Sigh’s Many Shops

Sigh’s Many Shops Episode 4

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SIGH’S MANY SHOPS: Episode 4

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If th-theres one th-thing that c-c-can distwact k-kids at the s-s-store its t-toys. Kids w-wove to s-show thare p-pa-parents all the n-new th-things they wa-want. I c-can onwy im-magine that can g-ge-get t-tiwing at t-times. B-but just i-imagine being the o-onwy c-ca-cashier on a b-busy day. Th-that s-s-sounds h-howwible, d-doesnt it? L-l-lets s-see how t-things go i-in a b-busy shop w-wif a b-b-big s-sale.

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A busy shop filled with many parents with their children. There’s a toy sale going on today, and all of the kids want new toys. Let’s see how things are going.

Mini Mammoth: Mom! Can I get this dinosaur toy?? It’s so cool!!

Mama Owl: No, not this time.

Mini Mammoth: Aww…please??

Mama Owl: No, we’re buying presents for your brother’s birthday. You know this. Now, behave.

Mini Mammoth starts pouting, but doesn’t press her mother further. She knows better. I know when I was a little cub, my parents would not have been too happy if I had caused a scene in the store. I would have been taken out to wait in the car. Let’s see how other parents are doing.

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Mums Raja: I think this was a pretty good trip. Don’t you agree, honey?

Little Rabbit: I think so, mommy! I think Frogheart will love his car set!

Mums Raja: And we found you a new scooter. And they were both a part of the sale! How lucky are we?

Little Rabbit: Very lucky!!

Little Rabbit hugs her mommy. They seem to have gotten pretty lucky with their shopping today. Have you ever managed to get a really good deal while out shopping?  Sometimes that can be the best part of a trip to the store. Whether it be toy shopping or grocery shopping, sales can help you save money. And who doesn’t like saving money?

Now, I think I see one more family in the back of the shop. Let’s see how they’re doing.

Little Zebra: Mom!! Mom!! I want this too!!

Ladybird: OH!! And this too mommy!!!

Mama Reindeer: For the hundredth time, please stop adding more stuff to the basket. You know that I just got off work a little bit ago. And we were only stopping by for some groceries.

Ladybird: But mommy! This is really cool too!!

Little Zebra: And this! And this!! And it’s all on sale!!!

Mama Reindeer: Kids, we’re not getting any toys. We’re just here for groc…

Poor Mama Reindeer gets cut off by her little ones as they excitedly keep adding more and more to the basket. And all she wants is to get her groceries and get home. She’s too tired to fight them though, it seems. Let’s hope she’s able to get out before too long.

Now, let’s go back to the cashier. I only saw one, which is a bit concerning.

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Yes, there’s just the one that we saw helping out Mums Raja and Little Rabbit. It looks like he’s just finishing up with their order.

Trey: Your total is $24.

Mums Raja pays the cashier and she and Little Rabbit head out. Trey starts to look at the rest of the store, as well as the parking lot, which is starting to fill up.

Trey: Oh no, it’s getting busy. And Little Penguin isn’t here yet. She’s not usually this late. And with this sale going on, I’ll end up being here all night.

Trey looks around again. He can see the mother in the back of the store, trying to keep her kids from putting things in her basket. He wants to go and help her, but he can’t leave the front. What if someone needs to check out? He’s the only one there. Trey sighs and puts his head in his hooves. This is going to be a long night, he thinks to himself.

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Little Penguin: I’m sorry I’m late!! There was just so much traffic!

Trey looks up excitedly. He claps his hooves together.

Trey: Oh am I glad to see you! Did you see all those cars pulling up?

Little Penguin: I sure did. Let me go put my things away and I’ll be right out to help.

Trey: Can you actually help the lady in the back of the store. I think she’s a bit overwhelmed by her kids.

Little Penguin: I sure can! I’ll get on that right away. And then we’ll make it through this night!

Little Penguin heads back to get ready for a long night. But with her and Trey both there now, they’re sure to be alright.

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Th-this shop w-was w-w-weassy busy tonight. A-and it s-seems it’s g-going to get even m-more so. I h-hope t-these two w-wo-workers will be alri-right. I-Im vewy g-gwad I c-can typicawy handle th-things myself in my s-sh-shop! A-and that w-we-weminds me…I h-havent opened in a wh-while. Ill have t-t-to m-make sure to d-do so s-s-soon!!

Sigh’s Many Shops Episode 3

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SIGH’S MANY SHOPS: Episode 3

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S-some shops s-s-sell things y-yike ant-tiques or o-old t-toys. Y-you can f-f-find just ab-bout anything a-at so-some shop o-or another.

B-but some s-s-shops sell th-things that c-ca-cant be f-found just anywhere. M-mysterious items th-that nobody knows ab-b-bout. T-t-today were g-g-going to v-visit one s-such shop. L-lets t-ta-take a look.

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A shop with guards at the door. Have you ever seen one like that? What could the possibly sell that requires guarding the door? Why don’t we take a look at what people are shopping for here?

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Trey is looking at a large key. What could this key unlock? Where would you even find a door big enough to fit it? I’ve never seen one.

Trey: What does this key unlock?

Cashier: Nobody knows. But whatever it is, someone wanted it kept secret. Otherwise, we would know more about it.

Trey: Hmm…very interesting.

That is interesting, Trey. I’m not too certain I would want to see what’s behind the door that key unlocks. Let’s continue our little field trip, shall we?

Frogheart: This xylophone is is pretty cool!

Cashier: I wouldn’t touch that. Word is the thing’s cursed.

Frogheart: C-cursed?

Cashier: That’s what I’ve heard. The guy who sold it to me couldn’t wait to get rid of it. He says whoever touches it will get cursed. He put it there when I bought it from him and I haven’t touched it since.

Frogheart backs away from the xylophone. I can’t blame him either. I wouldn’t take that chance either. A cursed xylophone, that’s spooky! I spook easy too. So, I definitely want to stay away from anything that could be cursed!! I think maybe we should skip the rest of the shop. What’s that? You want to keep going? If we must, but I still think we should leave. No? Oh well, just thought I’d try again. Let’s keep going.

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Dog Dog: How much for this bangle?

Cashier: It’s about $300. But I would really reconsider. This bangle is known to bring bad luck to everyone who’s ever worn it.

Zeb Zeb: I think you should listen to the cashier, Dog Dog.

Dog Dog: I’m not too concerned about a little bad luck. Besides, I won’t be wearing it all the time. Just for special occasions.

Zeb Zeb: Are you sure about this? Is it really worth taking the chance? You don’t exactly have the best luck in the first place.

Cashier: I would listen to your friend, pal.

Dog Dog: It’ll be fine. Stop worrying so much.

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Dog Dog pays for the bangle and he and Zeb Zeb leave. I’m not too sure he should have bought that. I wouldn’t want something the could bring me bad luck. But Dog Dog seems to think that nothing will happen. I hope he’s right.

Wait a minute. I think I hear something. Do you hear it too? It’s coming from outside. Let’s take a look. This place is giving me the creeps anyways.

Now let’s investigate that sound. I don’t see anything around the store. Maybe? Is that? What is that? In the distance, above the store. Look there!

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Is that a ghost? And a…giant owl? Wearing a witch’s hat? What the heck is going on here? Just what kind of shop is this? I’m getting out of here. This place is really creeping me out.

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Th-this shop s-s-sells some p-pwetty cweepy th-things. And y-yet it s-s-seems that they c-ca-can still s-sell their w-w-wares. I h-hope things will w-w-work out for D-d-dog Dog. And j-j-just wh-what was up w-wif the g-g-ghost and the o-owl? Th-they were p-p-pwetty cweepy. Its n-no wonder our n-na-nawwator wanted to w-weave as s-soon as p-possible! Y-you know, I d-d-didnt know th-that some s-shops were s-so spooky. M-maybe because I t-twy to keep a n-n-nice non s-spooky s-shop myself! I w-wonder what the n-ne-next shop we v-v-visit will b-be yike?

Sigh’s Many Shops Episode 2

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OH!!! Thank you for coming back to my bwog for episode 2 of Sigh’s Many Shops!! We hope you enjoy this second story!!! Here we go!!!!!

SIGH’S MANY SHOPS: Episode 2

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The c-corner store, the m-m-mini m-mart, the c-co-convenience s-s-store. W-whatever you c-ca-call it, its a n-nice pwace to g-get just ab-bout anything. S-sure it m-ma-may cost a b-bit m-more, but its w-worth it to n-n-not have to g-go to the s-s-supermarket. But w-what h-h-happens if the c-corner store has an ex-excwu-excwusive item? And it-its the w-wast one? What d-d-do you d-do in the s-situation? W-well see j-j-just how some c-cu-customers handle th-that vewy s-scenawio.

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A local convenience store, Raja’s Mini Mart. A place to get just about anything you need, for a slightly higher price than the name brand stores, due to the convenience of it. But something seems wrong at this shop. Everything appears to be thrown about. What’s happened here? Let’s take a closer look.

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Zebra: Oh my. I can’t believe they’re acting like this. They’ve practically destroyed the place!

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Little Rabbit: What’s going on? Why is the store a mess? And what’s with them at the register?

Zeb Zeb: I think it’s something to do with that new ice cream drink that came out. There’s just one left and they all want it.

Little Rabbit: Really? Is that really worth tearing the place apart?

Zeb Zeb: It was really bad earlier. At least it’s calmed down some now.

Customers going crazy over a new product? Have you ever seen this happen? It seems like a crazy situation, to say the least. I can’t imagine throwing things around simply to be the one to get the last of a new product. Would you ever do something like this? I should hope not.

Madame Mammoth: I demand that you give the last ice cream drink to me!! \

Puppers: No!! I was here first, give it to me!!

Trey: You were not! I was here before either of you!! Give me that ice cream drink!!

Raja, the cashier, can’t get a single word in as the trio of irate customers continue to argue. She wishes she had never started carrying this new drink. She tries and tries to plead with the customers, but her words continue to fall on deaf ears.

After about thirty minutes of constant bickering, Raja decides that enough is enough. “You want this?” she growls at the three troublemakers, “Then go and get it!” She tosses the drink out the door and watches as they run out, each trying to get it. The rest of the customers clear out of the store afterwards. Raja looks around at her shop. It’s a complete mess.

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Raja: Oh dear…this will take me forever to clean up. I guess I’ll be getting home late tonight.

Raja sighs and starts to clean. But she soon gets a surprise as two customers come back inside. The two customers, who introduce themselves as Seymour and Zebra offer her apologies on behalf of the three troublemakers.

Seymour: We’re so sorry that they wrecked your store.

Zebra: Yea, we came back to help you clean up.

Raja: No, you don’t have to do that. It is my store, after all.

Zebra: Maybe so, but it’s not your mess.

Seymour: Besides, you’ll be here all night if you do this alone. Let us help you.

Raja smiles at the two and nods. The three of them start cleaning up.

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In what seems like no time at all, they get the shop back in order. The three collapse on the ground and start to talk. Raja soon realizes that she has a lot in common with Seymour and Zebra, and the three become fast friends. And though she decides to stop carrying the ice cream drink immediately, she is glad that she made new friends because of it.

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A n-new d-dwink caused a h-hu-huge pwobwem for W-w-waja. Th-tha’s a b-bit mind b-bo-boggwing isnt i-it? B-but in the e-end she m-ma-made a couple of n-n-new fwiends. So it a-all worked out in th-the end. B-b-but if you w-w-wun a sh-shop of your o-own…j-j-jus be caref-ful of any n-new pwoducts you s-start to c-cawwy. F-f-for they could b-bw-bwing thare o-own p-pwobwems.

Sigh’s Many Shops

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OH!!! Hewwo!!! The Teddy is gwad you came to visit her bwog!! The Teddy is twying something new! The Teddy has asked her bwother Sigh to host a new stowy that Ill twy to post each week!! My big bwother Teddy who you might know fwom his bedtime stowies will wite and nawwate these too!! The stowies may not make too much sense but thats what the Teddy is going for. Many of my sibwings will pway a part in the stowies so theyll be pwaying fictionawized versions of themseleves! Im not sure if these will catch on too well. Who knows how it will go? I do hope fwiends enjoy it though!! And wifout further adieu heres my bwother Sigh!!

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H-hewwo my f-f-fwiends! W-welcome to S-sighs M-ma-many S-shops! This w-w-will be a w-weekly  s-story that I-Ill d-do my b-b-best to h-host! I h-ho-hope you enj-joy!

SIGH’S MANY SHOPS: Episode 1

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S-shopping is s-so-something w-we all d-d-do. Ev-vwyone needs g-gwocewies. And who d-doesnt enj-joy a new t-t-toy fwom t-time to time? S-s-so shopping is a p-p-part of just ab-bout evwyones d-da-daiwy lives. J-join m-me p-pwease as we v-vi-visit one of m-many shops we m-might just s-s-shop at.

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A busy store. Lots of customers buying various foods and snacks. Cashiers ringing up the customers as part of their job. It’s a regular part of life, shopping. Whether you’re picking up a quick meal after work or buying groceries for the week, you need a good shop with a large selection of goodies. This shop is very much like that. There’s plenty of food, both fresh and packaged, to choose from. They also carry a good selection of candy and even some toys. Sounds like a nice place to shop, right? Let’s get another look, shall we?

Zebra: Oh dear, oh dear. I forgot my shopping list. However shall I remember what I needed? There’s so much to choose from, I might just buy a little of everything! Hmm…what’s in this case here? Feta cheese? Sure, I think I’ll take that!

Zebra grabs herself a tub of feta cheese and continues to peruse the shelves.

Little Bunny cashier: Hello, I hope you found everything alright today.

Dog Dog: Hello! Yes, I found everything just fine though. I had considered getting that crazy Pez dispenser. But I decided not to because I’m trying to eat less candy.

Little Bunny cashier: Oh that would be a hard choice for me to make; I love candy!

Dog Dog continues to make small talk with the cashier. Which is common practice when you go out to the shops. You do your shopping and when it’s time to check out, we chat it up with the cashier. We all hope for a friendly one, don’t we?

Lionheart cashier: That’ll be $14.87.

Striker: That’s a little more than I was hoping to spend today, but I just couldn’t pass up this rice! I do enjoy rice a lot!

We’ve all done that, right? Gone to the store for something and leave with more than you planned to by? Surely it’s not just me? Hmm? Anyone? Ehm…let’s just get back to the shop now.

Striker checks his wallet, only to realize he’s forgotten to take money from the atm.

Striker: Oh dear. I forgot to stop by the atm today. Do you take cards?

Lionheart cashier: We certainly do! There’s a card reader to your right. Please go right ahead!

Striker lets out a sigh of relief. He was worried that he might have to put his stuff back and come back later. He swipes his card and collects his bag of groceries. He notices another customer heading out as he goes to do the same.

Striker: Do you need any help with your bags? It seems you’ve got a lot to carry.

Frogheart: Oh thank you, but I’m ok. I’m parked right outside here, just in front of the shop.

Frogheart lifts his bags, though he does seem to struggle a bit. Striker decides he doesn’t want to bother the fellow.

Striker: Ok, you have a nice day then!

Frogheart: Thank you, the same to you!

Have you ever stopped to talk to another customer? It can be a friendly interaction. But it can also lead to some awkwardness. That’s why I prefer to just keep to myself when I’m out to the shops. Anyways, back to the shop.

The day carries on, with customers going in an out of the shop. Workers replenish the shelves as the customers make their purchases. Cashiers ringing up everyone and sending them on their way. Just an normal day at the shop.

But, at night, things seem very different in this shop.

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The shop is dark. No lights anywhere. What’s more, there are carts and baskets just laying about everywhere. The strangest thing is that the shelves are bare. What happened to all of the product that the workers were putting onto the shelves. Surely there’s no chance everything in the store was purchased. It’s simply all gone. Except for a single bag of frozen french fries. But…it’s not in the freezer case. It’s just sitting on a shelf.

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W-whats going o-on in this s-s-shop? What h-happened to a-all the p-p-products? Why i-is ev-evwything a m-m-mess n-now? Nob-body knows. B-but this s-shop is j-j-just one of m-many that ge-gets visited each a-and evwy-evwyday. Who knows w-what kinds of w-weird things ha-happen in other s-s-shops.