Super Schnoz and the Booger Blaster Breakdown by Gary Urey

Author:Gary Urey
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781504017411
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

CHAPTER 15

THE SECRET OF STRANGE

The Central Park Zoo.

Mumps had mentioned at breakfast that the gang would head to the zoo after visiting the Museum of Natural History. I stopped and asked directions from an old guy who was feeding stale bread to pigeons.

“Zoo’s that way,” he grumbled, pointing in a southeast direction. “Sixty-Fourth and Fifth.”

“Thanks,” I said, and then tore off down a path.

While I ran, I looked over my shoulder every few yards to see if Pierre and Arnaud were following me. They were nowhere in sight. When I arrived at the zoo, I checked the time on a clock mounted to a brick wall—ten thirty-five.

It was way too early for Vivian, the Not-Right Brothers, and Dr. Wackjöb to be at the zoo. They were still touring the Museum of Natural History and probably wouldn’t even show up until after lunch. My only choice was to wait for them, so I purchased a ticket and pushed through the turnstile.

Like throughout the rest of New York, the smell of Strange completely permeated the zoo. I even saw the gift shop manager spraying himself with the stuff when I was browsing through a book of endangered animals. Using the zoo map, I scooted down a walkway and entered the Tropic Zone.

The exhibit featured creatures found in the Earth’s rain forests. Black and white lemurs leaped through a canopy above my head. Colorful birds with names like golden weaver, Victoria crowned pigeon, and white-rumped shama flitted from branch to branch. A creepy-looking orange-and-yellow snake called a macabrel sat curled in a corner.

The next animal I saw stopped me in my tracks. A creature called a big-nosed tamandua—otherwise known as an anteater. My animal spirit had sandy fur with striking black markings. The shape of our noses was surprisingly similar. Long, pointy, and fat with a set of huge, flaring nostrils. The anteater flicked its lengthy pink tongue and then stared at me. Its black eyes were intense and glistening, like it was trying to communicate with me.

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