The Statue Walks At Night
““I’m not going to take a bath tonight,” he announced to his family. “Sam Miyako said that alligators can travel thousands of miles through sewers, from city to city, and suddenly pop up in your bathtub.”
Mrs. Quinn sighed. “Sam Miyako strikes again,” she said.
Brian, Sean’s thirteen-year-old brother, narrowed his eyes. “And if they’re big enough,” he said teasingly, “they could crawl out of the bathtub and into your bedroom.”
“The story’s not true,” Mr. Quinn explained to Sean. “In ...the first place, sewers are not connected from one city to another.” As his father explained to Sean about city regulations and sewer systems, Sean began to fidget.
“But Sam Miyako says it’s true,” Sean insisted.
Mrs. Quinn gave Brian a stern look. “I like Sam,” she told Brian. “And I’m glad he’s your best friend. But he has got to stop trying to scare the younger children.”MoreLess
Mrs. Quinn sighed. “Sam Miyako strikes again,” she said.
Brian, Sean’s thirteen-year-old brother, narrowed his eyes. “And if they’re big enough,” he said teasingly, “they could crawl out of the bathtub and into your bedroom.”
“The story’s not true,” Mr. Quinn explained to Sean. “In ...the first place, sewers are not connected from one city to another.” As his father explained to Sean about city regulations and sewer systems, Sean began to fidget.
“But Sam Miyako says it’s true,” Sean insisted.
Mrs. Quinn gave Brian a stern look. “I like Sam,” she told Brian. “And I’m glad he’s your best friend. But he has got to stop trying to scare the younger children.”MoreLess
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