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“Nick is rude.
Nick is crude.
Nick eats dog food!”
Then she ran.
Nick ran after her.
Then Marvin heard Casey sing:
“Stuart is rude.
Stuart is crude.
Stuart eats dog food!”
“I’m going to get you!” yelled Stuart.
Stuart chased Casey across the swinging bridge.
Nick chased Judy across the bridge from the other side.
The girls were trapped in the middle.
The boys moved in for the kill.
The girls screamed.
The boys stopped.
“Mrs. North!” yelled Judy. “Nick and Stuart keep bothering us.”
Mrs. North made Nick and Stuart sit on the bench.
Marvin remembered he used to like to chase the girls too. He always thought the boys were in charge.
Now he knew. The girls liked to be chased.
It was a game. And the girls made all the rules. The boys could never win.
Boys are so stupid, he thought. He couldn’t believe he used to be that stupid, too. It was embarrassing.
Suddenly his foot slipped off the rope. He almost fell, but grabbed a section of the rope just in time.
He pulled himself back up.
He looked around the play area. Clarence, Travis, and Kenny were hanging out. Patsy Gatsby was playing jacks. Casey and Judy were on the swings. Nick and Stuart were on the bench.
Suddenly Marvin understood.
“Oh my gosh!” he said. He bit his finger.
It all became clear to him.
He understood everything.
He knew what it felt like to be a boy.
