Horrible Harry at Halloween by Suzy Kline Page B

the bucket! Not one drop fell out.

    When Song Lee stopped, everyone shouted, “Do it again!”
    â€œPlease do! I’ll get my camera this time,” Miss Mackle said running to her desk.
    Song Lee began her experiment again. But this time, just as she brought the bucket up, she accidentally hit the corner of Mary’s desk, and waves of water splashed everywhere!
    Everyone laughed but Mary.
    She got drenched.
    â€œHey Mare,” Harry snickered. “You should be a sprite for Halloween. That’s a water fairy.”
    Mary blew her wet bangs in the air. “Harry Spooger, one of these days I’m going to get you back!”

Halloween Day

    T he next morning, I galloped into the classroom. I was the first one there on Halloween! Dad had to drop me off ten minutes early. He had some kind of meeting.
    Miss Mackle was dressed as a witch. She was at the science table cutting the tops off two pumpkins. A very big pumpkin sat on one cookie tray, and a small one sat on another.
    I whinnied like a horse. “Nnneeyehaa!”
    Miss Mackle jumped. “ Oh! You scared me, Doug!” she said. “I love your centaur costume! Half man and half horse!”
    â€œThanks,” I said. “I’ve been reading a book about myths from the library.”
    The teacher beamed. “Wonderful! I think you’ll like the story I’m reading this morning. There’s a horse in it and it’s spooky.”
    â€œCool,” I said. Then I galloped over to the pumpkin table.
    â€œCan I help scoop out the seeds?”
    â€œYou sure can, Doug. I’d appreciate your help. It’s slimy stuff! I listed the seed estimates we made yesterday on this chart. We’ll see how it turns out today when the class actually counts the seeds.”

    â€œYeah,” I said. “Everyone thinks there’s lots more seeds in the big pumpkin than in the little pumpkin.”
    Ten minutes later, I had all the seeds out on the trays ready for counting. Just as I was washing the orange slime from my hands, the first bell rang. I quickly dried my hands and raced over to the doorway and waited for the kids.
    Mary danced into the room waving a silver wand. Tiny bells were sewed on her hem so she tinkled as she moved. “Make a wish!” she exclaimed.
    Miss Mackle closed her eyes. “I wish ... that everyone would get 100 percent on their spelling test.”
    Mary opened her gold satin box and sprinkled some pixie dust on her wand. Then she touched Miss Mackle’s head three times with the wand. “Your wish is granted!”
    Just as the teacher clapped her green hands, Ida leaped into the room. “Meow!” she said as she clawed the air. She was wearing a black cat costume.

    Song Lee came in wearing blue pants and a blue shirt. Her hair was completely tucked inside a white cap. She wore latex gloves and a stethoscope around her neck. She went over to Mary and listened to her chest. “Good heartbeat,” she said.
    â€œThank you Dr. Park,” Mary replied. “Did you scrub your hands for surgery?”
    â€œOf course,” Song Lee answered.
    When we heard someone singing, “You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog,” in the hallway, we knew who was coming next.
    Dexter dressed like Elvis.
    â€œSo where’s Harry?” Mary asked. I could tell she was curious about his costume.
    We all looked around.
    â€œHe hasn’t showed up yet,” I said.
    â€œSomeone’s coming now,” Mary said pointing to the door with her wand.
    It was a big brown Kodiak bear.
    â€œHarry?” we all called.
    The mystery person took off his bear head.
    â€œIt’s me ... Sidney!”
    â€œYou’re one hairy dude,” Dexter said.
    â€œCool, huh? Mom made it from a fake fur coat.” Then he growled in Mary’s face. “Grrrrr!”
    â€œDon’t growl at me!” Mary snapped. “I might change you into a frog with my magic wand!