Harry's eyes sprang open when he realized that he had slept through the alarm. "Wow, I've done it again!" thought Harry. Without realizing it, he had turned off the noisy alarm and returned to dreaming.

Suddenly he threw the covers back, swung his feet out of bed, and raced for his clothes. He didn't even notice the cold floor on his bare feet. He was going to be late for school!

"Tommy! Tommy! Get up!" shouted Harry to his cousin. "We're going to be late for school!"

Tommy wasn't thrilled.

"Stupid alarm clock," mumbled Tommy to himself. He'd much rather stay in bed until noon. Especially when he discovered that it was raining.

Life is so cruel, thought Tommy. Why didn't my private teacher stay with me when we came to Harry's?

"I better wear my old shoes," thought Harry as he fumbled at the buttons on his shirt.

"We won't have time for breakfast," Harry yelled to Tommy as he ran down the hall to comb his hair. Soon Harry was running down the road toward the bus stop with Tommy trailing behind.

"We forgot our lunches," called Tommy to Harry. "I'm going back."

"We don't have time for that," Harry called back. "We have probably already missed the bus."

So Tommy reluctantly hurried on to the bus stop.

"Shoot, I guess I need to be more disciplined," thought Harry.

"Why is life so stupid?" thought Tommy.

Rounding the corner, they saw the school bus drive away.

"One thing sure leads to another," thought Harry.

"Stupid bus driver," thought Tommy.

When Harry and Tommy finally arrived at school the class was just beginning to read the following story:

The Badger Sunrise

"Pretty goofy story," thought Tommy.

"I'd like to see the sun come up," thought Harry.

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