5 The Better Mousetrap

CHAPTER 5 THE BETTER MOUSETRAP The whole class pitches in and starts building the dunking booth. It's a lot of fun! We get a plastic pool and fill it with water. So far, so good. We attach a chair to a hinged platform held up by a stick. Then we tie a cord around the stick and attach the other end to the spring of a mousetrap. Bingo!

We hit the trap. The spring snaps forward. It jerks the rope that pulls the stick, which drops the platform, and whoever is sitting in the chair falls into the water. Splash!

Hey, that'll be me. I'll be dropping into the water. Oh, me and my bright ideas! I don't even know how to swim. I better learn... fast.