Suddenly, there was a commotion. A truck made a loud noise that frightened the chinchilla. Without warning, it leaped to the ground and ran
Fishel and Faivish Friedman were bored. The weather was hot and muggy. There was absolutely nothing to do. They were tired of their scooters. They were fed up with their bikes. They were uninterested in their roller blades.
So, when Great-Aunt Elka offered to take them to the zoo, they jumped at the chance.
They didn’t often see Great-Aunt Elka. She loved nature and animals. She’d even worked as a zoo volunteer. Fishel and Faivish’s interest in nature was limited to climbing trees. But still, anything beat sitting around doing nothing.
“Let’s go! We’ve gotta get out,” said Fishel.
Create a free account to keep reading.
