The Cheezo Conspiracy
The Cheezo Conspiracy
By Ida B. Whale and Carl Bearstein
By Ida B. Whale and Carl Bearstein
Part One: The Tower
Part One: The Tower
Greedy Mr. Cheezo had always wanted to have the biggest building in the whole world. He thought this was the way to make people like him. Not by being kind, or by sharing, or by telling the truth. The best way to make people like you, thought Greedy Mr. Cheezo, was to show them you had the biggest building.
Greedy Mr. Cheezo had always wanted to have the biggest building in the whole world. He thought this was the way to make people like him. Not by being kind, or by sharing, or by telling the truth. The best way to make people like you, thought Greedy Mr. Cheezo, was to show them you had the biggest building.
But there was a problem. Greedy Mr. Cheezo was terrible at building buildings. He tried and he tried, but he kept losing all of his money, and other people’s money too. Pretty soon, nobody was willing to lend him any more money to try to build a building.
But there was a problem. Greedy Mr. Cheezo was terrible at building buildings. He tried and he tried, but he kept losing all of his money, and other people’s money too. Pretty soon, nobody was willing to lend him any more money to try to build a building.
Nobody, that is, except maybe—just maybe—the king of a faraway land named Vladimir Poopin. Greedy Mr. Cheezo looked up to Vladimir Poopin because he was just about the richest person in the entire world. How did he get so rich? From sharing. Vladimir Poopin loved sharing, so long as it was other people sharing with him and not the other way around.
Nobody, that is, except maybe—just maybe—the king of a faraway land named Vladimir Poopin. Greedy Mr. Cheezo looked up to Vladimir Poopin because he was just about the richest person in the entire world. How did he get so rich? From sharing. Vladimir Poopin loved sharing, so long as it was other people sharing with him and not the other way around.
Poopin had his own group of henchmen, who were called the Oligarchs. They owned all of the biggest companies in the faraway land. As long as the Oligarchs shared half of their money with Poopin, he let them keep their companies and he didn’t poison them.
Poopin had his own group of henchmen, who were called the Oligarchs. They owned all of the biggest companies in the faraway land. As long as the Oligarchs shared half of their money with Poopin, he let them keep their companies and he didn’t poison them.
Greedy Mr. Cheezo saw how rich the Oligarchs were, and he thought to himself, “I’d like to be an oligarch someday. If only I could get Vladimir Poopin to notice me.”
Greedy Mr. Cheezo saw how rich the Oligarchs were, and he thought to himself, “I’d like to be an oligarch someday. If only I could get Vladimir Poopin to notice me.”
'Mega Cheezo Tower'
'Mega Cheezo Tower'
Greedy Mr. Cheezo tried everything to get Vladimir Poopin to notice him. He called and he called, but Poopin never picked up. He sent Bianca Cheezo to the faraway land for a meeting with Vladimir Poopin, but Poopin never showed up. Greedy Mr. Cheezo even held a beauty pageant in the faraway land to get Vladimir Poopin’s attention, but Vladimir Poopin did not come.
Greedy Mr. Cheezo tried everything to get Vladimir Poopin to notice him. He called and he called, but Poopin never picked up. He sent Bianca Cheezo to the faraway land for a meeting with Vladimir Poopin, but Poopin never showed up. Greedy Mr. Cheezo even held a beauty pageant in the faraway land to get Vladimir Poopin’s attention, but Vladimir Poopin did not come.
Greedy Mr. Cheezo was getting desperate. But then his old friend Robber Stone gave him an idea. “If you pretend to run for king,” said Robber Stone, “Vladimir Poopin will notice you.”
Greedy Mr. Cheezo was getting desperate. But then his old friend Robber Stone gave him an idea. “If you pretend to run for king,” said Robber Stone, “Vladimir Poopin will notice you.”
Greedy Mr. Cheezo liked the idea of pretending to run for king. Even though he was a lying orange-faced meanie who had lost all of his money seven times over, maybe if he ran for king people would take him seriously. People like Vladimir Poopin.
Greedy Mr. Cheezo liked the idea of pretending to run for king. Even though he was a lying orange-faced meanie who had lost all of his money seven times over, maybe if he ran for king people would take him seriously. People like Vladimir Poopin.
And sure enough, a month or two after Cheezo started his campaign for king, Vladimir Poopin finally returned a call. Or rather, Poopin’s people called Cheezo’s people. And then they sent Cheezo a very special letter.
And sure enough, a month or two after Cheezo started his campaign for king, Vladimir Poopin finally returned a call. Or rather, Poopin’s people called Cheezo’s people. And then they sent Cheezo a very special letter.
The letter was about building the tallest building in the world, right around the corner from Vladimir Poopin’s palace in the faraway land. The Tower would have a luxurious apartment at the very top built special for Vladimir Poopin. And do you know what they wanted to call the building?
The letter was about building the tallest building in the world, right around the corner from Vladimir Poopin’s palace in the faraway land. The Tower would have a luxurious apartment at the very top built special for Vladimir Poopin. And do you know what they wanted to call the building?
Mega Cheezo Tower.
Mega Cheezo Tower.
The best part about it was that Greedy Mr. Cheezo didn’t have to do anything to build the tower. Poopin’s friends would take care of that. All he needed to do was give them permission to use his name on the building. Mega Cheezo Tower! Greedy Mr. Cheezo liked the sound of that.
The best part about it was that Greedy Mr. Cheezo didn’t have to do anything to build the tower. Poopin’s friends would take care of that. All he needed to do was give them permission to use his name on the building. Mega Cheezo Tower! Greedy Mr. Cheezo liked the sound of that.
When Greedy Mr. Cheezo read the letter, he daydreamed about sitting with Vladimir Poopin in that special apartment while they joked about how rich and powerful they both were. Greedy Mr. Cheezo would not only have the tallest building in the world, he would have a friend. Greedy Mr. Cheezo had always wanted a friend.
When Greedy Mr. Cheezo read the letter, he daydreamed about sitting with Vladimir Poopin in that special apartment while they joked about how rich and powerful they both were. Greedy Mr. Cheezo would not only have the tallest building in the world, he would have a friend. Greedy Mr. Cheezo had always wanted a friend.
And Vladimir Poopin seemed like he would be a wonderful friend. For example, the letter said that if they built Mega Cheezo Tower, Greedy Mr. Cheezo would get $300 million dollars! All that money, and the only thing he had to do was give them permission to call it Mega Cheezo Tower.
And Vladimir Poopin seemed like he would be a wonderful friend. For example, the letter said that if they built Mega Cheezo Tower, Greedy Mr. Cheezo would get $300 million dollars! All that money, and the only thing he had to do was give them permission to call it Mega Cheezo Tower.
But was that REALLY the only thing Cheezo had to do to get the $300 million dollars?
But was that REALLY the only thing Cheezo had to do to get the $300 million dollars?