“What'd the Warden say?” asked X-Ray. “What'd you tell her?” asked Magnet.
“I told her I stole the seeds,” said Stanley. “Good going,” said Magnet.
“What'd she do?” asked Zigzag. Stanley shrugged one shoulder.
“Nothing. She got mad at Mr. Sir for bothering her.” He didn't feel like going into details.
If he didn't talk about it, then maybe it didn't happen. He went over to his hole, and to his surprise it was nearly finished.
He stared at it, amazed. It didn't make sense. Or perhaps it did.
He smiled. Since he had taken the blame for the sunflower seeds, he realized, the other boys had dug his hole for him.
“Hey, thanks,” he said. “Don't look at me,” said X-Ray. Confused, Stanley looked around— from Magnet, to Armpit, to Zigzag, to Squid.
None of them took credit for it. Then he turned to Zero, who had been quietly digging in his hole since Stanley's return.
Zero's hole was smaller than all the others. Stanley was the first one finished.
He spat in his hole, then showered and changed into his cleaner set of clothes.
It had been three days since the laundry was done, so even his clean set was dirty and smelly.
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