Nerbert's knottiness soon began to get in the
way of his once normal life. During
basketball game in gym class, the ball kept
landing in Nerbert's knotted arms by mistake.
"He's a basket!" One kid yelled, and with
that, all the children began to throw
basketballs into Nerbert's arms, until all the
balls were gone.
The gym teacher, Mrs. Morlaps asked why
there were no balls left. She blamed Nerbert
for the whole fiasco and had to call Miss Lace
to loosen the basketballs. After she had
removed all twenty-seven basketballs,
Nerbert found his arms in an even knottier
knot than before.