"Show and Tell?", Sheryl asked confused. "Yes!", Miss Muffin exclaimed, clapping her hands. "It is a time when we share something special to us!" Tyrone frowned. "Too bad I didn't bring anything." Tasha nudged him. "Dont ruin the plan!", she muttered under her breath. "Any volunteers to come up?", Miss Muffin asked. Haluya's hand went up eagerly, but it was no match for the penguin, moose, hippo, and kangaroo her were hopping up and down even more eagerly! "Ok, Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, and Austin! Come on up!"
The four friends shook it out and made sure that Uniqua was watching as they sang their song.
All: We would never forget you!
Tasha: You are our best friend!
Pablo and Austin: Uniqua, this is for you-oo!
Tyrone: You're always there to lend a hand!
Pablo and Austin: Uniqua, this is for you-oo!
All: There through all the ups and downs
(pause) we always want you arow-ound.
Uniqua ran up to her friends as fast as she could and hugged them.
Uniqua: You are my best friends!
Tasha and Uniqua: We will be FOREVER!
Austin: Without you we have a broken end.
Pablo: But whatever.
Tyrone and Tasha: Just know that you're our friend.
All: Just know-oh, that your-or our freh-end!
The whole class applauded, Miss Muffin shedding a tear. She went up and knelt down to Uniqua. "You can always tell me anything!" Uniqua hugged her teacher. What a Show and Tell!
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"Well, class.", Miss Muffin announced, erasing the math from the board. "It is nearing the end of the school day." Every kid in the class said aw in unison. Miss Muffin laughed. "There's always tomorrow!", she sang out. "Anyway, lets go over our leaving procedures! First, you all grab your backpacks, then you do a bag check!" "A bag check?", Tyrone asked, confused. "A bag check," Miss Muffin began, "Is when you check to make sure you have everything! Well, the buses should be arriving any second now, so do a bag check!"
Austin did a thorough bag check right away. "For goodness sakes, Austin!", Tasha said jokingly. "You dont really have to do a bag check! I mean, at least I dont! I always have everything!" Tasha was quickly straightening out her dress when a bus horn honked. Miss Muffin jumped. "Well, have a good day!", she called out, and then, all the students were gone. When she was sure they were, she exited the building and locked the door behind her.
"That was SOOOO much fun!", Uniqua shouted, a few heads turning. "I mean, it was amazing! It wore me out!" Pablo nodded his head. "I could really use a granola bar!", he said exhaustedly. Tasha gasped. "MY LUNCH BOX!", she said breathlessly. "What?", Tyrone questioned. "My lunch box!", Tasha repeated. "I left it in the classroom!" Austin smiled. "Should have done a bag check!" Tasha swung her tote at him as the five kids ran back to the classroom door. "Its locked!", Uniqua said after a few tugs on the solitary door. "Of course it is!", Tasha said, leaning against the door sadly. "Hey, guys..", Tyrone said uncertaintly. "Were gonna miss the bus!" "Oh for goodness sakes!", Tasha groaned. "Who cares about the bus when my Tootie-Fruitie Deluxe Flowerly lunch box is LOCKED IN THE CLASSROOM!" "Woah, woah, settle down!", Uniqua warned. "Or we might get thrown out and never get your lunch box back." "Tootie-Fruitie Deluxe Flowery lunch box.", Tasha corrected. "WHATEVER!", they all said.
"Hey, why dont we use this key I found over by the buses.", Austin spoke up. Everybody looked at him. "Of course! Give me that!", Tasha said, grabbing the key right out of Austin's hand and shoving it into the door's lock. Then, the lock flung open.