3. The School of Hard Knocks

CHAPTER 3 THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS Unfortunately, the adults at George and Harold's school were anything BUT trustworthy. Take their principal, Mr. Krupp, for example. Mr. Krupp's wicked heart thrived on the teardrops of children. His very soul danced at the thought of crushing a child's spirit and dashing his or her hopes and dreams against the jagged rocks of never-ending despair.

Each day, Mr. Krupp would stand at the doorway to his office, gleefully handing out detention slips to any child who was unfortunate enough to cross his putrid path—and for very minor infractions, too, such as "smiling," "breathing without permission," or "smelling funny."

As bad as Mr. Krupp was, most of the teachers in George and Harold's school were even worse.

Fortunately for George and Harold, their evil educators were not very intelligent. They could be outsmarted easily, and they often were.

Now, you might think that it wasn't very "sporting" of George and Harold to try and outsmart dumb people, and perhaps you'd be right. But George and Harold were just trying to make the best of a bad situation.

But unfortunately for George and Harold, their bad situation was about to get much, much worse...