Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (Wayside School 3)
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For fear of St. Nick?”
“Tell us the truth;
Don’t try to fake it.
Is there a Santa?
Let us know; we can take it.”
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Mrs. Jewls cleared her throat,
Then she cleared it again.
She put down her pencil.
She picked up her pen.
“Hey, look!” shouted Leslie.
“Look there! Who’s that?
Someone is coming in
Through the goozack!”
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Sure enough, the door opened.
It had to open quite wide!
As a strange-looking stranger
Stepped sideways inside.
He wore a red suit
And had a white, fluffy beard.
And even for Wayside
He looked pretty weird!
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His fat belly shook
Like a bowl full of Jell-O.
There was no doubt about it.
They knew that fellow!
It was Louis, the yard teacher.
“What are you doing in that stupid suit, Louis?” asked Sharie. “Aren’t you hot?”