Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha! by Barbara Park

Author:Barbara Park [Park, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-375-89448-0
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2006-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

The sun shined in my eyes.

I stretched very sleepy. And I looked all around the beautiful room.

Then bingo!

I remembered!

“I AM IN HAWAII!” I said.

I jumped out of bed. And I jiggled Mother and Daddy awake.

“ALOHA-HA-HA, PEOPLE! ALOHA-HA-HA!” I hollered. “WE'RE IN HAWAII! WE'RE IN HAWAII!”

After that, I ran to the window. And I looked at all the water.

“Let's go to the pool! Let's go to the pool!” I hollered again.

Mother and Daddy sat up and yawned. Then they looked at each other. And they flopped back on their pillows again.

Old people on vacation are not that fun.

I did a big breath at those two.

Then I went to their bed. And I jiggled them some more till they got up. Then finally, they got dressed. And we went to a restaurant for breakfast.

And YIPPEE! YIPPEE! HOORAY!

RIGHT AFTER WE ATE, IT WAS TIME FOR THE POOL!

Only here is the happiest part of all!

On our way to the pool, we passed a gift-shop window. And I saw the cutest swim ring in the whole entire world!

“Mother! Daddy! Look at that swim ring! It looks exactly like a parrot! See it? See it? Isn't it cute? Huh? Isn't it?”

The gift-shop lady heard me being gushy.

She took the swim ring out of the window. And she handed it to me.

“It's the last one we have,” she said.

I jumped up and down very urgent.

“The last one! The last one! Can I have it, Mother? Can I have it, Daddy? Please? Please? Please?” I said. “If you buy me this swim ring, I won't ask for one other thing! Not for this whole entire trip!”

Mother and Daddy looked suspicious at me.

’Cause that was a fib, of course.

“But you don't even need a swim ring, Junie B.,” said Daddy. “You learned how to swim two years ago.”

“Exactly,” said Mother. “Plus this swim ring is way too small for you, honey. It's meant for children much younger than you are.”

I jumped up and down some more.

“But I know I can fit in this thing, Mother. I just know I can! I am thin as a noodle!”

I folded my hands real begging.

“Please, can I have it? Please, please, please?”

Daddy ran his fingers through his hair.

That is a good sign, usually.

Then finally, he took my parrot swim ring. And he gave the gift lady some money.

I hugged and hugged him very happy.

“Thank you, Daddy! Thank you! Thank you! You are the nicest daddy in the whole entire world!”

After that, I skipped to the pool with my parrot swim ring. And I tried to put it on. But it was way too tight to fit.

Daddy watched what I was doing.

“It looks like your mother was right, Junie B.,” he said. “That swim ring is much too small.”

“No, it isn't, Daddy. I know I can fit into this parrot,” I said. “I am positive I can.”

I thought for a second.

Then I walked to the edge of the pool. And I dropped my swim ring in the water.

And KERSPLASH!

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