[Max growls; this causes Cindy Lou to see the Grinch and Max, and she screams, and the Grinch screams back; drops down to the ground and snorts.]
You're the, the, the, the…
Aah! [falls down a mail shaft] Help!
Well...
Help!
...That worked out nicely.
Help! [big stamp stamps fragile on present; muffled] Help me! Somebody!
Help me! Please! Help!
[sees Max biting his own cloak]
That is not a chew toy! Stop it, Max! Get that out of your mouth! You have no idea where it's been!
[Cindy screams, and a whistle blows]
Help!
Help! Help!
[saves Cindy]
There. [takes back his goofy mask] Give me that! DON'T YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TAKE THINGS THAT DON'T BELONG TO YOU?! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU, YOU SOME KIND OF WILD ANIMAL?! HUH?!
[shaking her head]
Uh-uh.
Thanks for saving me.
[screeches to a stop, fingers scrape against glass, turns around angrily]
Saving you? Is that what you think I was doing?
[nods]
Uh-huh.
[wags finger]
Wrong-o. [grabs wrapping paper] I merely noticed that you were improperly packaged, my dear! [begins wrapping Cindy Lou wildly in wrapping paper] DRAT! Hold still! [stops wrapping, to Max] Max, pick out a bow! [resumes wrapping Cindy Lou in wrapping paper, stops] Can I use your finger for a second?
Hello? Hello!
[enters back room]
Cindy?
Dad. [Lou sees her covered in gift wrapping that the Grinch wrapped her up with earlier] Daddy! Daddy!
What the hey? Honey? Cindy?
[removes gift wrapping]
Dad, it was amazing!
You've been practicing your Christmas wrapping. Honey, I'm so proud of you.
Uh… Oh. Well…
Now that's holiday!
Sweet little Cindy didn't know what to do. In her head bum-tumbled a conflict or two; "If the Grinch was so bad, then why did he save me? Maybe he wasn't so bad."
Come on, let's go home.
"Maybe. Just maybe."
