Mr. Byrd Flies the Nest

Mr. Byrd Flies the Nest — page 5 — Definitely Morgan said Mr Byrd just seems Distracted I finished for Morgan That's it Mr Byrd is distracted Distracted monsieur Lem asked That was another thing about Lem He randomly talked in French but he only knew a few words I asked Kori Neal about it once while we practiced a song together back in the fall She said it started when Lem found out his ancestors were from France Yeah I went on It's like when I'm filming videos to post online and my mom keeps asking what I want for dinner She finally says Miles Darr you're distracted For the ninety ninth time do you want spaghetti or meatloaf I even put my hands on my hips to imitate her Lem and Morgan both laughed Then Morgan said Spaghetti Oui Lem agreed

Mr. Byrd Flies the Nest — page 6 — That reminds me I'm working on a new band video I said When I upload it check it out You're distracted now Morgan said We were talking about Mr Byrd and you started talking about uploading videos Morgan was right Making videos sidetracked my brain Online presence is important Bands get discovered that way all the time and ours could be next I said Talent gets bands discovered Morgan said Plus hard work If I directed our band I'd make everyone practice extra hard Morgan dreamed of being a famous conductor someday But some music agent might see you in one of my videos I said Seriously Miles she asked like I was on to something I nodded Of course The problem is people have to develop their star quality like me I adjusted the newest hat in my collection and

Mr. Byrd Flies the Nest — page 7 — popped my suspenders My big break should arrive any second now Excusez moi Lem interrupted Now you're both distracted Can we just talk about Byrd here Sorry Morgan and I said at the same time Merci Lem said I'd been around Lem long enough to know that meant thank you so I said You're welcome

Mr. Byrd Flies the Nest — page 8 — But we couldn't talk about Mr Byrd any more just then Break time was over Mr Byrd stood on the podium front and center again For the second time today he apologized Sorry but I had to make an important phone call Now where were we He shuffled through some papers Oh yes We were about to play Kangaroo Capers Don't let those eighth notes trip you up What Kangaroo Capers doesn't have any eighth notes He's thinking of some other song Morgan said She raised her hand probably to tell Mr Byrd But he didn't seem to notice Morgan's hand waving in the air One and two and ready and go Mr Byrd clapped as he counted The song began with the woodwinds the clarinets flutes and saxophones Then the percussion joined in Davis Beadle Carmen Trochez and the rest of the drummers played a steady beat I licked my lips and buzzed into my

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