He looked at Spork Something was stuck in his throat Mrs Buckle ran to help but Newton was faster He wrapped his arms around Spork’s rib cage and squeezed A pinecone shot out of Spork’s mouth and hit the fence BAM
After that came a spray of gravel Rat tat tat tat tat Wow Newton That was awesome said Trixie You’re a hero said Mrs Buckle All the other kids cheered Mrs Buckle made sure Spork was okay Then she asked Why are you eating pinecones and gravel They’re not food Spork looked puzzled Yesterday you said everything is food Remember When we talked about the food chain Worms are food Fish are food Plants are food Even wood is food But not everything is food for people said Mrs Buckle kindly 13
Worms are food for birds Trixie said yanking on a weed Fish is food for people Unless it’s a goldfish Grace added Then it’s a pet You don’t eat a pet Spork looked even more puzzled Wood is food for termites Newton explained And some plants are food for people But lots of plants aren’t and can make a person sick But I am a not a human person
Spork answered I’m a space person and I’m trying to learn what foods are right for me He picked up a muddy stick and licked it Mmm Not bad Jack laughed Ha ha Spork is eating mud Don’t laugh Grace said I bet you ate some weird things before you learned about food Did not Jack argued You ate a pill bug in Pre-K Newton said I remember Everybody likes different foods said Mrs Buckle She took a bite of raw bean and made a loud silly crunching noise But nothing tastes better than fresh food you pick yourself I still don’t see why we have to pick 15
