The Avocado Shopkeeper’s wife is staring out at the ocean and crying into a handkerchief.

The Avocado Shopkeeper’s wife is staring out at the ocean and crying into a handkerchief.

The Avocado Shopkeeper’s wife is staring out at the ocean and crying into a handkerchief.

AVOCADO SHOPKEEPER’S WIFE: Hello Mr. Circle! I am the Avocado Shopkeeper’s Wife.

AVOCADO SHOPKEEPER’S WIFE: No, I am only the Avocado Shopkeeper’s Wife.

AVOCADO SHOPKEEPER’S WIFE: I’m crying because I’m sad. I’m sad because my circular son caught that disease that makes shapes ugly and turned into a hideous oval. I sent him to Shape City to find a cure.

Here you go. Mr. Circle, off to the east to Shape City to find a cure for Dot.

DOT: Dad!

DOT: I’ve become a hideous oval in the night! I must have caught that disease that’s going around that causes shapes to become different shapes.

DOT: Also, I can’t fit out the door! I’m trapped in my room and I’m ugly.

DAD: Thank you dad! Please make me a circle again. Bye, have a nice day!

You are going to Shape City. Shape City is outside. The front door goes outside.

DOT: Are you still going to Shape City to buy me medicine to make me circular?

You better not go that way. Dot needs your help.

You better not go that way. Dot needs your help.

DOT: Dad, come quick! Help! Good morning!

Oh no. It sounds like Dot is in trouble.

Better not go that way. Sounds like Dot needs you.

You better not go that way. Dot needs your help.

It’s morning in Circleburg. That means it’s time to get up.

It’s a chicken.

“Rikka!” goes the chicken. “Rikka!”

It’s your religious NEIGHBOR.

NEIGHBOR: Good morning, Mr. Circle! We are neighbors.

NEIGHBOR: I know, I live here. Circleburg is a small town, not a big city like Shape City.

NEIGHBOR: That’s very brave of you. Shape City is a new place, and new places can be scary. Have a nice day! Remember, preach the teachings of the Church Of Learning And Christ And Sharing, and you will be okay. Good luck!

It’s your religious neighbor.

Also, it’s your religious neighbor’s BOOK.

It’s the BOOK OF NUMBERS.

Verse 1 from the BOOK OF NUMBERS...

“In the beginning there was nothing, and this was the number zero. And the Lord showed up and said, “I have an idea for ten new numbers” and nobody answered because nobody existed. So the Lord created shapes to hear him talk, and the Lord repeated himself saying “I have an idea for ten new numbers” and the people replied “Let’s hear them.” And so the Lord counted out “One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten.” And the people said “Okay, so those are numbers. What are they for?” And the Lord thought for a moment and said “You can use numbers to count money.” And the people asked “What’s money?” because it didn’t exist yet. So the Lord stretched out his almighty palm and created money, and told people to buy things with money because stealing was wrong. And nobody knew what stealing was, but they agreed not to do it.”

It’s your religious NEIGHBOR.

It’s your religious NEIGHBOR.