Monkey Me-Again!

Chapter 14 Monkey Me-Again! " Slow down, Clyde! " Claudia yelled the next morning. I grabbed a banana off the breakfast table. " I can't wait for show-and-tell, " I said. " What are you bringing?" Claudia asked. " Principal Murphy. " I ate the banana as I ran out the front doorway. Claudia raced after me and grabbed my arm. " You're bringing our principal?" I nodded.

" I went to her house yesterday after she helped catch the burglars, " I said. " Why, Clyde?" Claudia asked. " Principal Murphy has baseball cards that are super special! " I said. " And worth lots of money, " Claudia said. " So I asked if I could bring some of her cards to school for show-and-tell, " I said. " And she let you?" Claudia asked. “ Sort of, " I said. “ Principal Murphy told me she'd feel safer if she showed the cards to the class herself. " I ran onto the playground. “ So I'm bringing Principal Murphy to show-and-tell. And she's bringing her baseball cards. "

" Super! " Claudia said. " Super special! " I said. " And look at this! " I pulled a baseball card from my pocket. I showed it to Claudia. " A Clyde Spinner card?" Claudia said. I grinned. “ Principal Murphy had two. So she gave it to me to replace the one I lost in the playground bushes. " Claudia smiled at me. “ I told you Principal Murphy would be a nice neighbor. " " I think she even likes me, " I said. " But not the monkey you, " Claudia said. " At least, not in school. " I thought about Principal Murphy and her large net.

" So you better be careful! " Claudia said. When the bell rang, I raced into school. I ran down the hallway. I dashed into my classroom. It was hard to wait. But finally in the afternoon, Miss Plum told the class, “ It's time for show-and-tell. " She looked at me. “ So, what did you bring to show us, Clyde?" I heard Roz chuckle. " I'll be right back, Miss Plum, " I said. " I better go with you, " Claudia said. She followed me into the hallway.

I hurried toward the office. " Be careful, Clyde! " Claudia said. " Why?" I bounced as I got closer. " You're getting too excited! " Claudia said. She tried to grab my arm, but missed. A wave of energy splashed through me. My head started spinning. My heart raced. Faster. And faster. I sneezed. " A-CHOO! "

CLYDE! STOP! ! GRR! UH-OH! HERE WE GO AGAIN.