Marco Comes Late

Marco Comes Late Dr. Seuss “Young man!” said Miss Block, “It’s eleven o’clock!  is scool scool "egins #rom#tl$ #rom#tl$ at %&'(. )$, *IS is a terri"le time to arrive! )$ didn’t $ou come +ust as ast as $ou could)at IS $our ecuse- It ad "etter "e good!” Marco looked at te clock.  en e looked looked at Miss Block. Block. “/cuse-” Marco stuttered. “/r ... )ell, it’s like tis 0 Someting a##ened to me. “is morning, Miss Block, 1en I let ome or scool, I urried o2 earl$ according to rule. I said 1en I started a 3uarter #ast eigt I M4S not, I )ILL not, I S*5LL not "e late! I’ll "e te 6rst #u#il to "e in m$ seat.  en B578! Someting a##ened on Mul"err$ Street! “I eard a strange 9#ee#’ and I took a 3uick look 5nd $ou kno1 1at I sa1 1it te look tat I took5 "ird laid an egg on m$ 9ritmetic "ook! I couldn’t "elieve it, Miss Block, "ut it’s true!

I sto##ed and I didn’t 3uite kno1 1at to do. I didn’t dare run and I didn’t dare 1alk. I didn’t dare $ell and I didn’t dare talk. I didn’t dare snee:e and I didn’t dare coug. Because, i I did, I 1ould knock te egg o2. So I stood tere stock;still and it 1orried me #ink  en m$ eet got 3uite tired and I sat do1n to tink. “5nd 1ile I 1as tinking do1n tere on te ground, I sa1 someting move and I eard a loud sound < a 1orm 1o 1as aving a 6gt 1it is 1ie.  e most terri"le 6gt tat I’ve eard in m$ lie!  e 1orm e 1as $elling, 9at "o$ sould not 1ait! *e M4S not, e D5=/ not, e S*5LL not "e late!  at "o$ ougt to smas tat egg o2 o is ead.’  en te 1ie o te 1orm souted "ack>and S*/ said, 9o "reak tat dear egg 1ould "e terri"l$ cruel. 5n egg’s more im#ortant tan going to scool.  at egg is tat moter "ird’s #ride and er +o$. I e smases tat egg, e’s te 1orld’s meanest "o$!’ Sout eas Cristian Scools S#eec Meet “5nd 1ile te 1orms argued

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9"out 1at I sould do 5 cou#le "ig cats started arguing too! 9You listen to me!’ I eard one o tem sa$, 9I tis "o$ doesn’t go on to scool rigt a1a$ Miss Block 1ill "e rigtull$ orri"l$ mad I te "o$ gets tere late se 1ill #unis te lad!’  en te oter cat sna##ed. 9I don’t care i se does,  is "o$ must not move!’ So I sta$ed 1ere I 1as )it te egg on m$ ead, 5nd m$ eart ull o2 ears 5nd te souting o cats and 1orms in m$ ears. “en, 1ile I la$ 1ondering )en all tis 1ould sto#,  e egg on m$ "ook "urst a#art 1it a <! 5nd out o te #ieces o red and 1ite sell  um#ed a strange "rand;ne1 "ird and e said 1it a $ell, 9I tank $ou, $oung ello1, $ou’ve "een sim#l$ great. But, no1 tat I’m atced, $ou no longer need 1ait. I’m sorr$, I ke#t $ou till 9Ieven o’clock. It’s reall$ m$ ault. You tell *5 to Miss Block. I 1is $ou good luck and I "id $ou good da$.’  at’s 1at te "ird said. en e uttered a1a$.

5nd */7 I got ere +ust as ast as I could 5nd tat’s m$ ecuse and I tink it’s 3uite good.” Miss Block didn’t s#eak or a moment or t1o, *er e$es looked at Marco and looked im clean troug.  en se smiled. “at’s a ver$ good tale, i it’s true. Did 5LL o tose tings =/5LLY a##en to $ou-” “/r ... 1ell,” ans1ered Marco 1it sort o a s3uirm. “7ot E4I/ all, I guess. But I DID see a 1orm.” +