Trash

Trash

Mr. Crown, the owner of Downtown Diamonds, turned onto West Street. “ It’s a lovely morning, ” he said. Squish! Mr. Crown’s foot sank into something soft. He looked down. Garbage was everywhere. A rotten banana was stuck to the bottom of his shoe. “ This street is filthy! ” he cried.

When he arrived at his store, he stopped. The windows were smashed. He looked in and gasped. “ My diamonds are gone! ” “ Burp! ” “ Eww, Jack! ” Mara said. “ That’s gross! ” Jack shrugged. “ Sorry! ”

Roxy and her friends were at lunch. Jack had just finished his iced tea. “ Does anyone want my apple?” Terrell asked. Mara held up an orange. “ I’ll trade you. ” Roxy ate the last few bites of her taco. “ These tacos are so good, ” she said.

Terrell looked at his pizza crust and sighed. “ I should have gotten tacos. This pizza tastes terrible. ” Jack stood up with his tray. “ I’m done. Let’s go out to recess. ” They went to throw out their trash and return their lunch trays. Terrell saw a large trash can. Trashman’s Trash Pickup was stamped on the side.

“ What happened to the other trash company, Smart Brothers’ Garbage Pickup?” Mara asked. Roxy looked around. “ And what happened to the recycling and compost bins?” “ Who cares?” Jack dumped his trash, iced tea bottle, and food scraps into the trash can.