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Over the past few years, Helix has made numerous attempts to break his horns into Hollywood. However, he has had little success and his dreams of fame and fortune on the silver screen remain unfulfilled.

What's a monster to do? Give up? Never! Helix has decided to hone his craft and return to his roots - the puppet theater.



This summer, Helix is putting on his very first puppet show right here on his website. There's just one catch! He needs your help to write it!

Each week, Helix will ask you all to contribute a line to the story. He will post your answers on this page and may choose one to further the story. Every week you contribute a line, you will earn a chance for Helix's, "Happily Ever After" prize - a complete set of 12 fairy-tale puppets just like the ones to be pictured in this story.

And so it begins...



"Once upon a time there lived a beautiful princess who... "

Here are the possible "Next Lines" in the story submitted by Helix's tasty human visitors:

Next Line #1:
Submitted by Darren
"...had a serious problem with cats infesting her palace. She asked everyone in the kingdom if they knew of anyone or anything who could remove cats, but got no helpful replies from anyone, until she found a box containing an orange hand puppet called Helix."

Next Line #2:
Submitted by Amber
"...had fallen in love with a gorgeous orange monster named Helix but due to the royal marriage laws she was prohibited from marrying him."

Winning Next Line:
Submitted by Darren

"...had a serious problem with cats infesting her palace.



She asked everyone in the kingdom if they knew of anyone or anything who could remove cats, but got no helpful replies from anyone,



until she found a box containing an orange hand puppet called Helix."






"When the Princess told Helix about her cat problem, Helix... "


Next Line #1
Submitted by Darren
"...demonstrated his sharp teeth on a variety of household objects, and stuck his horns through solid cardboard to prove how magnificently strong they were. The Princess was very impressed, and so she ordered Helix on a great quest to rid her of the cat menace. The first thing Helix did was..."

Next Line #2
Submitted by Daniel
"...took out his set of utensils and swiftly went to work."

Next Line #3
Submitted by Richard
"...entered a deeply thoughtful state, scratched his horns several times to concentrate, and after a few seconds of monster deliberation he announced a very clever idea:"

Next Line #4
Submitted by Kari
"...asked her what color the cats were; if they were orange, he just couldn't bring himself to eat them!"



"When the Princess told Helix about her cat problem, Helix... "


Next Line
Submitted by Darren
"...demonstrated his sharp teeth on a variety of household objects, and stuck his horns through solid cardboard to prove how magnificently strong they were.













The Princess was very impressed, and so she ordered Helix on a great quest to rid her of the cat menace.



The first thing Helix did was..."

Next Line, please
Click above to give Helix the next line of the story

He will post your answers on this page and may choose one to further the story. Every week you contribute a line, you will earn a chance for Helix's, "Happily Ever After" prize - a complete set of 12 fairy-tale puppets just like the ones to be pictured in this story.

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