Class Six and the Nits of Doom (12 page)

‘What about?’ asked Rodney.

‘About Miss Broom. About what she is.’

‘Changed my mind?’ said Rodney.

‘Yes,’ said Serise. ‘You were wrong, weren’t you?’

Rodney shrugged.

‘So go on, then, admit it,’ said Anil. ‘Tell us. Tell us what Miss Broom is!’

Rodney looked round at the rest of the class, puzzled.

‘Miss Broom? What she is?’ he asked. ‘Well, she’s…’

‘Yes?’ said Anil.

‘She’s…’

‘Yes?’ said Jack.

‘She’s…’

‘Yes?
’ said everybody.

‘She’s a teacher,’ said Rodney, still very puzzled.

Class Six couldn’t believe it.

‘You idiot!’ shouted Serise. ‘Five minutes ago you were a leopard!’

‘Yesterday you were flying round the school hall!’ yelped Anil.

‘Oh, those were just dreams,’ said Rodney. ‘I think I must have eaten too much cheese or something.’

Class Six clutched at their nit-free hair in exasperation.

‘It wasn’t a dream!’ they all shouted. ‘It was
real
!’

Rodney shook his head.

‘That’s impossible,’ he said, patiently.

‘NO IT’S NOT!’ Class Six howled.

‘But how could it possibly be true?’ asked Rodney, bewildered.

Class Six took in a deep breath and tried one last time to get the message into Rodney’s big thick skull.

‘It’s true,’ they shouted, ‘because Miss Broom is a
WIBBLE!
’

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