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sizzling is the vegie-dogs cooking,’ Dr Trifle explained. ‘They should be coming out this end any minute now.’
    Sure enough, off the other end of a metal belt came five sizzling vegie-dogs. The boys bit into theirs.
    â€˜Oooo yuck!’ Willy said, spitting his out onto the ground.
    â€˜Arrrrgggg!’ Billy said, spitting his out too. ‘That’s foul!’
    â€˜Please don’t spit food on the ground,’ Mrs Trifle said, dropping a mouthful of mashedvegie-dog onto her serviette. ‘But I agree. They’re … well … very bland.’
    â€˜Ahah!’ Dr Trifle cried. ‘The spice buttons! I forgot to push the spice buttons! Let’s give it another go. This time I’ll give them some basil and oregano and chilli and salt and pepper and they’ll be delicious.’
    â€˜I want another one that isn’t stinky and horrible,’ Willy said.
    â€˜Me too,’ Billy said.
    â€˜The next lot will taste delicious,’ Dr Trifle said.
    â€˜We don’t have time to make them now,’ said Mrs Trifle. ‘Your Uncle and I have to go to the shops to get some more food for the barbecue. Want to come along?’
    â€˜No!’ screamed Billy and Willy together.
    â€˜Okay, suit yourselves. We’ll be back in a few minutes. And don’t you dare touch your Uncle’s new invention, do you understand?’
    â€˜Yes, Auntie,’ the boys both said together.
    Minutes later the Trifles had driven off.
    â€˜Oh, no,’ Selby thought. ‘I’ve been left alone with those monsters. I’ll just have to lie here under these leaves and stay very still.’‘Hey,’ Willy whispered, ‘Let’s look for that stupi-faced stinky doggie.’
    â€˜Yeah,’ Billy said.
    Selby began quietly pushing away some loose dirt and easing his body down into the hole.
    â€˜They’re going to have to be pretty clever to find this stinky doggie,’ he thought.
    Willy and Billy looked high and low for Selby — but not low enough because Selby had already dug his way down so only his head was above the ground. The pumpkin leaves still covered his head.
    â€˜Hey, I’ve got a good idea!’ Billy said.
    â€˜What is it?’ Willy asked.
    â€˜Let’s help Auntie and Unklie! Let’s make some more vegie-dogs!’
    â€˜Yeah, riiiiiiiiight!’ Willy said, pushing all the spice buttons.
    Willy and Billy picked piles of vegetables and heaped them all on the conveyor belt.
    â€˜Turn it on!’ Billy squealed.
    â€˜No, hang on, let’s put on one of those big orange vegies.’
    Before Selby could think to blink, Willy and Billy were standing over him. Selby quickly put his face down into the dirt so only the back of his head was showing.

    â€˜Let’s pick this one,’ Willy said.
    â€˜What is it?’ Billy asked.
    â€˜I don’t know. It’s a furry vegie. Help me grab it and let’s pull!’
    Willy and Billy grabbed Selby’s head and pulled him out of the ground.
    â€˜Hey!’ Willy cried. ‘It’s poop-head! We’ve got him, Billy!’
    â€˜What are we going to do with him?’ Billy asked.
    â€˜We’re going to make him talk!’ Willy said. ‘You talk to us, stinky!’
    â€˜Not on your life — or mine,’ Selby thought. ‘I’m tired of that game, boys.’
    â€˜I know,’ Willy cried. ‘Put him in the machine. Come on, Billy.’
    Selby was so surprised that he couldn’t move. He tried to think of what to do but it was hard to come up with an idea while two young boys were squeezing him and pulling him along.
    Willy and Billy dragged Selby to the conveyor belt, almost tripping over the two bags of manure as they did. They pushed the vegetables off the conveyor belt and, holding Selby over it, pressed the ‘Start’ button.
    â€˜Now it’s your turn, doggie!’ Willy squealed. ‘You