Problemas de máximos y mínimos

var iet y of ways t o t ell t hese st or ies. W e’ve ident if ied THREE f or mat s or ways t o get int o each of t he st or ies.

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I n t hese st or ies, Br ady of f er s his “pr of essional advice” t o all who need help wit h t heir monst er . The st or y will be about Br ady helping anot her kid wit h t heir monst er . These st or ies might st ar t wit h a kid knocking on Br ady’s door . Or Br ady might r un an ad announcing his advice f or hir e.

I n t his f or mat , Br ady ent husiast ically impar t s his sage and occasionally mis- guided wisdom on such t opics as “How To Find A Monst er Per f ect For You”. And he will gladly demonst r at e t he f iner point s of set t ing a snar e f or a cr eat ur e f r om t he wild, cut t ing a deal on a pr eviously owned model, or pur chasing one f r om an ar cane backr oom at t he Pet St or e.

Above all, Br ady is det er mined t o educat e kids and par ent s alike about Monst er Car e. Say your Sea Ser pent r ef uses t o come out of t he t oilet - call Br ady! Your pair of Cyclops’ don’t see eye t o eye - call Br ady! Your neur ot ic Mummy comes unr aveled at t he dr op of a cat - call Br ady! Q ualit y ser vice, r easonable r at es, all Tr ading Car ds accept ed.

This f or mat could also make use of Br ady’s W ebsit e. W e’d st ar t t he episode wit h a f ull f r ame “web page” and “click” on a “depar t ment ” on t he sit e as a way t o int r oduce t he st or y.

A st or y example in t he “On t he J ob” f or mat :

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but t he pr oblem is, she likes Monst er s, and Vir gil is f r ight ened t o deat h of t hem. The answer is obvious – Br ady’s got t o get Vir gil a monst er . The wor r ied Vir gil r eluct ant ly agr ees, but on t he condit ion t hat it ’s of t he easy, quiet , and non-host ile var iet y. Somet hing mat ur e, wor ldly and easy t o st or e, somet hing like... a Mummy! Pr ef er ably a polit e f emale. So, af t er a f ew dead ends, Br ady f inally secur es a f emale mummy about t o be discar ded f r om t he museum. Unf or t unat ely, t he new owner of any mummy also inher it s it s Cur se – and lif e becomes one hazar dous accident af t er anot her f or Vir gil – wit h Br ady doing his ex per t best t o keep his f r iend saf e. Though Vir gil does succeed in get t ing t he gir l t o like him, t he mummy likes him even mor e, and st alks t he poor kid in a monst r ous "f at al at t r act ion." Now it ’s up t o Br ady t o answer t he quest ion: “How To Get Rid Of A J ealous Mummy.”

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I n t his f or mat , t he st or ies cent er ar ound Br ady and his f amily. W het her it ’s his easily mani pulat ed MOT HER, long- suf f er i ng and penny- wi se FA T HER, self - i ndulgent t eenage SI ST ER, or t he t elepat hically malevolent YOUN G T W I N S – t hey all pr ovide f r ust r at ing obst acles i n Br ady’s mi ssi on t o help t he monst er s and t hei r ki d owner s. A nd hi s f ami ly doesn’t make it any easier on Br ady as he consist ent ly par ades a succession of Monst er s t o r eplace his missing one.

At least Br ady can count on t he f ait hf ul, t hough somewhat hapless, suppor t of his best f r iends - t he of t - dist r aught VI RGI L A RP, and t he ghoulishly pr et t y EMBER T OMBS.

A st or y example in t he “Br ady At Home” f or mat :

For addit ional episodes, t his unique Websit e f or mat is handy when ot her Monst er Owner s ar e in sear ch of guidance, hoping t o answer quest ions like, “How t o deal wit h my Fr ankenst ein Monst er ’s ident it y cr isis.” Or “W hat t o do wit h a Fad Monst er once it ’s no longer in vogue.”

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“How To Handle A Part-Time Monster”

Ever y r ed-blooded boy needs his ver y own Monst er , so when a heavy-hear t ed Br ady decides it ’s long past t ime t o r eplace t he one t hat r an away, he must t hen go t o t he “Bank of Dad” and convince his Fat her t o let him. But ol’ t hr if t y Dad’s got an eye on t he bot t om line, and only agr ees t o a bar gain r at e, par t -t ime Monst er . So wit h visions of f r ee medical car e, Maxwell Plunket t allows his son t o br ing home a “Dr . J ekyll / Mr . Hyde” Monst er , who was f ound holding a car dboar d sign on a f r eeway on- r amp “W ill Per f or m Medical Tr eat ment s For Food”. But it t ur ns out t hat t his Doc is j ust a whacked-out chemist pr act icing “hor - r or -ist ic” medicine while t r ying t o f ind “t he cur e” t o his t r ansf or ming ails. To t hat end, he exper - iment s on Br ady and his f amily, t r icking t hem int o t aking a lit t le sip of t his or a lit t le nibble of t hat , unt il t he Plunket t household lit er al- ly become Monst er s t hemselves. Ever yone, t hat is, except f or Br ady’s t eenage sist er

Ar lene, who, t o get spending cash, sells t he whole slat her ing bunch t o a gypsy Monst er

Tr ader passing t hr ough t own.

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These st or ies would be about Br ady t r ying t o f ind his long lost pet Monst er . Br ady will f ollow ect oplasmic evidence, slimy leads, and dr ipping clues in sear ch of his pet , only t o always come up empt y-handed. These st or ies would f eel a bit like a “det ect ive st or y” as he hunt s down clues.

A st or y example in t he “Br ady’s Sear ch” f or mat :

“How To Find Your Missing Monster”

Br ady, f eeling like he has exhaust ed all opt ions af t er his lat est sear ch, post s a r ewar d on his W ebsit e f or anyone who might have cr ossed pat hs wit h his missing Monst er (and lived t o t ell about it ). Unf or t unat ely, t his inst ant ly br ings out ever y f limf lam ar t ist in t own, all pr esent ing Br ady wit h a st r ing of br oken down monst er s and out r ight f akes, unt il t he house is lit er ally over r un. Br ady’s f at her comes home t o t his absolut e chaos, and kicks ever ybody out in shor t or der , no one r ealizing he’s j ust slammed t he door in t he f ace of a newcomer , who act ually is Br ady’s long lost Monst er .

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