08 The Boston Tub Party

The Boston Tub Party When Judy got home from school the next day, there was a mysterious package waiting for her. "It has queens on it!" said Stink. "It's from Tori!" Judy tore off the tape. "Sugar packets! For my collection!" There were clipper ships and castles, knights and queens. Even famous London stuff like Big Ben and the World's Largest Ferris Wheel, the London Eye.

"Rare!" said Judy. "Here's one in French. 'Je

vois le chat.' Stink, can you read it?" Stink squinted at the sugar packet. "I think it says, 'Your head is toast.'" "Does not!" said Judy. "Give it!" She read the back. "It says, 'I see the cat.'" Judy found some that Tori had made herself, with funny British sayings like nuddy pants and stuff. Amazed = gobsmacked Throw up = pavement pizza crazy = barmy, off your trolley "Can I have the pavement pizza one?" asked Stink. "You're off your trolley, Stink." "When was I on my trolley?" he asked. Judy read the Bonjour Bunny postcard.

Judy Moody U.S.A Bonjour, Judy! Hope you like the sugar packets for your collection- all the way from England! Don't drink too muchtea! Cheerio! Torl Y N F F E, (your new friend from England) X o X "There's a bunch of tea bags here, too. Real English tea, like at the Boston Tea Party," Judy said. "Tori's barmy if she thinks I'm even allowed to drink all this tea." "Only traitors drink tea from England," said Stink. "I'll be a traitor," said Mom. "I'd love to try some English tea." She selected one in shiny blue foil and headed for the kitchen.

Wait just a Yankee-Doodle minute! Judy had a not-so-barmy, off-your-trolley idea. She was gobsmacked that she hadn't thought of it before. Since Mom and Dad would not let her have more freedoms, she would rise up and protest. Brilliant! The next day at school, Judy passed notes to Rocky and Frank: Special T.P. CLUB Meeting SATVRDAY 12:00 NooN. MY HOUSE BE THERE OR BE PAVEMENT Pizza! On Saturday, Rocky and Frank rang the

Moodys' doorbell at exactly two minutes after twelve. Judy and Stink both ran for the door. Stink got there first. "It's not a Toad Pee Club meeting!" he blurted. "Judy lied. It's a Tea Party Club!" "No way," said Frank. "I'm not drinking any old tea with a bunch of dolls," said Rocky. "Not that kind of tea party," said Judy, dragging them up to the bathroom. "C'mon. It'll be fun. Ben Franklin's honor!" "I see tea bags," said Frank. "And a teapot." "This is boring," said Rocky. "Look! It's the talking teapot!" said Stink. "From when Judy was little." He pressed a button. "I'm a little teapot," the teapot sang, "short... like... Stink."