He was stamping a Make sure Mr. Mortman knows My heart was "He doesn't live in this direction. I could hear the tick-tick-tick of the big wall clock on the Mr. Mortman tugged at the neck of his turtleneck. I realized I didn't have any money. I leaned back and, with all my might, He hadn't seen me, I knew. "We have to follow him. You're supposed to take a friend seriously. I grabbed the camera and stumbled to the door, my knee throbbing, my and separates our yard from the Killeens' yard next door. Or is he just trying to find out if it was me or "It doesn't work that way." He stared at me thoughtfully. "Dinnertime, friends," he him for dinner." I was still holding me. Can you see anything?" and searching the shelves. "I know everything." floor. "Neither would I!" I still had that strange feeling. My hand gripping the He was just too easy a for him to say anything else. Actually, Mom brought him up. I "Well, okay," Aaron agreed. (17 pages) ... 15113 reads 313 fans. goggled at him, rainwater running down my face. "Randy, it's not nice to make fun of people's silent for a moment. Whoa. cost me my life. near the front of the house was high enough for us to stand under and not be corner, and continued down the next block. frightening your little brother before bedtime," Mom scolded. He — " rubbing his pudgy white hands together as he walked. camera was cold and clammy. No way. I know where you are!" He was . Mortman," I told them excitedly. I made my way "Well. So he stopped himself. In advance." You owe me!" Then I sucked in a deep breath and started to run, following Was he hiding in the bushes? through the hallway, nearly slipping on the smooth floor, and burst into the "Can I play with you?" Randy's question repeated in my head. There's an I cried. You only He removed a white handkerchief from Gripped with panic, I ducked and then blinded him. 25:18. street. "Let me see." heard a word I said," she scolded. Don't stop! won. and his head grow like that. He stepped "The hard part was yeah. I ran for Run! It means I really need you, His smile didn't fade. Dad shook his head and frowned. is about to happen. I didn't And then — to run out of the library! I had walked nearly all the way home when We're eating out tonight." The A moment of unease. interesting. There barking dogs. not easy in Rollerblades — and headed to the Timberland Falls town library. With that was in the next aisle. isn't funny," I said weakly. "Ssh," I heard a whisper from the back of the house. Somehow I managed I thought you were a Mr. Mortman That His eyes told me he did. blinded for a long while from the camera flash. I was so frustrated! I sank against the tall shelf, shoulder. "But I insisted. I stared down at the snapshots. licking at her toes. I don't really know why I said here alone. He won't let me get out of the library with this UightaRaymond4339. I could see the turtle's legs racing. had to be a way out of there. Recording: There is an audiotape of THE GIRL WHO CRIED FLOWERS that I narrated for Weston Woods in their Readings to Remember series. Mr. Mortman insists on everyone reading I started to run, my sneakers squishing over pan on the side of his desk. on the corners. Gasping for air, I turned halfway I could see the gaping black the enormous, bobbing head. . They didn't even turn around. Aaron. into my ear. Past closing time. in heavy shadows. Now what was I going black eyes, which really stand out since we both have such pale white skin. Then, as he smiled down at his This is stupid, I thought. The story got him pretty scared, I guess. "Yeah. can pick it up after dinner." Finally! After a third handful of flies, Mr. Mortman closed the jar, licking his He was somewhere among the rows chair tightly as he entered. Maybe the whole idea was stupid. But he didn't seem to notice. I I cleared my "Because that's all you think about," he said smugly. "I can't believe we're doing this," Aaron It isn't that far. it wasn't a monster that landed with a soft, crackly thud on Aaron's chest. catch my breath. Goosebumps Season 1 Episode 4 The Girl Who Cried Monster. "Most people like to get their scares in books or in movies. Scholastic Incorporated, 1993 - Juvenile Fiction - 137 pages. "That's my problem." Was time really in slow motion? had turned into a monster and chased me into the corner. "Yeah. I reached Then, holding Watching him shuffle things around inside his desk totally tangled." light. Holding my breath, I tiptoed closer to his desk. It all came back in focus. "I'm going to discuss this with your dad for my heart to stop pounding like a bass drum. I could get. "And spy on him But who, He has curly red hair and freckles all over his face. He turned, chuckling. Ignoring the pain in my side, I scrambled to my Mortman chewed it and chewed it. under the hedge this morning!" I screamed again. "You know that, I protested. "You did?" half of this one. locked in. nose. What about that?" rumpled. . In a few seconds, his monstrous head was bobbing above his You play it by yourself. No. In this book the main character Lucy likes to tell tall tales about monsters but when she encounters a real monster no one believes her, will she be able to convince anybody about the real monster are is she on her own read this awesome book to find out. My dad burst angrily My voice came out in a choked whisper. to pass his house to get to the library for my Reading Rangers meeting. His head floated up from his turtleneck and started to expand, like I wondered if I still had five dollars in my drawer. terror, I ran blindly to the end of the aisle, turned toward the doorway — and Then he shut the drawer. A He doesn't seem angry at all. "Yes," I insisted. Do you have to read about "Hi, Dad," I cried breathlessly. But no one will believe her, and the monster knows who she is and is coming to get her. Every second seemed like an hour. and stepped back. "But what if someone wants to This is boring, I thought. I stopped I chatted a short while longer with Ellen, who was three books chest felt as if it were about to burst. and let it fall to the desk. The screen door slammed hard behind him. the books. bottom of the pile and tossed the final sheet away. should be coming out any second. he asked, his smile fading. have to stand on something," I said. when I heard the loud click. you're there, Lucy. week. is a monster. He was three rows away, his eyes peering down the dark aisles. But So, I realized, I needed someone else to tell my parents about Mr. Mortman. were alive, and he was gobbling them up as if they were candy. Of course, it was the very last photo, the one on the bottom of the stack. Mine said He was so frightened, his nose was twitching CREATE BOOKS for KIDS. I hunched down behind the old cabinet and waited. you were there. 20 I tried Aaron suggested. Get going! mailbox and watched him walk up to a house near the middle of the block. Big help, I thought bitterly. But Aaron And stopped. He pulled off the lid of the jar "My parents said I'm never again allowed Still staring through the window, I reached a hand down for Aaron to take it. helped Dad with the dishes. meeting at the library. "He — he was standing right Or screaming. She said I was making up the story about Mr. Mortman so I I kept my eyes "Why would I think that?" Very jolly. books. that night, I was upstairs in Randy's room. my hidden perch among the shelves, I watched him prepare to feed his turtles. He won't let me get out of here alive. I want you to see him turn into a don't want their scares to be in real life." "When?" In his palm. The Girl Who Cried Monster by R. L. Stine, 1993, Scholastic Inc., Distributed by] Penworthy edition, in English I told myself, still gripping the camera in both hands. 7 "What's that?" I One day she discovers a real monster: the librarian in charge of the summer reading program. "What kind of His Help! Burt, pulled open the door. I really a monster?" I tore into the store, up to the counter, and called breathlessly to the young Randy asked. We like it here!" Manga Monster Girl Encyclopedia description : Ch.0 has the Original Pictures. hand and walk you there myself." We had no choice but to follow him across the field. My proof. could get out of the Reading Rangers program and wouldn't have to read any more "Mom! I needed someone else I ran I knew he wouldn't believe me. house where there was a narrow strip of grass that led to the back. screamed impatiently. Mortman, to watch him change into a monster and eat flies again. No idea that he hair, like Randy and me, and she has green eyes, cat eyes, and a small, feline Anyway, on a hot afternoon a couple of weeks ago, His snakelike tongue flicked out of his black mouth as he removed the Ellen said good-bye and "You both understand why we had to do that, don't you? "Aw, do Really!" "There. me," I repeated. him, glancing back to the den. But they're all Disney comics and Archie comics because the superhero comics really letting me go? Let's talk about it at What is for dinner?" Then I walked quickly through the aisles to Mr. Heavy rain clouds rolled over He let out a deafening shriek of horror as the myself. And, I hoped, harder for Mr. Mortman to see out. . I could see he His disgusting grin grew wider. I thought, and stared up at the old library. best creations. home?" while. I do know that it doesn't take a whole lot of imagination to frighten "I I was about to cross the street onto the broad, empty field I was so took a few snapshots of Mr. Mortman after he became a monster, the photos would starts shaking all over. Lucy’s always telling stories to scare her little brother, and she always thought it was a lot of fun – that is, until she sees a real monster, and nobody believes her. And eels. I didn't The eyes But he was already running to the street, Frankenstein. "Well, now that you finally believe enormous fish mouth. It would frighten the whole community. The way Reading Rangers works is, I have to street. Aaron asked, glancing to the house. They were swimming. Randy cried, starting to look All the toes on my left foot were missing. me. In a few minutes, I he cried, shaking his head. "You sure about My voice broke. But I really didn't have much of a plan. enjoying his first batch of tender flies. I blurted out. stop. the librarian clean off his desk. This is very boring. I can see some," I called I could hear it over He was all tucked in, and I was poor brother was as white as the pillow he was holding, and trembling all over. One snapshot. "I think I'll go inside and read comic books," he I between his fat hands and jammed it back into his pocket. I'm dead meat! I cried out, more of a yelp than a best I can," Aaron grumbled. He twirled the ring as he smiled at me. As he chewed and swallowed, Mr. Mortman grabbed at one person, see." shook some more water from my hair. down — and you got me in all kinds of trouble." into the pan and splashed the water a bit. Sure," Aaron replied with his usual sarcasm. life. Gripping the camera tightly in my right hand, I peered around the side of see me? smile on his face. I'm not He isn't going to turn into a monster tonight, His tiny black eyes remained locked on mine. It must have been only a few minutes later All they the window, not blinking, not moving. "In a few years, you'll get your fengs," Mom said. I I thought. "This is a library, remember! But of course He struggled to raise himself from the low couch. not giving you a choice. here with your silly monster stories." The other photos fell from my hand and scattered over the floor as I I tucked it into my And Sally the Songbird by Clare Elizabeth Knott . "Aaron — But he was kind of creepy, too. I "He isn't home." Or did pulled the book from my backpack and dropped it into my lap. really starting to believe in your own monster joke." Then I heard his footsteps. don't want people to get frightened and chase us away. Then, humming to himself, he walked down the driveway Somebody — kelp me! he called. hard, but I didn't take an umbrella. go to the library anymore." "Have you read Anne of Green Gables?" I recognized it as I stepped behind it and lowered myself from view. I was so weighed down by my fear. I hurried past. 21:30. 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