The Judy Moody Star-Studded Collection by Megan McDonald

Author:Megan McDonald [McDonald, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-7636-5199-2
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2000-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

“Ta da!” called Judy.

“Hooray!” Everybody clapped and cheered.

“Mouse, I’ll be famous at last!” Judy squeezed her.

“And now, last but not least,” said the pet store lady, “a chicken that plays the piano.”

Up stepped David, a boy with a chicken on a leash.

“This is Mozart,” said the boy. Mozart pecked out three notes on the toy piano with his beak. “‘Three Blind Mice’!” someone yelled. The crowd went wild.

Judy felt a familiar twinge, the tug of a bad mood. She, Judy Moody, would never be as famous as a piano-playing chicken.

For the grand finale, everyone paraded their pets, marching in a circle.

“What a great contest this year,” said the pet store lady. “I’d like to thank all of you for coming. Now, for the prizes,” said the pet store lady. “If I call your pet’s name, please step into the center of the circle.”

A man stepped up to the circle with a big camera.

“The newspaper! They’re here,” Judy announced.

“In third place, Suzy Chang, the tooth-brushing ferret.”

Please-please-please, Judy wished silently.

“Second place is Mouse Moody, the cat who makes toast!”

“That’s you!” said Frank and Rocky, pushing Judy into the circle.

“Mouse, we won!” cried Judy. “Second place!” At last her time had come. At last her chance to be famous.

“And first prize goes to Mozart Puckett, the piano-playing chicken! Let’s hear it for all the famous pets!”

The crowd went wild. Each pet got a blue ribbon to wear and a gift certificate to Fur & Fangs. The winners lined up to have a picture taken! Judy was on the end, holding Mouse, but Mouse squirmed and leaped out of Judy’s arms. Flash! Judy blinked. The newspaper man snapped a picture faster than lightning.

“Thank you, everybody! That’s it!” yelled the pet store lady.

“That’s it?” asked Judy.

Judy’s fifteen minutes of fame lasted only fifteen seconds. Fifteen seconds of fame, and she, Judy Moody, had blinked.

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