3. The Electric Hippopotamus. # The sign in front of Ed's store read ED's MARKET. Ed didn't like it. He wanted a big, showy sign. He wanted people to notice his store. So he called George. George made signs. a big sign," said Ed. "I want more color. I want"I want lights!" George thought. A big sign would need big words. The biggest word he could think of was hippopotamus. HIPPOPOTAMUS MARKET. That would make a big sign! George lettered the new sign. Then he painted it-red, purple, and green. He looked at the sign. Was it showy enough? Well... George decided to add something special. He sawed wood. He painted. He used wire and lights. Soon he was done. George nailed it to the roof what was it? An electric hippopotamus! The eyes winked on and off. The tail twitched. The ears flapped. Ed came out to see. He turned red, purple, and green. "What have you done?" he shouted. He made George put the old sign back. But he kept one thing. On the roof is the electric hippopotamus. "People notice my store now," says Ed.