3 Getting Weaker by the Week

CHAPTER THREE GETTING WEAKER BY THE WEEK Franny's mom always drove her to her weekly extra activities. One day a week it was soccer. Another day it was gourmet cooking. And another day it was bagpipe lessons.

Franny liked the extra activities, but sometimes she felt like they were a bit too much. Some days she was in a mood to just hang around her lab doing regular-kid things, like playing with her toys, or reading books, or bringing a monster to life through the application of a jillion volts of electricity. But her mom wanted Franny to have the opportunity to be the best she could be, and try new things, and learn about stuff they might not be teaching at school. Franny's mom had told

her that it was important to do her best and always STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE. Franny understood that her mom was right. And she worked as hard as she could to be excellent, even when it made her very, very tired.

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