Eunice and Florence
e into the world。 Every single one of them。 “I can't
miss the hatch！” I told him。 “Not even a second of it！”
“So take it to school with you；” my mother said。 “Mrs。 Brubeck shouldn't mind。 After all； this
was her idea。”
Sometimes it pays to have a sensible mother。 I'd just set up for the science fair early； that's
what I'd do！ I packed up my entire operation； posters；
charts； and all； and got a ride to school from my mom。
Mrs。 Brubeck didn't mind a bit。 She was so busy helping kids with their projects that I got to
spend nearly the entire day watching the hatch。
Clyde and Bonnie were the first ones out。 It was disappointing at first because they just lay
there all wet and matted； looking exhausted and ugly。
But by the time Abby and Dexter broke out； Bonnie and Clyde were fluffing up； looking for
action。
The last two took forever； but Mrs。 Brubeck insisted that I leave them alone； and that worked
out pretty great because they hatched out during the