Today Mae is going to help us spin the wheel. She knocks on the door just as I’m finishing with breakfast. I let her in and we all run straight up to my room. Mae throws her coat onto my bed.

“Look,” says Sammy. “You’re twins.”

Mae and I are both wearing blue shirts and brown pants, but the rest of us is not twins. Mae is taller than me and she has black curly hair.

Mae thinks she’s just going to watch me and Sammy, but I tell her the surprise. She’s going to spin.

“REALLY?” She jumps up and down, and then runs to the wheel and gives it a giant pull.

“WOODPECKERS!” says Sammy. “A million of them!”

We watch and watch and watch, until it stops. A million woodpeckers takes forever.

“DANCE/SPIN AGAIN!” shouts Mae. “It’s the winner!”

I get the note and read it aloud.

 

DANCE/SPIN AGAIN

 

It’s always fun to DANCE. Put on some music and do three minutes of silly dancing. When you’re done, spin the wheel again. Have fun!

 

Sammy and I know exactly what kind of dancing to do—​On-the-Ground Disco Dancing! Mae is good at learning moves. By the end of the song, we can all point in different directions at the same time.

 

 

After the dancing, we spin again. This time Mae and I do it together. We’re all hoping for the same thing—​more dancing—​but we get Poem.

“Yay! POEM!” We shout and cheer anyway.

I read the note.

 

FEEL-GOOD POEM

 

Make up a silly feel-good poem for a friend. Try to make them smile. You must use at least three of these words in your poem: pumpkin, zebra, friend, brave, famous, cactus, fantastic, surprise.

 

Have fun!

 

“What about me?” asks Mae. “Do I do it too?”

I hold up my hand. “As an official spinner, you have to.”

“JUNE! SCHOOL! FAST!”

Mom is yelling at us from downstairs. I look at the clock. Mom’s right. We’re late. Mae grabs her coat and we race out of the room.