her friends sounded wonderful to Molly. And there was a new badge to earn. Molly couldn’t wait! She was glad school was out, and nothing but fun was ahead!
CHAPTER 2
Water Worries
T he next Tuesday was the Pee Wees’ meeting day, and the weather was so nice that they met in Mrs. Peters’s backyard instead of her basement. Most of them had on shorts and T-shirts. They sat at the picnic table and told all the good deeds they had done since the last meeting. Then they played with baby Nick, Mrs. Peters’s baby. When Lucky, Mrs. Peters’s dog, brought them the Frisbee, they threw it for him. He was the Pee Wees’ mascot.
Mrs. Stone came out of the house with chocolate cupcakes. They had red sprinkles on them. Mrs. Stone was Sonny’s mother and the assistant troop leader of the Pee Wees.
Mrs. Peters said, “While you’re eating your cupcakes, I have some announcements to make. Are you all listening?”
Some of the Pee Wees were listening. Some of them, including Roger, were not. Sometimes announcements were boring, like the ones about planning rummage sales to earn money for trips. Or the ones about keeping a nature journal. That was too much like school, although Molly loved to write and she loved to read too, and to draw pictures. But most of the Pee Wees didn’t like their meetings to feel like school.
As the Pee Wees munched their cupcakes, Mrs. Peters made some boring announcements, and Roger made snoring noises.
But when the announcements were over, Mrs. Peters said, “And now we’re going to talk about our new badge!”
Roger stopped snoring, and the Pee Wees sat up straight and clapped and cheered. Sonny whistled through his teeth. Badges were definitely the best thing about being a Pee Wee.
“As you all know, it’s summer at last,” said their leader. “And so we will be earning a summer badge. A badge for something that we only do in the summer. Or at least, most of the time we do, because it’s an outside activity.”
“A picnic?” shouted Sonny.
“How can you get a badge for a picnic, dummy?” said Roger, giving Sonny a punch. “Hey, then even the ants could get a badge!” Roger began crawling around on the ground like a large ant. He pretended to crawl up Sonny’s leg. Sonny gave him a kick.
Mrs. Peters frowned. She didn’t like it when the Pee Wees were rowdy.
“It’s better than a picnic,” she said. “It’s a swimming badge!”
Now Rachel’s hand was waving. Everyone knew what she was going to say!
“Mrs. Peters, I have a pool of my own. It will be easy for me to get my badge.”
“Well, fine, Rachel, that will be very handy for you.”
“I already know how to swim,” said Rachel. “I took lessons when I was three, and I can do the dog paddle and the breaststroke and I can even do the jellyfish float.”
Now other Pee Wees were waving their hands.
“I can swim too,” said Roger. “I can swim as good as a lifeguard!”
Molly noticed that Jody did not raise his hand. He did not tell Mrs. Peters about his new pool. Jody was not a show-off. But Mrs.Peters should know about his new pool! Someone else should tell her!
Just then, Kevin did.
“Jody’s getting a new pool,” he said. “A real one.”
“And we’re all invited to swim in it!” said Lisa.
“And he’s having a pool party when it’s done,” said Tracy.
“Wonderful!” said Mrs. Peters. “The timing is very good! It will be just in time for our new badge!”
Everyone began to talk about the new pool. They all pretended they were already in it. Roger held his nose and pretended to dive in, and Sonny made swimming strokes with his arms.
Mrs. Peters held up her hand. “If you can already swim, then the badge will be an easy one to earn. But it will also be a chance for you to learn some new water activity, like diving or speed swimming. Or you canhelp others learn to swim. You can work at some extra accomplishment, since you’re more advanced.”
The hands went down. Ashley
CHAPTER 2
Water Worries
T he next Tuesday was the Pee Wees’ meeting day, and the weather was so nice that they met in Mrs. Peters’s backyard instead of her basement. Most of them had on shorts and T-shirts. They sat at the picnic table and told all the good deeds they had done since the last meeting. Then they played with baby Nick, Mrs. Peters’s baby. When Lucky, Mrs. Peters’s dog, brought them the Frisbee, they threw it for him. He was the Pee Wees’ mascot.
Mrs. Stone came out of the house with chocolate cupcakes. They had red sprinkles on them. Mrs. Stone was Sonny’s mother and the assistant troop leader of the Pee Wees.
Mrs. Peters said, “While you’re eating your cupcakes, I have some announcements to make. Are you all listening?”
Some of the Pee Wees were listening. Some of them, including Roger, were not. Sometimes announcements were boring, like the ones about planning rummage sales to earn money for trips. Or the ones about keeping a nature journal. That was too much like school, although Molly loved to write and she loved to read too, and to draw pictures. But most of the Pee Wees didn’t like their meetings to feel like school.
As the Pee Wees munched their cupcakes, Mrs. Peters made some boring announcements, and Roger made snoring noises.
But when the announcements were over, Mrs. Peters said, “And now we’re going to talk about our new badge!”
Roger stopped snoring, and the Pee Wees sat up straight and clapped and cheered. Sonny whistled through his teeth. Badges were definitely the best thing about being a Pee Wee.
“As you all know, it’s summer at last,” said their leader. “And so we will be earning a summer badge. A badge for something that we only do in the summer. Or at least, most of the time we do, because it’s an outside activity.”
“A picnic?” shouted Sonny.
“How can you get a badge for a picnic, dummy?” said Roger, giving Sonny a punch. “Hey, then even the ants could get a badge!” Roger began crawling around on the ground like a large ant. He pretended to crawl up Sonny’s leg. Sonny gave him a kick.
Mrs. Peters frowned. She didn’t like it when the Pee Wees were rowdy.
“It’s better than a picnic,” she said. “It’s a swimming badge!”
Now Rachel’s hand was waving. Everyone knew what she was going to say!
“Mrs. Peters, I have a pool of my own. It will be easy for me to get my badge.”
“Well, fine, Rachel, that will be very handy for you.”
“I already know how to swim,” said Rachel. “I took lessons when I was three, and I can do the dog paddle and the breaststroke and I can even do the jellyfish float.”
Now other Pee Wees were waving their hands.
“I can swim too,” said Roger. “I can swim as good as a lifeguard!”
Molly noticed that Jody did not raise his hand. He did not tell Mrs. Peters about his new pool. Jody was not a show-off. But Mrs.Peters should know about his new pool! Someone else should tell her!
Just then, Kevin did.
“Jody’s getting a new pool,” he said. “A real one.”
“And we’re all invited to swim in it!” said Lisa.
“And he’s having a pool party when it’s done,” said Tracy.
“Wonderful!” said Mrs. Peters. “The timing is very good! It will be just in time for our new badge!”
Everyone began to talk about the new pool. They all pretended they were already in it. Roger held his nose and pretended to dive in, and Sonny made swimming strokes with his arms.
Mrs. Peters held up her hand. “If you can already swim, then the badge will be an easy one to earn. But it will also be a chance for you to learn some new water activity, like diving or speed swimming. Or you canhelp others learn to swim. You can work at some extra accomplishment, since you’re more advanced.”
The hands went down. Ashley
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