School Days According to Humphrey (19 page)
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Authors: Betty G. Birney
1.
Listen to your teacher. If it wasn't for your teacher, you wouldn't have a job and you might still be stuck in a boring old pet store!
Listen to your teacher. If it wasn't for your teacher, you wouldn't have a job and you might still be stuck in a boring old pet store!
2.
When a student needs help, always lend a paw. (If you have pincers instead of paws, be VERY-VERY-VERY careful.)
When a student needs help, always lend a paw. (If you have pincers instead of paws, be VERY-VERY-VERY careful.)
3.
If you have a lock-that-doesn't-lock, keep it a secret!
If you have a lock-that-doesn't-lock, keep it a secret!
4.
Remember: all doors are not the same height, and being stuck under one is unsqueakably scary.
Remember: all doors are not the same height, and being stuck under one is unsqueakably scary.
5.
In case of emergency (and classroom pets have many of those), try and stay CALM.
In case of emergency (and classroom pets have many of those), try and stay CALM.
6.
Learn to tell time. It's a skill that can come in very handy.
Learn to tell time. It's a skill that can come in very handy.
7.
Be a friend to other classroom pets, even if they're a different species.
Be a friend to other classroom pets, even if they're a different species.
8.
Even if they seem strange, new students can be every bit as nice as old, familiar students.
Even if they seem strange, new students can be every bit as nice as old, familiar students.
9.
You can learn a lot about yourself by taking care of another species. (That's what Ms. Mac said, and she's unsqueakably smart.)
You can learn a lot about yourself by taking care of another species. (That's what Ms. Mac said, and she's unsqueakably smart.)
10.
Humans need you.
Please be kind to them!
Humans need you.
Please be kind to them!
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