No Give Do we have to go Malcolm asked his dad as they sat at the dinner table Camping is fun Malcolm And it’s good for you Dad answered from behind his newspaper Good for you Malcolm would rather eat worms than go camping Malcolm’s father along with Dandy’s dad had planned a crisp weekend at Lake
Itchyburr The dads claimed it’d be a chance to get back to nature but Malcolm figured it was really just a chance for the grown-ups to try to outfish each other Malcolm’s sister Cocoa bit down on a carrot which Malcolm couldn’t help but notice was the same color as her lip gloss I’m glad I don’t have to go I hate camping she said That’s baloney Malcolm argued You camp out every day in the bathroom Cocoa sneered at him as she loudly chomped her food Grandma Eunice sat staring at her plate Zzzzzzzzzzz Grandma Malcolm nudged her You’re sleeping with your eyes open again
Grandma shook her head clearing the cobwebs I don’t like carrots I like beans We don’t have beans Mom said Malcolm tried another attempt to get out of the trip I just don’t think it’s healthy to go camping in the fall It’s chilly at night We could catch a cold Dad folded the newspaper and set it down He looked over at Malcolm then shook his head Son you look like paste Here we go again Malcolm thought Dad’s continual song and dance about the health factors of getting outdoors This camping trip is a chance to get you out of that basement I mean you practically live down there Cocoa puckered her lips in a hideous smirk Correction Dad It’s not a
basement it’s his dungeon She moved in so close Malcolm could smell the pork chops mingling with her dragon breath Correction Coconut It’s a lab Malcolm said If it were a dungeon we’d have you chained in it I’d rather have beans Grandma Eunice complained My point is Dad continued ignoring them you don’t get out enough You never participate in any sports You should play soccer go biking go skateboarding anything Skateboarding Malcolm said Can I build the skateboard myself Mom and Dad gave each other a panicked look No Would they ever forgive him for the time he applied blasters to the backs of his
