The US Capital Commotion by Jeff Brown

Author:Jeff Brown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780062099136
Publisher: HarperCollins US

“STANLEY!” the loudspeaker called. “STOP!”

In his head, Stanley heard the words of Billy Wallaby, the Australian billionaire who had brought him and Arthur to Australia. “If I were you, I’d worry about the wind, mate. That’s the greatest threat to your well-being.”

“Oh no,” Stanley whispered.

His fingers slipped from the stone, and Stanley Lambchop flew through the sky like a shot.

6

The Oval Office

A half mile away, Stanley’s back slammed into the dome of the Capitol with a slap. The wind was knocked out of him. For a moment, he could not even open his eyes.

When he did, there were two men in black crouched over him. Stanley sat up fast, and the side of his head smacked one of them in the nose.

“Ouch!” the man cried.

The other one held up a badge.

“Secret Service. The president wants to see you,” the man panted.

“You mean you’re not kidnappers?” said Stanley.

The men shook their heads.

“You’re the good guys?” Stanley said blankly.

The men nodded.

Stanley flopped back down on his back. “Oops,” he croaked.

Stanley waited nervously in the Oval Office. At the other end of the room was a big, empty wooden desk, surrounded by windows. A portrait of George Washington looked down at him disapprovingly.

Through a side door, a woman came in carrying a tray.

She turned to face Stanley, and he couldn’t believe his eyes.

It was the president herself!

“Hi there, Stanley,” she said, as if they were neighbors. “You like Mexican food, don’t you?”

She put the tray down on a little table in front of a white couch, sat down, scooped some salsa onto a tortilla chip, and popped it into her mouth. She patted the seat beside her.

Stanley didn’t move.

“Stanley, the president of the United States just invited you to have a nacho with her.”

Stanley quickly sat down. He carefully took a chip and placed it in his mouth.

“Nothing works up the appetite like evading the Secret Service, huh?” the president said.

Stanley swallowed. He looked at his feet awkwardly and shrugged.

“You know, it was I who decided to give you the National Medal of Achievement, Stanley,” said the president. “It’s quite an honor. I thought you really deserved it.”

“Why?”

“Because I think you’re someone we can all look up to,” she said matter-of-factly.

“You mean because I’m flat?” said Stanley glumly.

“No,” replied the president. “Because you use what’s different about you to make people all over the world realize what they have in common,” she said. “You’ve traveled the globe, showing people that when they have the freedom to be different, they can achieve amazing things.”

Stanley felt himself blushing. “I haven’t done anything amazing.”

The president raised her eyebrows. “Stanley, I’m the president of the United States of America. I’ve met a lot of people who have done a lot of important things. But I don’t know anyone who has saved Mount Rushmore, foiled an Egyptian antiquities thief, practiced martial arts in Japan, gone over the Canadian side of Niagara Falls without a barrel, walked across Mexico, unearthed an archaeological fraud in Africa, performed with the Flying

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