crunch through all the autumn leaves. The trees were red, orange, yellow, and brown. It was a beautiful sunny day, I kept telling myself. The inside of the museum was small. There were all kinds of books for sale, some rocks, and Granby copper coins. There were also soda and candy machines, but Miss Mackle stood in front of them a football guard. “Spend your money wisely,” She said. Sidney made a ling face. He had his coins ready. “Man, that’s no fair. I wanted to get a crunchy chocolate bar.” As soon as I spotted the boy’s room, I ducked inside. I always have to go when I get nervous. Later, when everyone had bags of souvenirs, a gray-haired man said, “Welcome, boys and girls, gather’ round. You are about to visit the first