Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins by Suzy Kline

Author:Suzy Kline
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US

To Go or Not to Go?

As soon as we got outside on the playground, the six of us gathered around Harry.

“Take us to the kingdom of mushrooms!” Mary demanded.

Harry took his necklace out of his sweater and grinned. “Follow me.”

We did. Harry took us to the far end of the playground, the side that faced an empty lot, not the street. “This is it.”

Song Lee shrugged. “Where?”

Harry pointed to the other side of the fence.

We all looked at the vacant lot. There was scattered grass, a few bushes, and one white oak tree. The ground was covered with lots of dirt, leaves, and pebbles. A couple of candy wrappers and one crumpled potato chip bag floated in a puddle of water next to a chewed-up tennis ball.

“We can’t go over there,” Mary snapped. “It’s a school rule. You never leave the playground. Can’t we see the mushroom kingdom from the fence?”

“Nope,” Harry replied. “The kingdom of mushrooms is five yards away. Just beyond that oak tree.”

“Ooooh,” Dexter hummed. Then he started clicking his fingers. “The kingdom of mushrooms. That’s got a beat to it!”

Harry lowered his eyebrows. “Haven’t any of you ever gotten a ball from the other side of the fence?”

“I did once,” I admitted. “In first grade, I crawled under this very fence and got our kickball. The teacher didn’t seem mad at all. She just said, ‘Don’t do it again.’ I think she was glad I got our red ball back.”

When I pointed to the fence where the wire was pushed back, everyone noticed there was an opening big enough for someone to crawl under.

“I’m not going under there!” Mary said crossing her arms.

“Chicken?” Harry replied.

“I’m not a chicken!” Sidney said, yanking his yarn necklace out from under his jacket. I think he was trying to copy Harry. “I’m tough!”

“Me too,” Dexter replied. “When Elvis was in the army, he had to go into dangerous territory. I’m ready.”

Harry looked at the girls.

Ida had the same question I did. “What if someone sees us?” she asked. “I don’t want to get in trouble.”

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