seem to bother Miss Daisy that shewas marrying a guy with webbed feet. I would have to try something else.
âYou know, I was in the post office yesterday with my mom,â I told her, âand guess whose picture was on the wall? Mr. Mackyâs!â
âIs that so?â said Miss Daisy.
âYeah,â I told her. âDid you know he robbed a bank in Texas?â
âI didnât know that,â Miss Daisy said.
âI hear heâs wanted for a string of armed robberies in Oklahoma, too,â said Neil the nude kid.
âOh, dear!â exclaimed Miss Daisy.
âHeâs not even a real reading teacher,â Michael said. âHe kidnapped our readingteacher and is holding him for ransom. That happens all the time, yâknow.â
âMy word!â said Miss Daisy.
âI heard that he snores, too,â I mentioned. âItâs like sleeping in the same room with a moose.â
âHmmmmm,â said Miss Daisy.
It was working like a charm! You could tell Miss Daisy was thinking things over. Maybe she would change her mind aboutmarrying Mr. Macky.
Speaking of which, guess who came in at that very moment? Mr. Macky! He kissed Miss Daisy and told her she could hang out in the Reading Recovery Room while he did a lesson with us.
Perfect! Now we could work on him.
âWe wanted to tell you how happy we are for you and Miss Daisy,â I told Mr. Macky.
âYeah, we think itâs great that youâre getting married,â said Ryan.
âIâm glad I have your support, boys,â Mr. Macky said. âLetâs open our reading books to page twenty-three.â
âYeah, itâs nice that you fell in love withMiss Daisy,â I told him, âeven though sheâsâ¦uhâ¦different.â
âWhatâs different about her?â he asked.
âWell, for one thing, sheâs addicted to bonbons,â I told him.
âSo am I!â said Mr. Macky. âMiss Daisy and I have a lot in common. Letâs turn to page twenty-three.â
âDo you eat your own boogers, too?â asked Ryan. âThatâs what Miss Daisy does.â
âReally?â said Mr. Macky. âThatâs great! If she eats her own boogers, we wonât have to do much grocery shopping! Page twenty-three, please.â
âShe doesnât eat her own boogers,âMichael said. âShe blows her nose into the garbage can!â
âTerrific!â said Mr. Macky. âWeâll save money on tissues. Letâs turn to page twenty-three.â
Mr. Macky is wacky!
âDid you know that Miss Daisy likes burning ants with a magnifying glass for the fun of it?â asked Neil the nude kid.
âYes!â Mr. Macky replied. âThatâs what we did on our first date. Page twenty-three.â
Our sabotage plan was totally not working with Mr. Macky. It was time to use the one weapon that I knew would work for sure. Mr. Macky is a reading teacher. He loves reading more than anything else.
âDid you know that Miss Daisy doesnât know how to read?â I asked. âDo you really want to marry a dumbhead?â
âYes!â Mr. Macky said. âThatâs why I asked her to marry me. Iâve been searching for years to find a woman who would let me read to her.â
I slapped my forehead. It was useless! There was no way to convince Mr. Macky not to marry Miss Daisy.
Miss Daisy came back to class and Mr. Macky whispered something in her ear.
âWeâre glad you boys are concerned about us,â Mr. Macky said, âbut Miss Daisy and I are in love. We hope weâll see you at the church on Sunday.â
Then they started smooching again. Ugh! Disgusting!
We were all depressed. On the way home, we told Mr. Louie that our plan to sabotage the wedding failed.
âYou canât stop love,â Mr. Louie said. âItâs like I told you, dudes. Love is stronger than hate. Love is the most