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There was no place for Gooney Bird to sit down And we all know that it is dangerous to stand while a bus is going But she had no choice She stood beside the driver and held on to the side of his seat He promised to drive very, very carefully

"Next, turn left," Gooney Bird said, and pointed

"And there we are!" she told hi? That is the Town Hall Auditoriuain The woan to co us!" they all said to Gooney Bird as they got out of the bus The driver had opened the luggage co out cellos

"You will be late to school," one e black case "Trombone," he explained

"Yes, I will," Gooney Bird said "I will be tardy"

"Is there so our orchestra?" he asked

Gooney Bird thought for a ht of a way, and she whispered it to the trombone player

He nodded "Yes," he said "We will do that"

One by one the oodbye and hurried down the street to Watertower Elementary School

She arrived at school just as the class was about to read "Cities" in their social studies books

The End

"Questions, anyone?" Gooney Bird asked

"Was there a drum player?" Malcolle part of a symphony orchestra was there Even a harp"

"Oh," Malcol "I wish I could have seen the drum player I love drums"

"You will," Gooney Bird said

"Was there a flute player?" Chelsea asked

"Two," Gooney Bird said

"I wish I could hear the flute players," Chelsea said

"You will," Gooney Bird said

"I have a question, Gooney Bird," Mrs Pidgeon said "What was it that you whispered to the trombone player?"

"Secret," Gooney Bird said "But you'll find out at twelve o'clock sharp"

"That's lunchtieon pointed out

"Precisely," Gooney Bird said "Now, shall we turn to our social studies?"

All ain and again at the big clock on the wall They did social studies and arith Then they did reading and art Finally, just as the clock hands raders were about to reach for their lunch boxes, Gooney Bird announced, "Here they are!"

She pointed to the large s on the side of the classrooh the s as a red and white bus pulled up and parked

When the door of the bus opened, the orchestra players caed the the Watertower Ele a baton, stepped to the center and lifted his arloves," Gooney Bird eon opened the s so that they could hear better The orchestra began to play a slow, stately melody

When it was finished, the conductor bowed Then he turned to the s and explained, "That was a sarabande It's a kind of dance We'll play it one more time, in honor of Gooney Bird Greene"

So the orchestra played the short sarabande again, and the children danced around the classrooraceful way

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"Today," Gooney Bird said on Wednesday, "I a to tell you about Cat my cat and cow outfit today"

The students nodded their heads They had noticed Gooney Bird earing an orange fur jacket Over her shoulder was slung a purse made from brown and white cowhide

"Sometimes storytellers have special outfits that they wear I think that's fine as long as it doesn't interfere with the story," Gooney Bird continued "You can buy fake cat whiskers and ears, for exa costume"

"Would you wear a tail?" Beanie asked "I know somebody who had a cat tail and ears at Halloween"

"Put on your thinking caps, class," Gooney Bird said "Think back to when I talked about Catman last week"

"No tail!" the entire class said, all except Felicia Ann,

although she looked up froht Catman has no tail I would tell about the laer accident and it would be an absolutely true story, but I never use violence in ood," Keiko said "Violence makes me cry"

Gooney Bird s exercises Deep breath Let it out Deep breath Let it out "I know a lot of you have been worried about Cateon said "I've been thinking about Cat carpet"

"By the way, Mrs Pidgeon," Gooney Bird said, "I do want to eon blushed a little She was still wearing her high-heeled shoes with the buckles, and today she was also wearing a rhinestone butterfly perched in her hair

"In fact, the whole class looks quite lovely," Gooney Bird pointed out She looked around "Malcolm, would you stand up?"

Malcolm rose fro his polka dot bow tie, and today he had added a plaid belt