Mrs. Meyer Is on Fire! by Dan Gutman

Author:Dan Gutman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

“How about Neil?” I asked. “Can Neil prevent forest fires?”

“Uh, yeah,” said Woodsy the Bear. “I suppose Neil can also prevent forest fires. Look, I’m sorry, but I must go.”

“And Michael?” I asked. “Can he prevent forest fires?”

“Yeah. Sure. Anybody can,” said Woodsy impatiently.

“Then why didn’t you say so?” I asked.

“It’s just an expression,” said Woodsy the Bear. “When I said only you can prevent forest fires, I meant everybody can prevent forest fires.”

That made no sense at all. If he meant everybody can prevent forest fires, he should have said that in the first place. It was like when Mrs. Meyer told us we should put smoke detectors on the floor when she really meant we should put them on the ceiling. People should say what they mean.

“What about aliens from other planets?” I asked. “Can they prevent forest fires?”

“I’m outta here,” Woodsy the Bear said.

Then he turned and left.

Woodsy the Bear is weird.

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