Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great [antikvár]

chapter one I'M glad there's only one more week of school before summer vacation. Today was so hot! My clothes stuck to me and my brain felt all tired out. I didn't even finish my math in school. So now I have to do it for homework. I walked into the lobby of my apartment building thinking how good a big, cold drink would taste. I pushed the Up elevator button and waited. When the elevator got to the lobby Henry opened the gate and I stepped in. Just as he was about to take me upstairs Peter Hatcher and his dumb old dog came tearing down the hall. "Wait up, Henry!" Peter called. "Here I come." "Please don't wait, Henry," I said. "The elevator's too small for that dog." But Henry opened the gate and waited. "This elevator can hold ten people or the equivalent," Henry said. And I figure that dog is the equivalent of a person