emergency

I Told You So . . .

20

After an hour, the sky turned completely

black. The plane began to shake

violently

. The wind roared. It screamed.

It wound my tail up in knots. Oh, no, that

wasn’t the wind. That was me. I wind my

tail when I’m ner vous. I really should break

the habit. Thea says it makes your fur fall

out

. I hope she’s wrong. Have you ever seen

a mouse with no fur? Let me tell you, it is

not a pretty sight.

Bouncer’s voice interrupted my thoughts.

“Control tower, what’s the deal with this

weather?” he shouted.

The radio

crackled

. “Tornado . . .

headed. . . right. . . for. . . you!!!” a voice

screamed.