Martin's Morning Sequel (2)

Author: Man Gong Chang Illustration
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
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Grandma Martin: Martin wakes up in the morning and looks in the mirror. Huh? How did his rural grandma show up? Turns out, it's Martin himself—today, he's become his grandma. His parents thought it was the real grandma, so Martin played both roles and acted as "" (). He learned to do chores like his grandma, broke a bowl while washing dishes, sucked newspapers and tablecloths into the vacuum cleaner, spilled water everywhere while doing laundry, and made a mess of the house. As "Grandma Martin," he went to the parent-teacher meeting and heard Director Ge rambling nonsense about Martin. He angrilyed on the spot, almost revealing the truth. When his parents came home from work, they found Martin and "Grandma" were gone, and they became extremely anxious. Just then, the real grandma arrived from the countryside, and Teacher Dong also came with a sick leave note supposedly written by "Grandma." This mix-up led to a hilarious "" () skit, showing how Martin continued the performance.
Mark the Sharpshooter Martin: A shiny gold medal hangs around Martin's neck, inscribed with "National Shooting Champion." Martin has become a shooting champion! Today is Children's Day, and Martin and his classmates go to the park to play. They see a paintball shooting game. Mark the Sharpshooter Martin is thrilled—he gets a chance to show off and win a toy for Lona, who's also celebrating her birthday today. The greedy vendor tries various tricks, but Martin sees right through them, breaking balloons one after another. The vendor claims the toy is a grand prize and that Martin must shoot one bullet to extinguish five lit candles, without letting them fall! What a sharpshooter Martin is! He arranges the candles in a row and shoots—five candles are left with only wisps of smoke. The vendor, however, acts unscrupulously, saying the candles must be arranged horizontally! Without hesitation, Martin fires—white light flashes, and the flames are all extinguished! Guess what "new weapon" he used?
Mermaid Martin: Martin's two legs turn into fish tails—he's become Mermaid Martin today. In the coral reef, Martin meets Gu Mo and Lona, who have also turned into mermaids. They must complete a task—change the tragic ending of the fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" and make the sea princess fall in love with the prince, so she doesn't turn into foam! With the help of an old sea turtle, they trade MP3s with the sea witch for a magic potion and rush to the palace to explain the truth to the prince, convincing him to marry the sea princess. On the wedding ship, the evil minister Romeo kidnaps the prince. Just as he draws his sword to attack the prince, the sea princess bravely blocks the blade and is stabbed in the heart. Martin, tears streaming down his face, says, "I still couldn't save the sea princess!" A huge wave hits him, and Martin suddenly wakes up—it was all a strange dream. But he realizes he's really become a mermaid this time! Determined to return to the underwater world to complete the task, he sets off.