Bisson_rucker_billys.. - Rudy Rucker

He took the magazine to the store and tried to get his money back.
“All sales final,” said the store owner. “Try the little ads in the back. It may be
that you might find just what you are looking for there.”
Billy looked in the back of the magazine. There was a little ad that said Teach your
plant to talk. One dollar.
The next day a little stick came in the mail. It looked like a popsicle stick.
The instructions said, Stick in dirt next to plant. Wait one hour.
“What?” said Billy.
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went back inside. He closed the door of his room and the plant
Billy gave it some water. He waited for the plant to say something else.
It didn’t, so he went back out to play.
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When Billy got home, the plant looked even worse. Its leaves were turning yellow.
There was a box number.
Billy stole a dollar from his mother’s purse and sent it to the box number. He stole
a stamp too.
Billy stuck the stick in the dirt and went out to play.
After an hour he
said, “Water.”
“Water,” said the plant.
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