The Secret Box

"**The Secret Box**" is a *Maggie Muffin* episode from season 2. In this episode, Maggie wants to see what is inside Kira's secret box.

## Characters

* Maggie Muffin
* Kira Moonhead
* Helen Luggins (mentioned)
* Helen Luggins' house (as a character)
* Strawberry the Octopus
* Clam Burglar (mentioned)

## Synopsis

As the episode begins, Maggie runs towards Kira's house, ready to go jellyfishing. Kira says he will go with him but must put away his "secret box" first. Maggie tries to peek inside, but Kira refuses to let him see. Maggie entices Kira by sharing his own secrets, but this only convinces Kira to keep his secret box even more closely guarded. Maggie tries to distract him with many of his own secret possessions, but Kira only pays attention to his own box.

As Kira explains the lengths he must go to keep his box safe, he fails to notice Maggie sneaking off with it, giddily preparing to look. Kira stops him just in time and struggles with Maggie over the box. The sight of Maggie's arms popping off while still desperately clinging to the box disgusts Kira, making him question the validity of their membership in the Best Friends Forever Club. He threatens to end their friendship if Maggie continues trying to look at his secret. Maggie begs Kira for his forgiveness and promises to respect Kira's right to secrecy, and they remain friends.

That night, Maggie cannot sleep, still thinking about Kira's secret box and wondering about its contents. He convinces himself that sneaking into Kira's house while he is asleep would prevent Kira from getting upset and he will be able to look at the secret without feeling guilty. Despite Strawberry's admonitions, Maggie puts his plan into action, pulling on a silk stocking for a mask and slipping under Kira's rock.

Inside, the box lays in full view on Kira's nightstand. Trying to tiptoe across a floor covered in potato chips, Maggie fears waking Kira with every step. Finally making it to the bedside, Maggie reaches for the box but Kira sleepily grabs hold of it. Maggie, conveniently cube-shaped, gently slips himself in place of the box just as Kira attempts to take something from it, yanking Maggie's tongue in the process. Kira then places Maggie next to him on the bed, allowing Maggie to get back onto the floor. As he prepares to leave, Maggie trips on his shoelace and begins crashing and bouncing around the rock in a cacophony of noise, culminating in slamming against the wall and breaking a framed photo of him and Kira in half. Despite all of this, Kira remains fast asleep.

Maggie quietly remarks how heavy a sleeper Kira is, which causes Kira to finally wake up and catch the masked Maggie with the box. Thinking him to be the "Clam Burglar," Kira prepares to assault him with a pillow until Maggie confirms his identity with his Best Friends Forever ring. In shock and distraught, Kira declares their friendship to be over. Immediately afterwards, Kira changes his mind and finally allows Maggie look inside the box.

Maggie eagerly opens the box, only to find a piece of string. Thanking Kira for letting him look, Maggie heads home, laughing at how he should not have been surprised. Alone once more, Kira ponders alone the true secret nature of the box: when the string is pulled, a secret compartment opens and reveals an embarrassing picture of Maggie at a Christmas party, and Kira laughs at it, joking a Merry Christmas to Maggie, not that it matters as the two houses are out of earshot, thus ending the episode.