Sammy Stink goes
to the Dentist
There was once a fair maiden of
average proportion who lived alone in her small cottage among the blackberry
brambles on the outskirts of a humble village. Her name was Gwendolyn Pocket,
with long blonde hair and eyes that sting.
One day,
she thought she would treat herself to crabcakes, and so ventured to the fish
market on the other side of the village. The fish vendor caught her eye. She
had spoken to him before. His name was Fernando Basura.
As he
meticulously wrapped her order, Gwen spontaneously asked what would have to
happen so that they may marry. Fernando said he would have to strike it rich so
he could spend time with his wife and children and not have to work any longer.
She walked away with her crabcakes, smiling hopefully.
She
wandered into the antique store on the way out of the market and went directly
to the back of the store where she found the lamp she was drawn to. She rubbed
it to get a better look at the pattern and conjured SAMMY STINK, a genie who
appears as a seven-year-old boy with a dark goatee.
Sammy
offered three wishes and Gwendolyn talked him into letting her think about it.
She could not afford the lamp and had to steal it in her purse, walking out
with Sammy’s hand in hers. She purposely left the market in a roundabout way so
Fernando would not see her, but he did anyway smoking a cigarette, naturally
suspicious, jealous even of Sammy.
Gwendolyn
decided, of course, to make Fernando stinking rich with her first wish. He won
the lottery some days later and eventually married Gwen. Shortly after she made
her first wish, she made her second, that Sammy would pose as her human son so
she could prolong her third wish without it being too awkward.
Fernando
didn’t know about Sammy until they were already married and always had trouble
adjusting to his presence. Gwen liked having him around, so Fernando made the
most of it.
Sammy Stink
complained one night at dinner, about a toothache. Fernando didn’t seem to care
and Gwendolyn didn’t believe him because she realized his mortality still, even
though Sammy himself was in fact becoming attached, becoming human.
He went by
himself the next day to the dentist, by advice of Fernando (to whom his
relationship was also becoming vague); the office of Dr. Jules Whitaker. When
the doctor looked in Sammy’s mouth, they were horrified: two rows of mangled,
rotting disaster. Jules didn’t know where to begin, left Sammy disappointed
saying it would cost “millions.”
“How can I
afford that?” Sammy thought as he meandered home. He eventually decided to ask
Fernando, who he knew was heir to a fortune, though Sammy was reluctant to
bother him. Fernando initially refused, and recoiled in horror at the sight of
Sammy’s mouth. In embarrassment and anger, Sammy innocently killed Fernando.
Sammy stole
the money and went back to the dentist. Upon the doctor seeing the money, it
turned to sand and burned from their perspective. Jules was flabbergasted at
the vision and made a reason for Sammy why they could not accept it and
successfully turned Sammy away.
When he got
home, the police were there waiting for Sammy, who then took him away.
Gwendolyn had called them when arriving home to a bloody mess. She was crying.
When Sammy finally left prison after serving his life sentence, and having
forgotten his own immortality, remained in a world long after his master had
died without making her third wish.
