11. An Open Door
Ms. Frizzle's only class rule was to never enter the back room without her explicate permission (this rule carried on into the fourth grade) and one day Wanda's curiosity got the best of her; when asked Arnold unwillingly followed-everyone knew the bashful boy would do absolutely anything she asked.
12. A House Floating in Mid-Air
There was a house floating above Ralphie's head-Keesha's to be exact, which he had no idea how it got there; but when he saw a magenta sweater and frizzy hair he shouted for Keesha to go inside; she didn't listen and when he awoke from the nightmare he could still hear her screams, something he never wanted to hear again.
13. A Dewy Spider Web
Carlos had always known Dorothy Ann was terrified of spiders and planned on putting a stop to her fear at once (of course he liked 'protecting' her but what about when he wasn't there?); that explained why the fourth graders were up at the crack of dawn walking through dew covered spider webs hand in hand.
14. A Blood-Red Skyline
The resident artist of Walkerville Elementary was in a slump and his quiet confidant had designed a plan to get his creative juices flowing; the surprisingly strong Phoebe managed to drag Tim all the way to a nearby hilltop to view the red shy line caused by the setting sun; Tim's work had never been more beautiful after that.
15. A Book entitled "The Black Bible"
Keesha's first racial experience was when she had barely turned ten; a book inscribed with silver cursive reading "The Black Bible" was tossed in front of her by a school yard bully and upon reading the first few pages she tossed it in the trash and ran as fast as she could to Ralphie's where chocolate chip cookies were on hand as well as hugs; the next day Ralphie was seen beating the bully to a pulp.
16. A Broken Grandfather Clock Showing the Time 3:33
In her bedroom D.A. had a grandfather clock her grandpa coincidentally gave her for her tenth birthday; when the blasted thing broke she called Carlos and wrangled him into help her using the 'I was in the talent show for you' excuse; needless to say once the whole clock was in pieces did they think of calling for help-nonetheless it was an interesting afternoon.
17. A Painting of A Horse
As Phoebe's birthday was fast approaching Tim found himself at a loss for what to get her; on the last day Tim managed to pull something off and when it came to opening gifts he was surprised when Phoebe cried tears of happiness, asking how he had known she used to have a white stallion exactly like the one he had painted?
18. A Red Cup Filled with Brown Liquid
Ralphie stared at the crimson cup in front of him filled with this foreign tawny liquid, not knowing what to do with it; Keesha gave him a timid smile knowing she owed him big for going to her little sister's tea party when they could have been practicing basketball.
19. A Kitty Litter Box
Every day after school Phoebe went over to Tim's house to check on their charcoal kitten Lilly; hearing Tim's whining over having to clean the litter box every day made the whole class laugh-but secretly Phoebe found it adorable and extremely sweet.
20. A Half Empty Bottle of Nail Polish
As the girls in Ms. Frizzle's class grew older they discovered the wonders of being a girl, including make overs; the boys found it incredibly stupid, crazy, and annoying-especially when half empty bottles of fuchsia nail polish turned up in their very own bedrooms.