Leslie,” said Mrs. Jewls. “And if you don’t answer them all correctly, I’m going to dump this on your head.”
Leslie gulped.
“Question one,” said Mrs. Jewls. “How much is seven plus four?”
Leslie quickly tried to count on her fingers but she didn’t have enough. “Eleven?” she guessed.
A look off disappointment came over Mrs. Jewls’s face. “Okay, question two: What is the capital of England?”
“L-London,” Leslie said nervously.
“Rats!” said Mrs. Jewls. “Okay, question three.” She looked down at the vat of brine she was holding and shook her head. She thought a moment, then smiled. “What is the name of my cousin who lives in Vermont?”
Leslie had no idea, so she just had to take a wild guess. She closed her eyes and said, “Fred Jewls?”
“Wrong!” exclaimed Mrs. Jewls. She raised the vat of brine high above Leslie’s head and started to tip it over.
Paul jumped out of his seat. Those pigtails had once saved his life. Now it was his turn to return the favor!
He pushed the vat of brine back the other way. He was just trying to push it up straight, but he pushed too hard. It poured all over Mrs. Jewls, drenching her.
Paul froze in terror.
Mrs. Jewls blinked her eyes. Pickle juice dripped down her face. “Thanks, Paul,” she said. “I needed that.”
The brine had cured her.
She circled her name on the blackboard and sent herself home early on the kindergarten bus.
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Chapter 27
Lost and Found
Joy and Maurecia were best friends. They sat down on the grass to eat their lunches, but then Maurecia remembered she needed chocolate milk. She went to get some from Miss Mush.
When she returned, she couldn’t find her lunch.
“What happened to my lunch?” she asked.
Joy looked up at her, then shrugged her shoulders.
“I set my lunch down right here!” said Maurecia. “You saw me, didn’t you?”
Joy shook her head.
“I put it here, then I went to Miss Mush’s room to get some chocolate milk. I had a peanut butter and banana sandwich! And there’s no way I can eat a peanut butter and banana sandwich without chocolate milk.”
Joy shrugged her shoulders.
Maurecia didn’t know what to do.
“Ca’ I haf a thip uff your milk?” asked Joy.
It was hard for Joy to talk, because her mouth was full of peanut butter and bananas.
Maurecia handed Joy the carton of chocolate milk.
Joy took a big drink, then swallowed.
Maurecia looked all around for her lunch. She crawled in the dirt as she searched through the bushes.
“Any luck?” asked Joy as she finished Maurecia’s chocolate milk.
“I found it!” Maurecia exclaimed.
Joy coughed on the chocolate milk. “You did?” she asked, then coughed again.
Maurecia crawled out of the bushes holding a paper sack. She sat back down next to Joy and opened it.
“Is it your lunch?” asked Joy.
“No,” said Maurecia.
“Too bad,” said Joy.
“It’s money!” exclaimed Maurecia.
Joy’s eyes nearly popped out of her head as she looked at the paper bag. It was stuffed with dollar bills. And they weren’t just one-dollar bills. There were a few five-dollar bills, some ten-dollar bills, but mostly twenty-dollar bills.
“We found a million dollars!” Joy whispered.
“We?” asked Maurecia.
They counted the money. It wasn’t a million dollars. It was twenty thousand six hundred and fifty-five dollars.
“Let’s split it,” said Joy. “You take half and I’ll take half.”
“Maybe I should show it to Louis,” said Maurecia.
“Louis!” exclaimed Joy. “Are you crazy? Let’s spend it. We can buy a skateboard, or a bicycle, or a horse, or a fancy car, or an airplane!”
“I like taking the bus,” said Maurecia.
“You could buy ice cream!” said Joy. “All the ice cream you ever want for the rest of your life.” She knew Maurecia loved ice cream more than anything else in the world.
Maurecia smiled as she thought about it. “No, I better show it to Louis. He’ll know what to
Leslie gulped.
“Question one,” said Mrs. Jewls. “How much is seven plus four?”
Leslie quickly tried to count on her fingers but she didn’t have enough. “Eleven?” she guessed.
A look off disappointment came over Mrs. Jewls’s face. “Okay, question two: What is the capital of England?”
“L-London,” Leslie said nervously.
“Rats!” said Mrs. Jewls. “Okay, question three.” She looked down at the vat of brine she was holding and shook her head. She thought a moment, then smiled. “What is the name of my cousin who lives in Vermont?”
Leslie had no idea, so she just had to take a wild guess. She closed her eyes and said, “Fred Jewls?”
“Wrong!” exclaimed Mrs. Jewls. She raised the vat of brine high above Leslie’s head and started to tip it over.
Paul jumped out of his seat. Those pigtails had once saved his life. Now it was his turn to return the favor!
He pushed the vat of brine back the other way. He was just trying to push it up straight, but he pushed too hard. It poured all over Mrs. Jewls, drenching her.
Paul froze in terror.
Mrs. Jewls blinked her eyes. Pickle juice dripped down her face. “Thanks, Paul,” she said. “I needed that.”
The brine had cured her.
She circled her name on the blackboard and sent herself home early on the kindergarten bus.
g
g
Chapter 27
Lost and Found
Joy and Maurecia were best friends. They sat down on the grass to eat their lunches, but then Maurecia remembered she needed chocolate milk. She went to get some from Miss Mush.
When she returned, she couldn’t find her lunch.
“What happened to my lunch?” she asked.
Joy looked up at her, then shrugged her shoulders.
“I set my lunch down right here!” said Maurecia. “You saw me, didn’t you?”
Joy shook her head.
“I put it here, then I went to Miss Mush’s room to get some chocolate milk. I had a peanut butter and banana sandwich! And there’s no way I can eat a peanut butter and banana sandwich without chocolate milk.”
Joy shrugged her shoulders.
Maurecia didn’t know what to do.
“Ca’ I haf a thip uff your milk?” asked Joy.
It was hard for Joy to talk, because her mouth was full of peanut butter and bananas.
Maurecia handed Joy the carton of chocolate milk.
Joy took a big drink, then swallowed.
Maurecia looked all around for her lunch. She crawled in the dirt as she searched through the bushes.
“Any luck?” asked Joy as she finished Maurecia’s chocolate milk.
“I found it!” Maurecia exclaimed.
Joy coughed on the chocolate milk. “You did?” she asked, then coughed again.
Maurecia crawled out of the bushes holding a paper sack. She sat back down next to Joy and opened it.
“Is it your lunch?” asked Joy.
“No,” said Maurecia.
“Too bad,” said Joy.
“It’s money!” exclaimed Maurecia.
Joy’s eyes nearly popped out of her head as she looked at the paper bag. It was stuffed with dollar bills. And they weren’t just one-dollar bills. There were a few five-dollar bills, some ten-dollar bills, but mostly twenty-dollar bills.
“We found a million dollars!” Joy whispered.
“We?” asked Maurecia.
They counted the money. It wasn’t a million dollars. It was twenty thousand six hundred and fifty-five dollars.
“Let’s split it,” said Joy. “You take half and I’ll take half.”
“Maybe I should show it to Louis,” said Maurecia.
“Louis!” exclaimed Joy. “Are you crazy? Let’s spend it. We can buy a skateboard, or a bicycle, or a horse, or a fancy car, or an airplane!”
“I like taking the bus,” said Maurecia.
“You could buy ice cream!” said Joy. “All the ice cream you ever want for the rest of your life.” She knew Maurecia loved ice cream more than anything else in the world.
Maurecia smiled as she thought about it. “No, I better show it to Louis. He’ll know what to
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