Marshall was always alone. He had no friends!
Marshall’s classmates were afraid of him because he looked different. Most grade one students were animals, but not Marshall! He was bright blue and had horns on top of his head.
Marshall was a monster! The other kids thought he was weird.
Everyday Marshall walked to school, hoping someone would talk to him.
“Maybe Kelly Kangaroo will play marbles with me on the sidewalk! Gina Giraffe could join! Then I could eat lunch with Spencer Snail! I’d love to share my cookies!”
But everyday, Marshall sat alone. He was the last picked for tag, and had nobody to eat his snack with. During gym, he hid in the locker room so the other students couldn't see his colorful legs. Marshall really wanted a friend.
One day, Marshall was walking to school expecting another sad, lonely day. All of a sudden, he heard a loud shriek!
“ AHHHHHH!! Somebody help me! Come quick, please!”
Marshall ran toward the sound of the screaming voice. All he could think of was helping!
With his strong, powerful muscles, Marshall soon arrived.
“Oh my, thank goodness you’re here Marshall! I need your help! Please, you have to save my poor kitten!”
Penny Peacock was panicking on the side walk. Her feathers were ruffled and she was making loud squawking noises.
“My poor kitten! He’s stuck under that van and he’s too frightened to come out! Oh, what am I going to do?! I have to go to school, but I can’t just leave him here!”
Marshall felt terrible for Penny.
“What can I do to help?” he said.
“I...I...I’m not sure Marshall! How are we ever going to get poor Fluffy unstuck?” she replied.
The two began to think.
“Maybe we could sneak through the drain system, crawl to Fluffy, grab him from underneath and then bring him to safety?” suggested Penny.
“Or we could hire a helicopter to lift the van in the air, you could grab your kitten, return him to home, and we could STILL get to school on time!” offered Marshall.
“That’s a good idea, but what helicopter company should we hire?”
The two continued to make plans late into the morning. All of a sudden, Marshall looked down at his watch.
“Oh no, Penny! School starts in 10 minutes! What are we ever going to do now?”
Penny looked terrified for her poor kitten. He knew she didn’t want to leave her precious pet. Marshall decided he HAD to help.
“Alright Penny,I’m going to rescue Fluffy,” he said..
Marshall walked over to the car. Leaning down, he began to lift the van! You could see Marshall’s muscles and his face began to sweat. Lifting a car was hard work!
The van began to lift off the ground. Penny could see Fluffy!
Bolting from underneath the van, Fluffy jumped into Penny’s arms. The kitten was saved AND they’d be on time for class!
“Thank you so much Marshall! You did it! I’m so lucky to have a pal like you!”
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