He lowered the TV.
“Gah! Sky demons!” Grug screamed, throwing a blanket over his own head.
He lifted it over his head to smash it. But just as he did, the TV flickered to a commercial: a bright, happy jingle for “Mammoth-Burger! You’ll have a KILLER meal!” the croods tv
The TV-Croods were having a “zany misunderstanding” where Grug thought his shadow was a separate person named “Gary.” The real Grug watched, horrified and mesmerized.
Grug froze. His stomach growled.
His shadow looked like a lumpy boulder. Eep, Thunk, Sandy, and even Gran stared with dead-eyed boredom. Ugga tried to smile, but her eye twitched.
Suddenly, a low WHOOOOSH echoed from outside. A strange, flat object had fallen from a rent in the sky. It was sleek, black, and had a faint, humming glow. On its back, in strange symbols, were the words: THE CROODS – SEASON 3 – STREAMING NOW. He lowered the TV
“New rock!” Thunk cheered, hitting it with a club. It didn't break.
Guy nervously tugged his collar. “It’s a ‘situation comedy,’” he said. “But it’s not real. It’s a… a rectangle of lies.” He lifted it over his head to smash it
“Behold!” Grug grunted, holding his massive hands in front of the fire. “The story of the Brave Mammoth Who Obeyed His Father and Did Not Lick the Glowing Blue Moss! ”
On day four, Grug finally spoke. “I have a new rule,” he said, ripping the glowing rock from the wall. “NO. MORE. TV.”