Chapter 2 Being Flat
Stanley enjoyed being flat. He could go in and out of the rooms when they were closed. Stanley found it helpful. His parents said that it was silly but they were proud of him. One afternoon Mrs. Lambchop took Stanley for a walk. Suddenly her ring slipped from the finger and fell through the bars into the shaft. Mrs. Lambchop started to cry. Stanley had an idea. He got laces from his shoes and extra lace from his pocket and tied them.
Then he gave one end to his mother and the other one he tied to his belt. Mrs. Lambchop lowered him. Two policemen stared at her and laughed. "Are you playing with your yo-yo?" At that moment Stanley asked her to raise him. The policemen apologized because they were hasty.
One day Stanley got a letter from his friend Antony Jeffrey. He lived in California. Stanley wanted to visit his friend. Mr. Lambchop bought an envelope and Stanley slid in it. There was room in the envelope and Mrs. Lambchop put an egg-salad sandwich and a toothbrush case full of milk. Stanley spent great time in California. Antony put Stanley in a new envelope and wrote "Valuable" and "Fragile" and "This End Up" on both sides. Stanley came home safe. He was happy.