boat safely How’s the suit coming I asked I’m ready for a test Benji he said putting on one of the magnetic jackets Climb into the boat with me will you Let’s see if this gizmo is strong enough to pull me back in Are you sure it’s safe to test I asked Nope But there’s only one way to find out Dad leaped off the boat and onto the shed floor below Man overboard he cried out I flipped the safety switch Instead of being pulled toward the ship he shot away from it as if he’d been fired out of a cannon WHAM He blasted through the old shed like a human
wrecking ball I quickly jumped off the boat and ran up to the hole in the wall Are you all right Dad I asked worried Yep Guess I had the magnets reversed he said When you flipped the switch they repelled instead of attracted me If the attraction is that strong I think this idea just might work son
Benji Your piano teacher is here I heard Mom shout from the house Do I have to go Dad I asked You know the drill kiddo Piano is great for the mind he said It helps develop your synapses What if my synapses don’t want developing As much as I’d like for you to stay here and give me a hand you’ve got to go he replied But what if I had a terrible headache I asked holding my forehead You’d have to go straight to bed and maybe the doctor he said
But what if I began Benji what if you stopped trying to excuse yourself he said Go tickle those ivories
