Mr Stink

Chloe’s mother comes home from campaigning and notices the bad smell in the house. Chloe pretends to not know what she’s talking about, suggesting that maybe the drains are the problem. Chloe asks her mother if her father was ever in a rock band called “The Serpents Of Doom.” Flustered, Chloe’s mother denies it and angrily sends Chloe to bed early for coming up with such a silly story.

At two o’clock in the morning, Chloe notices Mr. Stink’s flashlight outside her window, and she goes out to see what’s wrong. She notices that he has made the shed neat and comfortable for himself and Duchess. Mr. Stink asks Chloe to tell him a bedtime story, and she agrees. Chloe tells him a story she made up herself, about a school with vampire teachers who prey on their students. Though Chloe feels shy about sharing her own story, Mr. Stink encourages her, and she regales him with the full story, ending at dawn. Mr. Stink loves the story and suggests that she write a sequel about zombies.