"e;Why are you crying?"e; Sophie asks the imaginary monster in her closet. "e;You're not afraid of me anymore,"e; the monster says. "e;No one else can see or hear me. I need a new job."e; He follows Sophie to breakfast, out to Bubbe and Zayde's car, and to the shul. At synagogue, Bubbe helps lead the service. "e;She's kvelling,"e; Sophie says to the monster. "e;I want to kvell,"e; he says, and they join in the singing. Then Sophie uses her imagination to write a story about her monster. Suddenly, he isn't scary anymore, and he's no longer sitting beside her. He's in the pages of her story and now everyone can see him.