Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Quote
There was a fire drill at school the next day. I think I’m more afraid of the fire alarm than I am of a fire. When the fire alarm goes off, you jump out of your skin. Your heart pounds and your ears buzz and your brain melts and all you want to do is get away from that horrible noise. Get up and walk quickly out the door and to your right, said Mr. Dooley. Do not pass go and do not collect two hundred dollars, said Donald. I held my hands over my ears to drown out the fire alarm. Outside we stood around waiting for the bell that means we could come back in again. Yay! The roof is on fire! No more school! someone joked. Anybody got a match? said someone else. Mr. Dooley said that wasn’t funny. He said if there really was a fire, we’d be smart to know what to do.
There was a fire drill at school the next day. I think I’m more afraid of the fire alarm than I am of a fire. When the fire alarm goes off, you jump out of your skin. Your heart pounds and your ears buzz and your brain melts and all you want to do is get away from that horrible noise. Get up and walk quickly out the door and to your right, said Mr. Dooley. Do not pass go and do not collect two hundred dollars, said Donald. I held my hands over my ears to drown out the fire alarm. Outside we stood around waiting for the bell that means we could come back in again. Yay! The roof is on fire! No more school! someone joked. Anybody got a match? said someone else. Mr. Dooley said that wasn’t funny. He said if there really was a fire, we’d be smart to know what to do.
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