Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Wayside School 1)

“Well, what is it?” asked Terrence. He couldn’t wait.

“D.J., we got anything around here to kick?” asked Louis.

D.J. smiled. “Yes, we do,” he said.

“Give it to me. Give it to me,” Terrence demanded.

“I don’t know if I should,” said Louis. “What do you think, Calvin? Should I give it to him?”

“I think you should,” said Calvin.

“You heard Calvin,” said Terrence. “Give it to me.”

“Not so fast,” said Louis. “Leslie, should I give it to him?”

“Oh, yes, I think he deserves it,” said Leslie.

“Give it to me. Give it to me,” Terrence repeated.

“Do you also think he deserves it, Joe?” asked Louis.

“Yes, I think so,” said Joe.

“What about you, John?” asked Louis.

“Definitely give it to him,” John answered.

“Come on. Come on,” said Terrence. “Recess is almost over.”

“We’ll leave it up to Stephen,” said Louis. “Whatever he says goes.”

“Let him have it,” said Stephen.

“You heard him, Louis,” said Terrence. “Let me have it.”

“Okay,” said Louis.

He picked Terrence up and kicked him over the fence.

? Sideways Stories from Wayside School ?

27

Joy

Joy had forgotten her lunch at home. It was lunchtime. She was hungry.

She didn’t have a meal ticket. If she had had a meal ticket, she could have had a lunch from Miss Mush, the lunch teacher. She’d have to be terribly hungry to eat a lunch made by Miss Mush. Even an empty brown paper sack would taste better. But that’s how hungry Joy was.

Dameon hadn’t forgotten his lunch. He had brought a lovely turkey sandwich, a big piece of chocolate cake, and a crisp, red apple. All he needed was a glass of milk. He could get that from Miss Mush. Miss Mush didn’t know how to ruin milk.

Dameon left his lunch on his desk and went to the end of the milk line.

Joy didn’t waste any time. She reached into Dameon’s sack and took out the apple. But then she spotted the turkey sandwich. She put back the apple, took the sandwich, and noticed the chocolate cake. She put back the sandwich and took out the cake.

But then Joy had second thoughts. She put back the cake. Then she grabbed Dameon’s whole lunch.

First she ate the sandwich. It was in a Baggie. When she finished the sandwich, she placed the Baggie on Jason’s desk.