1 Welcome to Time-Out

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Chapter 1 Welcome to Time-Out Hey, friend! Over here, in the time-out corner. It's me, Roscoe. I'm pretty sure I only have to stay in time-out for about three more minutes. That should be plenty of time for me to tell you how I ended up here. Oops. Mom checked the clock. Turns out I have seven more minutes. I thought seven was supposed to be a lucky number! My teacher says when you think a number is lucky, that's called a superstition. She says there's no such thing as a lucky number. And that seven is just like eight and forty-seven and a gazillion. A plain, old, everyday number.

I used to think lots of things were lucky. Things like numbers and four-leaf clovers and horseshoes. I used to think lots of things were unlucky, too. That's sort of how I ended up in time-out. One thing led to another, and before I knew it, I was being chased down the street by a humongous pumpkin. And let me tell you, those guys can MOVE. You've been chased by a giant piece of food before, haven't you? No? How about normal-size food? Not even a little bitty grape? Oh. I guess being chased by food doesn't come up all that often. But I can explain everything. Have you got seven minutes to spare?