Following my last feeble attempt, here is another Stooge-Lite to keep you going.

It is the week before the Great Juntland Eopie Classic, and Ben Quadineros, still smarting from his Boonta Eve embarrassment, is determined to be a winner for once.

Perusing the stables of Naftrat Olsen, a Sullustan trainer of some repute, Ben notices a particularly handsome animal. This eopie is taut and wired, ready to blast all opposition away.

"Olsen, how much for that one?" says Ben pointing exitedly at the muscular animal.

The trainer looks at the animal and then shrugs. " I can give you that one for half price."

"What?" exclaims Ben, "That fine beast? Bring it over here."

Naftrat leads the eopie over and Ben gives it a thorough inspection.

"Half price?" he asks, incredulously.

"Yeah, he don't look so good."

Ben inspects the Eopie more closely. It is as he first thought, the animal is lean and strong, it has all of its teeth and seems ready to run like the wind.

'This guy doesn't know what he's got here...' thinks Ben, and he promptly seals the deal with a multiple handshake and the credits being asked.

"Train him for me," says Ben, "and when he wins, there'll be a percentage in it for you."

"You got it." replies the Sullustan as Ben walks triumphantly away to his speeder.


It is the morning of the race, and Ben rubs his hands eagerly, mentally calculating the amount he is going to win after betting everything he owns on his new aquisition.

Jabba spits a nuna head onto the gong and the epoies fly out of the gates.

As they round the first corner, Ben's jaw drops as his prize animal ignores the turn and crashes headlong into a rock barrier, falling back dazed and incapacitated onto the sandy ground.

His dreams in tatters, Ben suddenly sees Naftrat watching the race from the stands, and rushes over to confront him.

"Hey, you swindler!" he yells at the trainer, "That eopie you sold me was useless!"

Naftrat looks up from his goober snacks and fixes Ben with a blank stare.
"What'ya talking about?" he says to the outraged Quadineros, "I told you, he don't look so good."