Do you think he deserved it?

The Sad Story of Henry (Pym)

Once a scientist with a large brain

Was afraid of a few drops of rain

He went into his lab

And squeaked through prefab

And never came out again

The scientist’s name was Henry Jonathan Pym. His Wife and Best Friend argued with him, but he had become giant and would not move. “The rain will spoil my lovely yellow jacket and tights,” he said.

His Other Best Friend yelled at him till he had no more breath, and waved his arms until his arc reactor ached; but Henry still stayed in the lab, and threw beakers at him.

“I am not going to spoil my lovely yellow jacket and tights for you,” he said rudely.

His workmates came and argued too, but Henry would not move.

A Super Soldier who was with his team told the Other Best Friend to get a rope. “We will pull you out,” he said. But Henry only threw beakers at him and made him wet.

They hooked the rope on and all pulled- except the Super Soldier. “My doctor has forbidden me to pull,” he said.

The pulled and pulled and pulled, but still Henry stayed in the lab.

Then they tried pushing from the other end. The Super Soldier said, “One, two, three, push”: but did not help. “My doctor has forbidden me to push,” he said.

They pushed and pushed and pushed; but still Henry stayed in the tunnel.

At last another size-changer and his group came.

The Other Best Friend waved his red arms and stopped him. The two size-changer’s Wives, the two Best Friends and the two Other Best Friends went and argued with Henry. “Look, it has stopped raining,” they said. “Yes, but it will begin again soon,” said Henry. “And what would become of my yellow jacket and tights then?”

So they brought the other size-changer up, and he pushed and puffed, and puffed and pushed as hard as ever he could. But still Henry stayed in the lab.

So they gave it up. They told Henry, “We shall leave you there for always and always and always.”

They locked up the door, built a wall in front of him, and set up a new lab.

Now Henry can’t get out, and he watches the scientists rushing into the new lab. He is very sad because no one will ever see his lovely yellow jacket and tights again.