The class was excited as Miss Frizzle announced, "Today, class, we're off to Alaska to learn about the fascinating life of penguins!" But Tsume, wrapped tightly in her jacket, muttered under her breath, "Why couldn't we study something warm?"
"I'm cold!" Tsume shouted as the kids huddled together after disembarking in the chilly Alaskan landscape.
"Don't you just love the cold, class?" Miss Frizzle chirped with her usual enthusiasm.
"No! I wanna go home," Tsume responded, shivering dramatically.
"Miss Frizzle, isn't there a place we can go to keep warm?" Tim asked, teeth chattering.
"Of course, follow me, class, single file!" Miss Frizzle led them to a cozy wooden house. As she opened the door, the kids rushed in, eager for any warmth.
"Miss Frizzle, please make a fire so we can be warm," Ralphie pleaded.
Soon, everyone was wrapped in blankets by the fire.
"Whose bright idea was it to come here?" Keesha grumbled, eyeing everyone suspiciously.
"Oh, oops," said Miss Frizzle, not the least bit perturbed by the cold.
"Don't be mad at Keesha, class. It was a wonderful idea for us to come here," Miss Frizzle assured them.
"You're so enjoying this, aren't you?" Tsume asked, eyeing Miss Frizzle suspiciously.
"Yes, I am! Why wouldn't I be? I'm too excited to be cold. So, who's ready to go out for a hike and meet my friend?" Miss Frizzle announced cheerfully.
"You want us to go back out in the snow?" Carlos asked, disbelief in his tone.
"Of course! How else do you think we'll be able to meet my friend?" Miss Frizzle replied.
After warming up, the class donned their winter coats and followed Miss Frizzle to meet her friend, Rachel, an ornithologist.
"This will be the last time I ever listen to you," Tsume said to Carlos as they walked.
"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry? I didn't know this was going to happen," Carlos replied, trying to keep pace with her.
"Yeah, well, you were the one who dragged me out of bed in the first place," Tsume retorted.
"But aren't you happy to be in school... I mean, with me?" Carlos tried to joke.
"You're not funny," Tsume snapped, not in the mood for his antics.
Rachel greeted them warmly and explained her work with penguins, noting, "All 17 species of penguins are found in the Southern Hemisphere, and the emperor penguin is the tallest of them all."
"Would it be alright if we did some penguin watching?" Dorothy Ann asked eagerly.
"Of course, just don't get too close. You're not going to like them when they're angry," Rachel warned with a smile before walking away.
"I had no idea so many penguins worked together," Keesha remarked as she watched the penguins dive into the water.
"I'm guessing the males are doing the fishing so the females can stay behind and watch their babies," Carlos speculated.
"Actually, both parents do the fishing," Miss Frizzle corrected him, explaining that both parents take turns caring for their young.
"But what if they only have one parent?" a student asked.
"Then whether it's a male or female, they still have to go out and get food for their young," Miss Frizzle answered.
As the cold began to bite again, Tsume pleaded, "Miss Frizzle, can we go back to the house now? I'm starting to get cold all over again."
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the magic school bus: things aren't always what they seem
Humortsume is kicked from her class from her mean teach misses apple-bottom and is put in another class was she means miss Frizzle and the class and to think things couldn't get any more messed up her friend Jake gets pushed in as well as they both get s...
