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HA HA HA!

HI. I LOVE BOWLING. IT'S SO MUCH FUN.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE THUNDER OF THE ROLLING BALLS

AND THE CRASHING PINS THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO PLAY.

EVERYONE BRINGS PERSONALITY TO THE ACTION.

AN IMPORTANT STRATEGY IS CHOOSING THE RIGHT BALL.

I ALREADY TRIED THIS ONE,

SO I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS ONE A TRY.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO GET THE RIGHT FIT.

UH-OH. THESE HOLES ARE A LITTLE SMALL.

I'LL EITHER NEED A NEW BALL OR SOME DIFFERENT FINGERS.

SO THAT LEAVES ME WITH--

OH, BOY. I LIKE THE FEEL OF THIS BOWLING BALL.

PERFECT FIT.

NOW COMES THE BEST PART OF ALL.

WATCH ME DEVASTATE THE PINS.

YEAH!

WHEN YOU BOWL,

ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER.

YOU THROW THE BALL. IT KNOCKS DOWN THE PINS.

THE PINS ARE RESET. THE BALL RETURNS.

WHEN ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER, IT'S CALLED A CHAIN REACTION.

HERE, IT STARTS WITH THE BOWLING BALL.

THIS CHAIN REACTION BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THE BOWLING BALL.

BUT A CHAIN REACTION CAN START WITH ANYTHING,

AND IN THIS BOOK, IT ALL STARTS WITH ONE LITTLE COOKIE.

IT'S CALLED IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE.

IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE,

HE'S GOING TO ASK FOR A GLASS OF MILK.

WHEN YOU GIVE HIM THE MILK,

HE'LL PROBABLY ASK YOU FOR A STRAW.

WHEN HE'S FINISHED, HE'LL ASK FOR A NAPKIN.

THEN HE'LL WANT TO LOOK IN A MIRROR

TO MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T HAVE A MILK MUSTACHE.

WHEN HE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR,

HE MIGHT NOTICE HIS HAIR NEEDS A TRIM,

SO HE'LL PROBABLY ASK FOR SOME NAIL SCISSORS.

WHEN HE'S FINISHED GIVING HIMSELF A TRIM,

HE'LL WANT A BROOM TO SWEEP UP.

HE'LL START SWEEPING.

HE MIGHT SWEEP EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE.

HE MAY EVEN END UP WASHING THE FLOORS, AS WELL.

WHEN HE'S DONE...

HE'LL PROBABLY WANT TO TAKE A NAP.

YOU'LL HAVE TO FIX UP A LITTLE BOX FOR HIM

WITH A BLANKET AND A PILLOW.

HE'LL CRAWL IN...

MAKE HIMSELF COMFORTABLE...

AND FLUFF THE PILLOW A FEW TIMES.

HE'LL PROBABLY ASK YOU TO READ HIM A STORY,

SO YOU'LL READ TO HIM FROM ONE OF YOUR BOOKS.

HE'LL ASK TO SEE THE PICTURES.

WHEN HE SEES THEM,

HE'LL GET SO EXCITED, HE'LL WANT TO DRAW.

HE'LL NEED PAPER AND CRAYONS.

HE'LL DRAW A PICTURE.

WHEN THE PICTURE'S FINISHED, HE'LL WANT TO SIGN HIS NAME

WITH A PEN.

THEN HE'LL WANT TO HANG HIS PICTURE

ON YOUR REFRIGERATOR,

WHICH MEANS HE'LL NEED SCOTCH TAPE.

HE'LL HANG UP HIS DRAWING AND STAND BACK TO LOOK AT IT.

LOOKING AT THE REFRIGERATOR WILL REMIND HIM

THAT HE'S THIRSTY.

SO, HE'LL ASK FOR GLASS OF MILK,

AND CHANCES ARE, IF HE ASKS FOR A GLASS OF MILK,

HE'S GOING TO WANT A COOKIE TO GO WITH IT.

OH, NO!

HA HA HA!

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE LEVAR ANOTHER TRY?

OH!

I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT.

SOMETIMES THE BALL GOES WHERE IT WANTS.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN,

BUT BOWLING BALLS ARE MADE TO TAKE A POUNDING.

AND HERE'S HOW THEY'RE MADE.

THIS IS THE EBONITE BOWLING BOWL FACTORY

IN HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY.

MORE BALLS ARE MADE HERE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.

A BOWLING BALL HAS TWO PARTS--

A TOUGH OUTER SHELL AND A HEAVY CENTER, OR CORE,

THAT GIVES THE BALL ITS WEIGHT.

THE CORE IS MADE FIRST.

WORKERS CLIP PLASTIC MOLDS TOGETHER

AND SEND THEM ONE BY ONE DOWN THE LINE.

A GOOEY PLASTIC CEMENT POURS INTO EACH MOLD.

FILL HER UP.

ONCE THE MOLDS ARE DRY,

THEY'RE CRACKED OPEN LIKE GIANT EGGS,

AND THE CORES POP RIGHT OUT.

THE CORES ARE ROUND,

EXCEPT FOR THAT EXTRA KNOB ON THE END.

THE DEKNOBBER MACHINE SOLVES THAT PROBLEM.

NOW THE CORES TAKE A TRIP THROUGH THE FACTORY.

IT LOOKS LIKE A GIANT PINBALL MACHINE, DOESN'T IT?

THEN THE CORES ARE WEIGHED ON A DIGITAL SCALE

AND SORTED INTO BINS.

THE NEXT STEP IS TO MAKE THE OUTER SHELL.

EACH CORE IS PUT

INTO THE CENTER OF A LARGER MOLD.

A LIQUID PLASTIC CALLED POLYESTER IS ADDED TO THE MOLD.

IT'S THE SAME POLYESTER IN CLOTHING,

ONLY IN A DIFFERENT FORM.

POLYESTER COMES IN BRIGHT COLORS,

SO BOWLING BALLS CAN BE STYLISH LIKE YOU.

AFTER THE PLASTIC HARDENS, EACH BALL GOES TO THE GRINDER.

THIS MACHINE SMOOTHES THE SURFACE

AND GIVES THE BALL A BATH.

EVERY BALL IS RUBBED AND BUFFED TO A PERFECT SHINE.

TIME TO TEST FOR BUMPS OR CRACKS.

BOWLING BALLS HAVE TO BE PERFECTLY ROUND

TO GLIDE DOWN THE LANE FOR A STRIKE.

A SPECIAL MACHINE STAMPS EACH BALL WITH THE COMPANY NAME.

WHEN YOU ADD A DASH OF COLOR, EBONITE STANDS OUT.

THESE BALLS ARE SANDED DOWN FOR A ROUGH SURFACE.

THAT'S FOR BOWLERS WHO LIKE A BALL THAT REALLY CURVES.

OTHER BALLS ARE LEFT SLICK AND SHINY

SO THEY'LL ROLL STRAIGHT DOWN THE LANE,

BUT NOT UNTIL A LAST SPRAY OF POLISH FOR THE PERFECT SHINE.

AT LAST, THE BALLS ARE READY TO ROLL.

THEY'RE SHIPPED TO BOWLING CENTERS AND STORES,

WHERE FINGER HOLES WILL BE DRILLED

AND EACH BALL CUSTOM-FIT JUST FOR YOU.

I LOVE WATCHING THE BALL SMASH INTO THE PINS.

SOMETIMES THEY EXPLODE,