The Secret Formula of Dr. Ficklepickle
by Hunter Allen

A long time ago there lived a man named Dr. Ficklepickle. He was a scientist. Somewhat of a mad scientist you might say. He lived alone in his castle. You would usually find him in his lab. He loved making formulas.

He had a lot of homemade formulas. He would make medicine in a doctor’s office but the radiation gave him cancer. Now he makes medicine in his lab. Everyone knows his formulas. He always tried to get people to try them. There’s only one formula that they do not know. That is the one that he has never tried. He thinks he is the only one who knows the formula. I also know the formula, because my great, great grandfather use to work for him and overheard him talking to himself about it.

The formula makes you smarter. People don’t want it though, because they are afraid it might be too dangerous. This particular formula, Dr. Ficklepickle has not even tried and he usually tests all of his formulas. Dr. Ficklepickle does not need it though, so it just sits on his shelf in the lab. I will tell you the secret ingredients. The ingredients are oranges, salt, vinegar, apples, milk and numbers. You have to have the right numbers and you have to mix them just right or it will make you forget everything. You would have to start school over again, starting with Kindergarten. You will forget you even read this story. So if you want to be smarter and you want to take the risk, try this formula. I will give you this hint, the first number is always the age you are and the last number is the day you were born. Good luck if you try this formula.