First grade babies, second grade cats,
third grade angels, fourth grade rats!
That’s
how things happen in George( a.k.a Suds )’s school. Last year, in third grade,
Suds was an angel. He loved being one too. But this year, he’s a rat. Suds
wants to be an angel forever.
Being a rat means being a troublemaker, according to Suds’
friend, Joey. Now, even as an angel, Joey was rotten. So it’s no kidding that
Joey would be the first and worst rat. Suds doesn’t want to be bad. Suds sees
Joey, changing himself drastically. Joey is dumping his neat room, eating a
diet of meat, causing himself pain, and is giving himself tattoos.
We’re all thinking, What?
A nine year-old is giving himself tattoos? Well… it’s not permanent, but he’s
committing himself into NOT bathing. Gross. Suds on the other hand always stays
in the suds.
One day, Joey lets a bee crawl on his arm. A school bully
shakes his arm, and the bee stings Joey. So, during the entire day, Judy
Billings, Suds’ crush, follows Joey around, touching him, and getting all mushy.
Joey knows Suds likes her, so he tries to convince Judy to hang out with him.
Judy thinks Joey means himself, not Suds, and gets more mushy.
Joey then tells Suds to be dangerous, so girls will
follow him around. So, the next few days, Suds becomes a horrible person. Then,
he realizes that Judy is a jerk. And Joey changes. He lost his tattoos. Suds
learns then, that it’s better to be yourself, and not to be the person everyone
says you’re supposed to be.
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