End of School
I was just an ordinary kid named Henry. When school was done, I had vacations where I did not need to worry about anything. I went to the park one day and met my friend, Fred, who had just finished 2nd grade. I asked him, “How was 2nd grade?” Fred did not say what other kids would say.
The Talk
He said, “It was HORRIBLE! The teacher is a monster. Her name was Ms. Vorsis, and if you don’t do your homework, you stay day after day to finish. She has tentacles longer than an octopus. Had teeth sharper than anything. She is bigger than a horse! She has to bend over to enter the door!”
“Wow—Is that true?” I asked. My friend said, “YES.”
I went home thinking about my 2nd grade teacher being a monster. I went home and went to bed. Three more months until 2nd grade
2 Weeks Until Second Grade
I was spending my last days of vacation having water balloon fights, playing video games, swimming in the pool, and watching TV. But then my mom took me to school shopping. I got my supplies: glue, erasers, scissors, pencils, pens, notebooks, and a ruler.
I told my mom “But mom! I don’t want to go to school!”
My mom told me “Henry, you have to go to school. It’s the law.”
It was too late. My mom bought the supplies and went right to the exit of the store. We went to the car, and I couldn’t do anything about it.
First Day of Second Grade
Mom took me to school. I went to my class and I could not believe what I saw! I saw a different teacher. I asked him, “Where is Ms. Vorsis?”
He said, “Oh, she will be back tomorrow. I’m just going to be the substitute teacher today.”
I thought, “Phew, I’m so lucky.”
All I wondered was what it was going to be like tomorrow with the monster. I told the teacher that my work was done, and the bell rang. I went to the car and my mom asked, “How was school today?”
I said, “Better than any day!”
When I went to bed that night, I crossed my fingers hoping that the monster would not be in the classroom tomorrow. But then I had to sleep.
I Could Not Believe This
I went to my classroom and I saw my real teacher, Ms. Vorsis! She did not have tentacles longer than an octopus. She was not bigger than a horse. She did not have sharp teeth. We did not have homework. She was the best teacher I ever had. But… I wonder where my friend, Fred, got all of this nonsen
The Quill 