Masher and Shmellan were two brothers who loved to travel. They traveled all over the world, and even sometimes to outer space. They never needed suitcases, because anything and everything they needed to survive was all safely locked away inside their imaginations. They traveled whenever they had the opportunity, and sometimes they would even argue about where to go! But, of all the places they went, their favorite was a place called Farfignopolis. Now, Farfignopolis was a special place for the brothers. They were the only humans who had ever traveled there, and whenever they ventured to this magical land, they were treated like royalty. But to the natives of Farfignopolis, Masher & Shmellan were somewhat of an oddity, to say the least. For one thing, their heads were on top of their necks. This was extremely strange to the people of Farfignopolis, because in their world, their heads were where their butts should be. But that was just the beginning. Not only were they literally butt-heads, but they were also made completely out of jello! And not just any jello…. but every jello imaginable. Needless to say, Farfignopolis was a quite colorful world.

Now, one time, when Masher & Shmellan traveled to Farfignopolis, they were unaware that it was the start of an exciting week, known as Squeek Week. During Squeek Week, there were lots of parties, games and great food. One important thing to know about Farfignopolans, is that since they are made of jello, they don’t have a need to consume food, but during Squeek Week, eating was considered one of the Farfignopolans’ favorite games. The boys loved watching the Farfignopolans eat, because they could literally see the food entering the bodies and swirling around until it literally disappeared. And the best part, was when the Farfignopolans burped, the sound came out of their feet – and it would make the loudest squeaking noise they had ever heard! All around Farfignopolis, the brothers heard constant squeaking and laughing, and the boys couldn’t help but laugh, too! What a wonderful place Farfignopolis was.

One day during Squeek Week, an announcement came over the loud-speaker that said, “Everyone meet at the town square for our annual ‘Fart Festival’.” Masher & Shmellan couldn’t believe their luck! A farting party? Could this place get any better?! The brothers ran as fast as they could to the town square, expecting to see a bunch of jello-molded butt-heads running around farting. But it wasn’t long before they realized that their idea of farts and Farfignopolis’ idea were pretty different. Apparently, in Farfignopolis, a Farting Festival isn’t at all what you’d expect. In fact, farting had pretty much zero to do with the festival all together, because in Farfignopolis, the Fart Festival was actually a party to celebrate the anniversary of Farfignopolis’ establishment! And that’s when Masher & Shmellan realized that they had misheard the announcement, altogether! It wasn’t a Fart Festival – it was a Farf Festival! Oops! Instead of watching stinky, smelly jello molds running around and dancing, they saw everyone paying their respects to the giant jello statue erected in the town square! But it was hilarious and fun for the brothers to watch, because as they stood back and observed, each and every Farfignopolan who walked up to the statue kissed it on its head… which was where its butt should have been. So from where Masher and Shmellan were standing, it looked like hundreds of jello molds were kissing someone’s butt! They couldn’t stop laughing, and then they heard a low rumble. The brothers looked at each other, wondering from where the sound was coming. And then they heard it even louder, and closer! They started getting scared, until they both looked down and realized that the rumbling was coming from their tummies! They had been having so much fun that they’d lost track of time, and had forgotten to eat!

They knew it was time to return home, and as they hugged each Farfignopolan good-bye, they assured them they would soon return…