

‘Perhapstheprofessor'

sgoneaway,'

suggestedanother,‘andhe'

safraidthatsomeonewilltryanTherobotdidn'

tseemtomindthateveryonewaslookingatit.Itproppedaladderupagainstthesideofthehouse.

T