8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos Read Online Free PDF

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GALILEO:
We never blink when the camera’s flash goes off.
NEWTON:
That’s because we don’t have eyelids.
GALILEO:
We’ve seen demonstrations on fire safety.
NEWTON:
And the Heimlich maneuver.
GALILEO:
And how to make paper.
NEWTON:
Sometimes things go wrong.
GALILEO:
Not often.
NEWTON:
But sometimes.
GALILEO:
Sometimes things go very wrong.

NEWTON:
That’s how we knew what to do when the squirrel, the hamster—
GALILEO:
The rabbit, the rat—
NEWTON:
The macaw—
GALILEO:
And the snake! Don’t forget the snake!
NEWTON:
I wasn’t going to forget the snake.
GALILEO:
They came into our room.
NEWTON:
They said the dog was going to get loose from the box and come after them.
GALILEO:
They said it was an emergency.
NEWTON:
We know what to do in case of an emergency: Dial—
GALILEO:
Dial 911!
NEWTON:
I was going to say that.
GALILEO:
I said it already. You can say the next part.
NEWTON:
But that was the exciting part.
GALILEO:
The next part is exciting, too.
NEWTON:
Not as.
GALILEO:
Stop sulking.
NEWTON:
Dial 911!
GALILEO:
I already said that.
NEWTON:
Now we’ve both said it.
GALILEO:
Yes, Newton, now we’ve both said it. Only I said it first.
NEWTON:
So they asked: “What does Dial 911 mean?”
GALILEO:
And we showed them the telephone.
NEWTON:
I showed them the telephone.
GALILEO:
I showed it, too.
NEWTON:
I showed it first.
GALILEO:
Luckily, the hamster knows his numbers.
NEWTON:
And the snake was able to knock the phone to where the rat could reach it.
GALILEO:
The rat has dexterous fingers and pressed the buttons.
NEWTON:
The macaw yelled, “Help! Help!”
GALILEO:
The squirrel knocked some beakers on the floor, so there was the sound of breaking glass.
NEWTON:
The rabbit screamed.
GALILEO:
I never heard a rabbit scream before.
NEWTON:
Somebody should mention it in a science fair report.

GALILEO:
The emergency people came fast.
NEWTON:
They always come fast.
GALILEO:
By then the snake was falling asleep because he’s a reptile—
NEWTON:
Like us—
GALILEO:
And he needed to go back to his vivarium with the heat lamp.
NEWTON:
We like our heat lamp.
GALILEO:
And the turtle likes hers. She kept saying, “Wait for me, guys.” She didn’t catch up till—
NEWTON:
The principal came.
GALILEO:
His face was almost as red and splotchy as the snake’s belly.

NEWTON:
That means he was mad.
GALILEO:
I was
telling
that by
showing
.
NEWTON:
It took a long time to round up all the animals.
GALILEO:
Except for us, because we were still here.
NEWTON:
And the fish were still in their tank, even though their tank was in the wrong room.
GALILEO:
And the turtle wasn’t hard to catch.
NEWTON:
Neither was the snake, asleep on our floor.
GALILEO:
The squirrel ran outside during the confusion.
NEWTON:
So all that leaves is the dog.
GALILEO:
Do you know the scientific name for dog?
NEWTON:
Of course I do. It’s—
GALILEO:
Family Canidae, genus Canis.
NEWTON:
You always like to get the last word in, Galileo.
GALILEO:
No, I don’t.
NEWTON:
Yes, you do.
GALILEO:
Do not.
NEWTON:
Do.
GALILEO:
Not always.

CUDDLES
(the principal’s dog)

    Master lives right next door to the school he owns, so I get to see him a lot. Sometimes he brings me to meet the children there. This would be a perfect place to live—except for that nasty squirrel Twitch.
    Twitch acts like he owns the yard.
    He eats the seeds Master puts out for the birds.
    He jumps from tree to tree just out of reach and calls down to me that people like squirrels better than they like dogs. He says that’s why Master ties me to a long rope leash when I’m in the yard. He says that’s why Master puts me on a short chain leash when we go for a walk.
    â€œNo leash for me, nuh-uh,” Twitch brags.

    He runs back and forth just beyond where the leash stretches to. He says, “Ha-ha! Your master doesn’t make me wear a collar and leash to keep me in one