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David Bogaard
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To our Super Boy
Mum and Dad

David Bogaard, aged 6, from Pukekohe, Auckland ran up the steps of the Natural History Museum.  The museum had been closed for renovations.  Now it was reopening.  Superman and Wonder Woman were going to cut the ribbon.

David stopped dead in his tracks.  Two huge stone lions were staring hungrily down at him.  Just for a moment, David thought the lions were real!  “I wish Reefe, Anton and Regan were here with me now,” David said with a smile.

"Don't worry David" said Wonder Woman with a laugh.  "These lions won't hurt you.  They are made out of stome.  People in Aftica carved them 2000 years ago."

“"Wow!" David exclaimed.  "They certainly look fierce!"  "The museum is full of really interesting things," Superman told David.  "Come on, it's time for the museum doors to open."

In the museum's ,main hall, David  saw all the exhibits: dinosaur skeletons and life-sized models of the giant blue whale, the sabre-toothed tiger and the woolly mammoth.  Then David saw something very strange.

"Look!" David cried.  "The whale is moving!  It's come to life!"

Sure enough, the blue whale, the biggest mammal to ever live on Earth, was thrashing its giant tail.  Frightened people were running and screaming.  "Wonder Woman!" David shouted.  "Please help the whale!  It's more frightened than the people!"

"You're right,  David," Wonder Woman agreed.  With all her strength, Wonder Woman lifted the enormous animal.  "Wonder Woman will carry the whale to the harbour where it can swim safely out to sea," Superman told David. "I have to get to the bottom of this.  What is going on here?"

Superman didn't know it yet, but Mister Mxyzptlk, the evil little imp from the Fifth Dimension, was having some fun.  Mxy had also come to the museum opening and his magic had caused the whale to come to like.  That was not all the mischief he had planned for Superman and Wonder Woman.

 David saw the Tyrannosaurus Rex bones walking across the floor.  "Superman!" David shouted.  All over the museum, people were running and screaming.  "Help!" they shouted.  "Help! Help!"

All the museum displays had come to life.  Stuffed snakes were crawling on the floor.  Tigers and bears were prowling round the exhibition hall.  The dinosaur skeletons were making their way up one corridor and down the next.

Suddenly out of the corner of his eye, David saw a funny little man scurry across the floor and go out of the museum.  "Superman, look outside!" David called out, pointing to the little man.  "Mxyzptlk!" Superman cried.  "This isn't funny, Mxy.  Change everything back to the way it was.  Now!"

"Sorry, Supes.  You know that's not how it works.  I'm not changing anything until someone makes me say my same backwards." said Mxy with a laugh.  The little imp winked at David.  Suddenly, David heard two blood curdling roars.  The huge stone lions had come to life!  People were screaming for help because the lions hadn't eaten for 2000 years.  They were very hungry. 

Superman and Wonder Woman rushed to stop the super strong beasts.  Mxy grinned at David.  "I love making Superman and Wonder Woman angry."  David sat down and thought.  How could he make Mxyzptlk say his own name backwards?

Mxy looked at all the destruction he was causing and smiled.  "I certainly know how to have a good time, don't I?" he gloated to David.  "What could be better than this?"  Just then David had an idea.

  "Well, when I want to have fun, I play with Reefe, Anton and Regan and Kltpzyxm in Pukekohe," said David.  Mxy scratched his head.  "What kind of a name is Kltpzyxm?" he asked.  Mxy realised his mistake.  "You tricked me into saying my name backwards!" he cried.  It was too late.  With a flash, the little imp disappeared into his own dimension.

David looked around him.  The dinosaurs, the lions and even the whale...everything was back to normal.  "You did it, David," said Superman, "You made Mxy go away!"

"Thank you for your help, David," Wonder Woman said.  "You are a real hero!"