ORNELLA LOMBARDO, PILAR MALDONADO, GABRIEL OJMAN, ANDRES LLESET AND FELIPE ABUELAFIA.

Officer Buckle knew more safety tips than anyone else in Napville.

Every time he thought of a new one he thumbtacked it.

Officer Buckle shared his safety tips with the students at Napville School but nobody ever listened.

Sometimes, there was snoring.

Afterward, it was as usual.

Mrs. Toppel, the principal, took down the welcome banner.

Officer Buckle said “NEVER stand on a CHAIR,”, but she didn’t hear him.

Then one day, Napville’s police department bought a police dog named Gloria.

When it was time for Officer Buckle to give the safety speech at the school, Gloria went with him.

Officer Buckle checked on Gloria again.

“Good Dog,”

Officer Buckle thought of a safety tip he had discovered that morning.

“Children, this is Gloria”, Said Office Blucke “Gloria obeys my commands. Gloria, SIT!” and Gloria sat.

Officer Buckle gave safety tip number One: “KEEP your SHOELACES tied!”

The children sat up and started 

Officer Buckle checked to see if Gloria was sitting at attention. She was.

“Safety Tip number 2,”said Officer Buckle.

"ALWAYS clean spills BEFORE someone SLIPS AND FALLS!”

The children’s eyes popped.

“NEVER leave a THUMBTACK where you might SIT on it!”

The audience laughed.

Officer Buckle smiled. He said the rest of the tips.

The children clapped and cheered.

Some of them laughed until they cried.

Officer Buckle had never noticed how funny his tips could be.

After this safety speech, there wasn't a single accident.

The next day, a giant envelope arrived at the police station. It was full of letters from students at Napville School.

Every letter had a drawing of Gloria on it.

Officer Buckle thought the drawing showed a lot of imagination.

His favorite letter was written on a star'sharpend piece of paper. It said

Officer Buckle was thumbtacking Claire's letter when the phones started ringing. A lot of schools were calling about the safety speech.

"Officer Buckle," they said, "our students want to hear your safety tips! And please, bring with you that police dog.

Officer Buckle told his safetytips to 313 schools.

Everywhere he and Gloria went, children sat up and listened.

After every speech, Officer Buckle took Gloria out for ice cream.

Officer buckle loved having a friend.

Then one day, a television news team videotapted Officer Buckle in the state-college auditorium.

When he finished Safety Tip number Ninety nine, DO NOT GO SWIMMING DURING ELECTRICAL STORMS!, the students jumped to their feet and clapped.

"Bravo! Bravo!" they cheered.

That night, Officer Buckle watched himself on the night o'clock news.

The next day, the principal of Napville School telephoned the police station.

"Good morning, Officer Buckle! It's time for our safety speech!"

Officer Buckle frowned.

"I'm not giving any more speeches! Nobody looks at me, anyway!"

Oh, " said Mrs. Toppel. "Well! How about Gloria? Could she come?"

Someone else from the police station gave Gloria a ride to the school.

Gloria sat on stage looking lonely. Then she and the audience fell asleep.

After Gloria left, Napville School had its biggest accident ever...

It started with a puddle of banana pudding ....

The next morning, a pile of letters arrived to the police station.

Every letter had a drawing of the accident.

Officer Buckle was shocked.

Gloria gave Officer Buckle a big kiss on the nose. Officer Buckle gave Gloria a nice pat on the back. Then, Officer Buckle thought of his best safety tip ever....

Safety Tip 3  #101

'' ALWAYS STICK WITH YOUR BUDDY''

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