Early Life

Baggy Ziplock came alive during a very boring afternoon in Boxworld when a storage shelf collapsed just slightly. A pile of containers fell, a drawer slammed shut, and one brand-new ziplock bag was accidentally trapped between a warm takeout box and a cold ice pack. The bag stayed there for hours, getting squished, stretched, and snapped back into shape over and over again. At some point, the pressure, temperature changes, and nonstop crinkling caused the bag to open its eyes. When the containers finally noticed, they froze in fear. None of them had ever seen a bag move before, let alone blink. Baggy Ziplock just stood there quietly, zipped halfway, trying not to make things worse.

Later Years

As Baggy Ziplock grew older, he learned how to zip himself open and closed, which became his greatest skill and worst habit. Over time, he grew arms and legs, learned how to read, and mastered the very useful ability of playing dead, which he does extremely well and often at inconvenient times. His ability to lie flat without moving has confused doctors, teachers, and storage experts alike.

Contributions

Baggy Ziplock has made several important contributions to everyday life. He taught people the correct way to use and unzip bags without ripping them. He helped invent new kinds of plastic wrap, including the kind that sticks to itself no matter how much you don’t want it to. Baggy Ziplock is also the proud parent of 23 children, creating a large and crinkly family of bag-people who now live all over Boxworld.

Fun Facts

• He is terrified of boxes, even small ones.

• His mother is officially listed as a container on his birth certificate.

• He once screamed when someone put their hand inside him and shook him up.

• He hates being labeled “sandwich-sized.”

• He prefers to stay partially zipped so he can “breathe.”