The Great Library Crumb Catastrophe

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The Quiet Corner Library was the most boring place in all of Pastryville. Not a single sound echoed through its dusty shelves. Even the clock had given up ticking. Zippy the sausage roll rolled silently between the shelves, leaving a tiny trail of golden crumbs. He sighed so quietly, it sounded like a whisper of wind. "This place needs some excitement," he muttered, his flaky pastry drooping with boredom. The librarian, Ms. Pretzel, shushed him anyway, even though he'd barely made a sound. Zippy looked around at the sleeping books, the snoring reading lamps, and the cobwebs doing absolutely nothing interesting. Even the dust seemed bored.

"What this library needs," Zippy announced to his friend Bella the baguette, "is MORE CRUMBS!" Bella raised her crusty eyebrow. "More crumbs? But Ms. Pretzel already complains about your regular crumbs." "Exactly!" Zippy bounced excitedly, shedding a few flakes. "Crumbs make noise! Crumbs make mess! Crumbs make LIFE INTERESTING!" He rolled to the library's Lost and Found box and pulled out an old egg beater, three rubber bands, and a kazoo. "If I can't make enough crumbs by myself, I'll build a Crumb-Making Machine!" Bella watched nervously as Zippy's eyes gleamed with mischief. This was going to be trouble.