Martin's Morning (Continuation) 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, but he broke a bowl while washing dishes, sucked newspapers and tablecloths into the vacuum cleaner, and spilled water all over the floor, making a mess of the house. As "Grandma Martin," Martin went to the parent-teacher meeting and heard Director Ge rambling nonsense about Martin. He was so angry that he yelled back on the spot, almost revealing the truth. When his parents came home from work, they found that Martin and "Grandma" were gone, and they were instantly frantic. 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, watching how Martin continued the performance?
Marksmanship Martin: A shiny gold medal hangs around Martin's neck, inscribed with "National Shooting Champion." Martin has become a shooting champion! It's Children's Day, and Martin and his classmates come to the park to play. They see a paintball shooting game. Marksmanship Martin is thrilled—he gets to show off his skills and win a toy Teddy Bear for Lona, who's also celebrating her birthday today. The greedy vendor tries various tricks, but Martin sees right through them, popping balloons one after another. The vendor claims the Teddy Bear is a grand prize and that Martin must shoot one bullet to extinguish five lit candles, without letting them fall! What a marksmanship Martin! 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! Just then, Martin swiftly draws his "new weapon" and a flash of white light extinguishes all the flames! 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," making 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 a magic potion for the sea witch using an MP3 player. They then go to the palace and 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 stab the prince, the sea princess bravely blocks the blade, getting 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—turns out, it was all a strange dream. But he realizes this time, he really has become a mermaid! He resolves to return to the underwater world to complete that daunting task.