Sophie Rules the World

PROBLEM SOLVING
with Sophie & Maxoo
(you may wish to take notes)

It may look as if Sophie is curled up having a nap,

and it may look as if Maxoo is just hanging out being a dude,

But some of you might be WRONG!

There is some major Maxoo problem-solving-in-action going on here.

The problem:
How to get the eight ball, which is currently being held hostage under Sophie's beautiful schnozzer.

Sniffing about the beast has proved futile for the Maxoo and his frustration mounts.

Hang in there Maxoo.
Hang in there.

Max decides to take a page from Sock Monkey's book and patiently wait for the right opportunity.

At last! Max successfully retrieved the eight ball and launched into his de-stuffing campaign; however, as a case study, we can see where some of Max's fatal errors lie. All along, he was operating under the assumption that Sophie cared about the eight ball, but that assumption was false! It just happened to be there when she plunked herself down for her snooze. What looked as if Sophie was curled up for a nap was in fact, Sophie curled up for a nap. Some times, things really are as they seem.

Maxoo is a very smart little dude, but sheer brilliance continues to elude him.