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“I don’t know, but I sure hope they eat that delicious snack!” hooted the owl. The door to the classroom suddenly swung open and in walked the teacher who was VERY tall and wore glasses.

“Good morning, my name is Mr. Umpire and we’re going to hit a home run in this class! This is Dancing 101, and I can’t wait to teach all of you how to become better performers!” “I like this teacher already,” whispered Parker towards the owl.

“Shh, it’s time to learn, Parker,” mumbled Eddie.

Mr. Umpire turned and started to write the lesson on the blackboard while all of the students started to copy his writing. After about 15 minutes, Parker noticed the kids in the front row whispering to one another. He then saw one of the students grab some popcorn that was on his desk. The kid threw the popcorn toward the back of Mr. Umpire’s head, hitting him. After the popcorn landed, another kid in the front row threw a second piece of popcorn. That piece also hit Mr. Umpire, but the teacher did not turn around. The multiple students started laughing. One of the kids turned to Parker and asked the bear, “Do you want to join in on the fun?”

“I didn’t bring any popcorn with me,” Parker said hesitantly.

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