Artwork by Bradford Elementary Grade 2
Artwork by Bradford Elementary Grade 2
On the bus Ben's friends were very curious about the planetarium, but he refused to tell them anything.
"You'll just have to wait and see," was all that he would say. Magic is best when it comes as a surprise he had once read in a kid's book about magic tricks. He thought that was also true for planetariums.
"Come on Ben, tell us, what's it like?" nagged Maggie.
"Will we really see stars?" asked Daniel.
"How does it work?" inquired Brandy.
"Is it scary?" whispered Emily.
Ben just shrugged his shoulders as the bus bounced and rattled its way down the road. "I'm not going to say. I want it to be a surprise."
Emily peeked over the seat at Ben with big worried eyes. "Is it scary?" she whimpered. Emily was the smallest and youngest kid in Ben's class.
"I said . . . " Ben began, but then he lifted his eyes and saw Emily's worried face. "All I'll tell you is that it's not scary. It's really fun. Now stop bugging me."
"You promise?" Emily said meekly.
"Yes," Ben said. "I promise. Don't worry."
