Book Review Cecil The Snake - 1268 Words

Once upon a time in a zoo in Virginia, there lived a snake named Cecil. This story takes place in the year 2017. One Friday night, Cecil the snake was going to commit a serious crime. This is how he did it. Cecil watched the digital clock in the reptile room. He was waiting for the clock to switch from 7:59 to 8:00. â€Å"Closing time,† Tyler the mouse thought as the clock struck, â€Å"Time to go hang out.† Tyler lived in the cage next to Cecil. â€Å"Attention,tourists,the zookeeper said on the announcements,``The zoo is closed so everyone please leave the zoo.`` The zookeeper walked to her car and drove out of the zoo parking lot. †The zookeeper is gone,time to party!† thought Cecil. Dusk, the raven, cawed at the zookeeper’s car when he drove†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"What are you doing to that wall?!Sasha roared. â€Å"Nothing. Cecil lied as he escaped quickly in the air duct. Sasha growled furiously. She growled so loud that even the polar bears up in Antarctica could hear it. The next morning, Holmes, the security dog, was inspecting the animal cages. When he ran past the reptile room,he picked up a scent. He followed the smell to the reptile room. He sniffed the poison dart frog exhibit. â€Å"You’re not guilty,Holmes announced. â€Å"Well, I guess we are all done here,Cecil glanced around nervously. Holmes inspected every cage in the reptile room except Cecil’s. When Holmes was three steps out of the reptile room, he unexpectedly picked up a scent, which was about to reveal the animal who was behind the vandalized wall. The scent was coming from Cecil’s cage. â€Å"I’m getting a smell.Holmes said,sniffing the air. The smell lead him all the way to Cecil’s cage. He inspected Cecil’s cage. ``I’m smelling traces of mud!Holmes informed, ``and it coming from that pile of rocks! â€Å"Now, what is your name? inquired Holmes. â€Å"Cecil.Cecil responded. â€Å"So,Cecil,Holmes said curiously,``Were you sneaking out of your cage last night? â€Å"No.Cecil stammered, ``I†¦...I was†¦...in my cage,†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.organizing†¦Ummm†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦...the plants.† â€Å"Why is there a bucket of mud in your cage? â€Å"I...Ummm†¦...I Ummm†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.I usually use mud to paint†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦rocks. â€Å"So if you didn’t vandalize the wall,who did? â€Å"It was†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Tyler. He did it. ThatShow MoreRelatedIn the context of the years 1485 to 1603 to what extent was the government of England dysfunctional in the mid-Tudor period?3559 Words   |  15 Pagesadministration, social and economic problems and disastrous foreign policy. This supports the description of the mid-Tudor period being dysfunctional. However there could be influence from the 16th Century writers such as John Foxe who was author to ‘Book of Martyrs’, which was written just after Marys death and depicted her as a monster . Foxe was responsible for a lasting picture of Mary as it fitted prejudices of a confident. Under these circumstances it was not surprising that the period 1547 –Read MoreFundamentals of Hrm263904 Words   |  1056 PagesSinclair Sandra Dumas Susan McLaughlin Kevin Murphy Laura Ierardi Allison Morris Hilary Newman mb editorial services David Levy  ©Michael Eudenbach/Getty Images, Inc. This book was set in 10/12 ITC Legacy Serif Book by Aptaracorp, Inc. and printed and bound by Courier/Kendallville. The cover was printed by Courier/Kendallville. This book is printed on acid free paper. Copyright  © 2010, 2007, 2005, 2002 John Wiley Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in