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  "Larry! Time for school!" his mother called.

  Ugh, thought Larry, another day of being picked 

on by Lucas.

  At the table, Larry just stared at his plate 

of eggs and bacon, which seemed to be 

staring at him mockingly.

  "Are you alright?" Larry's mom asked.

  "Yes, mom," Larry lied

  "All right," she replied, but she still thought 

he wasn't telling the truth.

  “Larry the Loser, Larry the Loser!” the kids 

chanted as Larry got on the bus. 

  “I’ll just ignore them,” Larry thought as they 

started throwing paper balls at him.

  "Gather around, children, I have an 

announcement to make!" the teacher called 

after the bell rang.

  All the children gathered excitedly around Ms. 

Linda, their teacher.

  "As you know, children, today is our class 

field trip! Our trip will begin at the Lexington 

where you will see all kinds of airplanes and 

learn about ships.

  Next we will go to the Texas State Aquarium 

where you will see different kinds of marine 

life. 

  Then we will go to the park for lunch and 

finish with a surprise at the end of the day."

  All the kids cheered wildly at the adventures 

that lay ahead of them.

  Except for Larry who thought this day was 

going to last forever.

  “All right class, board the bus in an orderly 

manner and no shoving, please.”

  Larry was the last one to get on the bus, and 

the only spot left was by Lucas.

  “No! I don’t want HIM sitting by me!” Lucas 

exclaimed.

  “Now be nice to your classmates,” the 

teacher told Lucas.

  “Okay,” Lucas grumbled unhappily

  But all through the ride, Lucas and a few 

other kids kept whispering “Larry the loser, 

Larry the loser.”

  “This, class, is the USS Lexington. It served 

during the World War II.”

  The class stared in amazement at the 

gigantic ship in front of them.

  “These airplanes really are amazing, kids. For 

example this is the Blue Angel. It is a really 

fast airplane and can do many stunts in the 

sky.

  Many people lived here on the boat during 

the war because they had to be ready to 

protect themselves at any time.”

  Larry was staring in amazement when, again, 

he heard the taunts, “Larry the loser!”

Lucas sneered at him and stuck his tongue out.

  “All right kids now we’re going to the Texas 

State Aquarium,” the teacher interrupted their 

chants.

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