The Ferret Fiasco

The Ferret Fiasco — page 3 — smaller the same time my family got a little bigger when my baby sister Ruby was born She’s kind of cute if you like stinky smelly noisemakers My parents both work at the Hicksville Police Department Pretty cool huh Dad is a detective Mom is a criminal psychologist Together they solve mysteries and catch troublemakers Now that I think about it that isn’t much different than taking care of me But I wouldn’t call myself a troublemaker exactly I prefer the term adventurer I’m always looking for interesting things to do or discover because I get bored easily I think it’s because I have an overactive imagination Want to know what’s more overactive than my imagination My appetite I love to eat and sometimes I think about that more than anything else Seriously I’ll try anything twice I usually don’t go on adventures alone My

The Ferret Fiasco — page 4 — partner in crime is also my best friend Teddy He lives a few houses down from me on the same block I’m always trying to think of fun things for us to do together When I get an idea it is usually awesomely epic Unfortunately my ideas don’t always go as planned and that’s when I get in trouble But I’m working on that I’m working on being a better person a better student a better everything Just like my grandpa William Burger the Hero of Hicksville He’s sort of a legend in our town He did good deeds and inspired others to do the same And like Grandpa I’m going to do just that I’m going to become Billy Burger Model Citizen

The Ferret Fiasco — page 5 — 1 Morning Madness BEEP BEEP BEEP The alarm clock screams in my ear Ack I cry sitting up in bed Why is that thing going off on a Saturday I wonder Maybe I forgot to shut it off I flip the switch so the alarm clock does not disturb me Then I nestle back into my bed Drifting back to dreamland I think to myself Saturday is the best day You don’t have to go to school on Saturday Plus when you go to sleep at

The Ferret Fiasco — page 6 — night you don’t have to wake up and go to school on Sunday Isn’t that great If you ask me there should be more Saturdays and Sundays in the week My eyelids get heavier and finally close BAM BAM BAM Ack I cry again This time I jump out of bed and open my door My mom is standing there ready to knock on my head Billy wake up she says I am awake I reply Mom looks down at me and says Oh I’ve been calling you for five minutes What for I ask You’re going to be late for school she replies I stare at her for a moment What We don’t have school on Saturday It’s Friday Billy my mom says

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