Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake (The Questioneers Book #6) by Andrea Beaty

Author:Andrea Beaty [Beaty, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2023-05-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

13

After a few minutes, the doors opened and the mayor rolled out and waved to the chanting crowd. The city council gathered behind him. They were close enough to read the Questioneers’ signs. Aaron and his friends yelled even louder.

Save the snakes!

Save the snakes!

Their chants were swallowed by the roar of the crowd.

Hiss! Boo! No snakes at the zoo!

Hiss! Boo! No snakes at—

SQUEEEEEEEK!

An ear-piercing squeal blasted from the speakers as the mayor turned on the microphone. The crowd went silent.

“Oops, sorry!” said the mayor. He tapped the microphone. An ASL interpreter stood to the left of the mayor, signing the mayor’s comments as he spoke.

“. . . Hello. Hello. Good morning!” said the mayor. “Thank you for sharing your views on the Blue River Creek Zoo.”

The crowd chanted again. The mayor raised his hand and they quieted down.

“The city council and I are glad to see so many citizens involved! We will decide using science and what’s best for the community.” He seemed to look directly at the Questioneers when he said it. Maybe the message had gotten through!

Aaron looked at Ada.

“Science!” she whispered.

Aaron smiled. The mayor continued.

“We want to hear from citizens,” he said. “We are holding an emergency meeting in a few minutes. Clerk Clara Clark has a sign-up list. Speakers on the list will get a numbered ticket and will have three minutes to explain their position.

“We will announce our decision tomorrow afternoon at the Dahlia Festival,” he said, “since most of the town will be there anyway!”

The Dahlia Festival was a big deal in Blue River Creek. The gardening club made sure the dahlia beds in Citizens’ Park were perfect. The mayor and half of the city council members were in the club. They were keen gardeners and spent their lunch breaks tending the gardens. The Dahlia Festival was a chance for them to show off the flowers and for everyone to celebrate Citizens’ Park. Also, there was free ice cream, so everyone in town showed up.

“Thank you!” the mayor said, waving to the crowd.

And with that, he led the city council back through the big glass doors and was gone.

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