Trouble Magnet
“Mr. Purdy had written a topic on the board and I was thinking.
“Give me at least five complete sentences,” Mr. Purdy said. “And remember to punctuate.”
I reread the topic. How I can be all that I can be. I liked that U.S. Army slogan. But all I could think of to write were a few words.
Like,Study.
Try hard.
Don't pick my nose.
I grinned. Mr. Purdy was funny.
“Eeeeeee!” somebody shrieked.
I jumped and whipped around. Doreen was climbing up on her chair, screeching... like a hyena.
“Eeeeeee! Eeeeeee!”
Mr. Purdy hurried back to her.
“A centipede!” Doreen cried. “It crawled over my foot! Eeeeeee!”
“Calm down, calm down,” Mr. Purdy said. “It can't get you up there. Where did it go?”MoreLess
“Give me at least five complete sentences,” Mr. Purdy said. “And remember to punctuate.”
I reread the topic. How I can be all that I can be. I liked that U.S. Army slogan. But all I could think of to write were a few words.
Like,Study.
Try hard.
Don't pick my nose.
I grinned. Mr. Purdy was funny.
“Eeeeeee!” somebody shrieked.
I jumped and whipped around. Doreen was climbing up on her chair, screeching... like a hyena.
“Eeeeeee! Eeeeeee!”
Mr. Purdy hurried back to her.
“A centipede!” Doreen cried. “It crawled over my foot! Eeeeeee!”
“Calm down, calm down,” Mr. Purdy said. “It can't get you up there. Where did it go?”MoreLess
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