Frank Einstein and the Bio-Action Gizmo (Frank Einstein Series #5)
earth rotations 105 08 Rain hammers the metal roof A blue-white flash of lightning illuminates Klink and Klank sitting side by side in the driest spot of the old barn the horse stalls Klank stretches out a beat-up ax-handle leg Klink flexes his squeaky barn-door-hinge elbow closes his webcam eye Freight-train-loud wind roars through the cracks in the barn walls A SMAAAAASH CRAAAACK peal of thunder rocks the whole world Klank butt-jumps sideways closer to Klink Klink says Klank Klink opens his eye What
Are you ever afraid Klink pretends to think about this for three seconds because he knows this makes Klank feel better No Because we are robots We are never afraid Or mad Or sad Klank nods his dented vegetable-strainer head Yeah That is what I thought The storm wind blasts open the hayloft shutter with a mad BAAAAAM YIIIIIKES Klank wraps Klink in both his irrigation hose arms Klink hands Klank his stuffed teddy bear Klank unwraps his arms strokes the soft fur and rocks back and forth Now power down and stop worrying says Klink OK says Klank He pats his teddy bear rocking it in his arms The storm howls and rages and shakes the whole barn Lightning flashes Thunder crashes Klank tries to power down and stop worrying But he can’t stop the thinking and the feeling that this is the end of the world
FRANK EINSTEIN
FRANK EINSTEIN and the BIO-ACTION GIZMO JON SCIESZKA ILLUSTRATED BY BRIAN BIGGS AMULET BOOKS NEW YORK
