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+ | Dylan and his friend, Jordan, are hanging out after school. The two boys see Jordan's younger sister, Ashley, talking to an imaginary friend, so Jordan makes fun of her. Ashley runs away. Dylan's older brother, Richard, demands that Dylan come inside and do homework. Dylan lies and says that he's done his homework, and Richard asks Dylan why he let's his brother boss him around. |
| + | That night, while Dylan is trying to do homework, Jordan comes up with a plan to release Richard's pet tarantulas in the hopes of scaring Ashley. The boys steal Richard's spiders and walk outside. Richard storms out, yelling at Dylan. Richard calls Dylan an embarrassment because he likes playing with imaginary friends Jordan and Ashley. |
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| − | Then his little sister, Ashley, shows up. The two boys make fun of her, since she has an imaginary friend named, Jacilyn. Dylan and Jordan pretend to tie Jacilyn to a tree and then Jordan suggests the two actually tie up Richard with duct tape and rope. |
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| − | Jordan gives Dylan the idea of taking Richard's two pet tarantulas, Axel and Foley, and scaring Ashley with the spiders. They're even going to tell her that one of the spiders ate Jacilyn. Just as they're about to make their move, Richard stops Dylan, who is holding the tarantulas, and tells him to quit playing with his imaginary friends, Jordan and Ashley... |
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| + | *The tarantulas' names, Axel and Foley, are references to the character [[wikipedia:Axel Foley|Axel Foley]], protagonist of the film ''[[wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop|Beverly Hills Cop]]''. |
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| + | *Elements of this story would later be used for the story ''My Imaginary Friend'' from R.L. Stine's 2001 collection ''The Haunting Hour''. It also features someone who has a friend that forces them to do bad things, and a twist where their friend turns out to be imaginary. |
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Revision as of 23:15, 20 August 2019
"Good Friends" is the fifth short story featured in the book Tales to Give You Goosebumps.
Plot
Dylan and his friend, Jordan, are hanging out after school. The two boys see Jordan's younger sister, Ashley, talking to an imaginary friend, so Jordan makes fun of her. Ashley runs away. Dylan's older brother, Richard, demands that Dylan come inside and do homework. Dylan lies and says that he's done his homework, and Richard asks Dylan why he let's his brother boss him around.
That night, while Dylan is trying to do homework, Jordan comes up with a plan to release Richard's pet tarantulas in the hopes of scaring Ashley. The boys steal Richard's spiders and walk outside. Richard storms out, yelling at Dylan. Richard calls Dylan an embarrassment because he likes playing with imaginary friends Jordan and Ashley.
Trivia
- The tarantulas' names, Axel and Foley, are references to the character Axel Foley, protagonist of the film Beverly Hills Cop.
- Elements of this story would later be used for the story My Imaginary Friend from R.L. Stine's 2001 collection The Haunting Hour. It also features someone who has a friend that forces them to do bad things, and a twist where their friend turns out to be imaginary.