which was, "Come on and set the table. We're having the Purple People Eater over for dinner."

"Aargh!" screamed Mogfelat.

"Don't worry," Ligferrat whispered in his ear.

"Don't worry?!?!?! But... You heard her!!"

"Don't worry, I said." Ligferrat winked. "What I haven't told you yet is, I'm not really a corner."

Mogfelat stared. His face had paled to an odd shade of lilac.

"Not really a corner?"

"No," replied Ligferrat. "Don't tell your mother, but I'm here in disguise. I'm really the chief of the tribe of Purple People Eater Hunters."