Dumb Bunny (6 page)
I quit writing and thought about the party.
May didn't win the most eggs.
’Cause guess who did!
My friend José, that's who!
And guess who got to present the flowers to him?
Me!
The bunny!
José was the happiest boy I ever saw.
He jumped way high in the air.
“Las flores para mi madre! Las flores para mi madre!” he said. “Muchas gracias, conejito!”
I giggled very happy.
Conejito
means “bunny” in Spanish, I think.
I smiled at that memory.
Then I started to write in my journal some more.
I put down my pencil and reached into my pocket.
Then I pulled out the candy bag I brought to school. And I held it out to her.
“Would you like a jelly bean, Bird Girl?” I said real pleasant.
May sputtered and stuttered very shocked.
Then she quick raised her hand to tattle.
“MR. SCARY! MR. SCARY! MR. SCARY!” she hollered.
Mr. Scary looked back at us.
His face did not look delightful.
I ducked down my head.
May did a gulp.
Then she lowered her hand and started counting to twenty.
No action was taken.
I smiled very relieved.
Then finally, I picked up my pencil one more time. And I finished my journal page.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2007 by Barbara Park
Illustrations copyright © 2007 by Denise Brunkus
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Park, Barbara.
Junie B., first grader: dumb bunny /
by Barbara Park; illustrated by Denise Brunkus.
p. cm.
SUMMARY:
First grader Junie B. Jones is determined to win the grand prize at wealthy classmate Lucille's Easter egg hunt—a playdate in Lucille's heated swimming pool.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89449-7
[1. Easter egg hunts—Fiction. 2. Winning and losing—Fiction.
3. Parties—Fiction. 4. Humorous stories—Fiction.]
I. Brunkus, Denise, ill. II. Title. III. Title: Dumb bunny.
PZ7.P2197Jsh 2007 [Fic]—dc22 2006023819
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