Winter According to Humphrey (9781101591222) by Birney Betty G

Author:Birney, Betty G.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin USA
Published: 2012-09-28T04:00:00+00:00

On Friday, the girls were a lot happier as they glued shiny shapes made of tinfoil on their snowflakes. And they were as sparkly as could be.

That afternoon, Do-It-Now-Daniel said, “Humphrey, it’s my turn to take you home for the weekend!”

People like Fridays. I guess it’s because they have a whole weekend ahead of them. I love Fridays, too, because I get to go home with a classmate and learn something new about humans.

What I don’t like about Fridays is having to leave Og behind. He stays alone in Room 26 because he doesn’t have to be fed. And transporting his tank is more difficult than carrying my cage.

While Daniel waited for his grandfather to pick him up, I told Og I’d see him soon. “Have a good weekend!” I said.

“BOING-BOING,” he answered. It sounded as if he was going to miss me.

Mrs. Brisbane stood looking out the window at the gray sky.

“You know what?” she said.

I wasn’t sure who she was talking to, but I squeaked anyway. “What?”

“I’m taking you home for the weekend, Og,” she continued. “It feels like snow and I don’t want you to get stuck here in case school is closed on Monday.”

I guess she remembered the time Og and I got snowed in. It was SCARY-SCARY-SCARY to be alone at school with no one to feed us or give us water.

I was HAPPY-HAPPY-HAPPY for Og. Now I could enjoy the weekend knowing he’d have fun, too.

After the rest of the class had gone home, Daniel’s grandfather arrived.

“Grandpa, meet Humphrey,” Daniel said as the old man came in.

Mrs. Brisbane introduced herself to Mr. Popwell, which was Grandpa’s real name.

Grandpa Popwell wore a heavy plaid jacket and a funny hat with flaps that came down over his ears.

Maybe those flaps kept him from hearing too well, because he said, “Nice to meet you, Mrs. Bizzbane.”

Mrs. Bizzbane—I mean Mrs. Brisbane—helped Grandpa Popwell cover my cage with a blanket and carry it out.

“Bye, Og! Have a great weekend,” I squeaked to my friend. I already knew he would, since he was going home with Mrs. Brisbane.

“BOING-BOING!” he answered happily.

“It looks as if we’ll have the house to ourselves for a few days,” the old man said as we drove away from school. “Your mom has a conference.”

“I know,” Daniel said. “And Dad’s out of town.”

“Just you and me,” Grandpa said. “The boys.”

“Just you and me and Humphrey,” Daniel reminded him. “He’s a boy, too. But not Lulu. She’s a girl.”

I heard Grandpa chuckle.

I wasn’t sure who Lulu was. Maybe Daniel had a sister.

Once we were at Daniel’s house, the blanket came off my cage. Right away, I knew who Lulu was, because she started barking.

That’s right—Lulu was a dog and she was barking at me!

She was a small dog with curly black fur. But even if she was small for a dog, she was still a lot bigger than I am, and when she barked, I could see some very white, very sharp teeth.

“Settle down, Lulu,” Grandpa Popwell told her.

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