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#3489 Daily Warm-Ups: Reading
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“Get your hands off me!”
“What?” I thought I must be dreaming. The toaster just talked to me.
I shook my head
vigorously and reached for it again.
“I said, don’t touch me!”
“Aaaaggh! What’s going on here! I must be losing my mind!” I thought.
“I’ll tell you what’s going on!” the toaster screamed. “I’ve had enough! I’m tired of sitting on
this boring counter in this ugly kitchen! I want to be free!”
“Free?” I said.
“Yes, free! I’m sick and tired of you cramming me with bread, bagels, and mini-pizzas. And
not only do I not get a thank you for toasting your food to perfection, but I get left with crumbs
all over me and melted cheese on my rack!”
“Um, what do you want to do?
If I set you free, I mean.”
“I want to feel the sun on my door, the wind in my plug,” said the toaster. “I want to travel the
world! I want to . . . .”
“Oh, pipe down! You’re always whining!” I heard a voice behind me and spun around. Now,
the microwave was talking?
“You pipe down!” continued the toaster. “You are always bossing me around!”
I couldn’t believe it. The kitchen appliances were arguing with each other.
I slowly backed out
of the kitchen and headed to my room.
Crawling back into bed, I pulled the blankets over my
head. I wasn’t ready to deal with dueling machines just yet.
Warm-Up 12
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Fiction: Fantasy
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