12. Happy Turkey Day!

12 Happy Turkey Day! After all the pie was gone, I threw my plate in Mr. Scary's trash can. And oh dear! Oh dear! That's when I saw him! Philip Johnny Bob was still sitting on the desk with Police Sergeant Chuck! And I had forgotten all about that guy! I ran over and picked him up. Then I hugged him real tight. "Philip!" I said. "How did I forget you? You have been sitting there for two whole days! And you did not have one thing to eat." Philip nodded his head. I know it, he said. I would really like some cranberry jelly right now.

I patted his softie head. "I know you would, Phil. But you can't have cranberry jelly, remember?" I said. "We tried that last Thanksgiving. And you still have the cranberry stain on your mouth." Phil quick wiped his face. Oh yeah… right, he said. He looked at the feast table again. Is there anything I can eat over there? he said. I did a sigh. "I don't know, Phil," I said. "At home, I just shove a peanut up your trunk. But no one brought nuts to the feast today." I pointed to the carrot sticks. "What about those, Phil? Would you like me to put a carrot up your trunk?" I asked. Phil shook his head no. That would look gross, he said. I nodded. "Yes. You're right," I said. "It would look gross."

I looked around. Then, all of a sudden, I spotted a brand- new bag of Nipsy Doodles! They were sitting on Mr. Scary's desk! And a Nipsy Doodle was just the right size for Phil! I quick opened the bag. And I put a Doodle in his trunk. YUM! said Philip. This Doodle is delicious! Thank you, Junie B.! Thank you! Just then, a voice shouted in my ear. Hey! Hold it! Those Doodles don't belong to you, mister! You are under arrest! I quick spun around. The voice was coming from May. But she was pointing to Police Sergeant Chuck. She hurried to Mr. Scary's desk. And she quick picked him up. And then BOOM! Out of nowhere, Chuck bopped Phil in the head with his trunk. You stole a Nipsy Doodle! And stealing is

against the law! he said. Then May tried to take the Doodle right out of Philip's trunk! But Philip ducked around her. Everyone looked to see the commotion. Mr. Scary frowned real big. May started to holler. "None of this is my fault!" she said. "Peanut Butter and Johnny has a Nipsy Doodle in his trunk! And Junie B. stole it for him!" I stamped my foot. "No, I did NOT!" I said. "Nipsy Doodles are part of our Thanksgiving feast! And feast food is for sharing." May stamped her foot, too. "But that wasn't sharing food, Junie Jones. That was a brand-new bag! And it belonged to Mr. Scary!" Then May tried to pull Phil away from me. But I pulled him back. Plus Philip bopped Chuck on his head. And then all of us got ready to wrestle.

Only before we could even get started, Mr. Scary jumped in between us. And he stopped us from bopping each other. "Girls! Girls!" he said. "That's enough! Have you forgotten that we have guests?" Me and May looked at our guests.

May's mother was frowning at us. Mother and Grandma Miller were frowning again, too. I glanced at my grampa Frank Miller. He did a wink. That was refreshing. Mr. Scary kept on talking. "I really don't understand what gets into you girls when you pick up those elephants," he said. "It's such a puzzle to me." I thought for a second. Then I did a little shrug. "I don't know why it's a puzzle," I said. "Me and May are just playing with our elephants. And elephants like to bop each other." May nodded her head. "Yes," she said. "That's what their trunks are for. Trunks are for bopping. That's how elephants play." I thought some more. Then I looked at May.