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A MULE IN SCHOOL
It was Tuesday. Miss Class was writing on the blackboard. She turned and said, “Who can tell me the capital of North Carolina?” Just then, Mr. Farmer’s mule walked into the room and said, “HEE-HAW.” The mule didn’t know the capital of North Carolina. The mule didn’t care. The mule was interested in something in the room. It wasn’t the children. It wasn’t Miss Class. It was a large, leafy potted plant on the window sill. The mule moved toward the plant. So did Miss Class. The plant, Miss Class, and the mule all tumbled to the floor. Miss Class said, “Ouch.” The mule said “HEE-HAW.” The plant said nothing.
Somehow, when they got up, Miss Class was sitting on the mule. They went out the door. In the hall was the principal, Mr. Prince, who said, “Miss Class, it is not allowed in my school to ride on a mule.” The mule stopped. Miss Class flew over the head of the mule and landed KERPLUNK on the floor. Mr. Prince said, “That’s better. Please don’t do it again.” Miss Class said, “Never again.”
The mule didn’t stop because of Mr. Prince. It stopped because of sounds coming from the music room, where Miss Sharp was conducting the school band. The mule walked to the door of the music room and listened. When the tuba came to the OOMPAH OOMPAH OOMPAH, the mule answered with a loud HEE-HAW. Miss Sharp said, “Which one of you made that awful noise? We will begin again.” Again, the tuba came to its OOMPAH OOMPAH OOMPAH and again the mule answered with HEE-HAW. Miss Sharp said, “I don’t feel well. I’m going to the nurse.”
The mule walked into the library. Mrs. Books said, “You’re new here, aren’t you? Why don’t you look for something you would like to read.” The mule went over to the A shelves and kicked them. The A shelves fell on the B shelves. The B shelves fell on whatever comes after B, and so on. Soon all the books were piled on the floor. Mrs. Books said, “If you find a book that you like, you may keep it for up to two weeks.” The mule said, “HEE-HAW,” and walked out. Mrs. Books said, “Some students are so noisy.”
Then the mule went outside to the school track. Coach Strong was getting ready to start a race. BANG went the gun and all the students started running. The mule started after them. For a while, the mule was behind the other runners but then the mule caught up and passed everyone. At the finish line, Coach Strong was holding a big ribbon for the winner. To his surprise, the mule put its head right into the ribbon and ran off.
The mule went back to Mr. Farmer’s farm and showed the ribbon proudly to all the other farm animals. The mule never went to school again.
A MULE IN SCHOOL
It was Tuesday. Miss Class was writing on the blackboard. She turned and said, “Who can tell me the capital of North Carolina?” Just then, Mr. Farmer’s mule walked into the room and said, “HEE-HAW.” The mule didn’t know the capital of North Carolina. The mule didn’t care. The mule was interested in something in the room. It wasn’t the children. It wasn’t Miss Class. It was a large, leafy potted plant on the window sill. The mule moved toward the plant. So did Miss Class. The plant, Miss Class, and the mule all tumbled to the floor. Miss Class said, “Ouch.” The mule said “HEE-HAW.” The plant said nothing.
Somehow, when they got up, Miss Class was sitting on the mule. They went out the door. In the hall was the principal, Mr. Prince, who said, “Miss Class, it is not allowed in my school to ride on a mule.” The mule stopped. Miss Class flew over the head of the mule and landed KERPLUNK on the floor. Mr. Prince said, “That’s better. Please don’t do it again.” Miss Class said, “Never again.”
The mule didn’t stop because of Mr. Prince. It stopped because of sounds coming from the music room, where Miss Sharp was conducting the school band. The mule walked to the door of the music room and listened. When the tuba came to the OOMPAH OOMPAH OOMPAH, the mule answered with a loud HEE-HAW. Miss Sharp said, “Which one of you made that awful noise? We will begin again.” Again, the tuba came to its OOMPAH OOMPAH OOMPAH and again the mule answered with HEE-HAW. Miss Sharp said, “I don’t feel well. I’m going to the nurse.”
The mule walked into the library. Mrs. Books said, “You’re new here, aren’t you? Why don’t you look for something you would like to read.” The mule went over to the A shelves and kicked them. The A shelves fell on the B shelves. The B shelves fell on whatever comes after B, and so on. Soon all the books were piled on the floor. Mrs. Books said, “If you find a book that you like, you may keep it for up to two weeks.” The mule said, “HEE-HAW,” and walked out. Mrs. Books said, “Some students are so noisy.”
Then the mule went outside to the school track. Coach Strong was getting ready to start a race. BANG went the gun and all the students started running. The mule started after them. For a while, the mule was behind the other runners but then the mule caught up and passed everyone. At the finish line, Coach Strong was holding a big ribbon for the winner. To his surprise, the mule put its head right into the ribbon and ran off.
The mule went back to Mr. Farmer’s farm and showed the ribbon proudly to all the other farm animals. The mule never went to school again.