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In this silly story, Maximilian makes his own lunches, and unlike many of the other kids, he never forgets to bring it with him. So when his school launches Pizza Day, you’d think he’d finally get a break… except he’s the only kid who doesn’t order any. From drooling over other kids’ slices to becoming the principal’s official pizza helper, Maximilian soon learns that sometimes the best thing you can do with a slice of pizza is give it away.
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In this silly story, Maximilian makes his own lunches, and unlike many of the other kids, he never forgets to bring it with him. So when his school launches Pizza Day, you’d think he’d finally get a break… except he’s the only kid who doesn’t order any. From drooling over other kids’ slices to becoming the principal’s official pizza helper, Maximilian soon learns that sometimes the best thing you can do with a slice of pizza is give it away.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello, el story times really not a boring time, rabbistanding
you'll be fine follow the whole storyline, Hellol story time
might you love released one time? Hell story Hey, welcome
to the show. In this episode, we're going to be
talking all about pizza because the story is called Pizza Day.
(00:22):
This one features a character named after Maximilian who listens
with his sister Cleo and his dog Bruno. Some other
shadows this week go out to Wesley from Charlotte, Sebbi
and Theo from Toronto along with their two dogs Oki
and Bubby, all of her Sheets from Indiana, Kaium, Shiloh,
Selah and Ahava from Strum, Wisconsin, Jude, Sadie, Duriah and
(00:46):
Arnica from Darwin, Australia, Rumy and her dog Willow from Scotland, Emilio,
Federico and Luna from New Zealand, Lelly Weaver from Gunnison, Colorado,
and Noah from California. I'll have more next time, along
with an update on how you can soon get your
name on the shadowt list. All right, let's get into
(01:09):
the story. This is the story of Pizza Day, more specifically,
a school's pizza day. More specific than that, Maximillions Schools
Pizza Day. At Maximilian School, there was no option to
(01:29):
buy lunch. Kids brought their own packed lunch from home.
Some kids were able to manage this all on their own. Maximilian,
for one, knew how to make four different kinds of
sandwiches without any help, though one of those sandwiches was
a chocolate bar and gummy worm sandwich, which he was
never allowed to bring. Crackers were always an easy thing
to add to a lunch, no baking required. They came
(01:50):
straight out of a box, and adding an apple or
a banana usually just needed a quick rinse. He could
even slice and dice cucumbers without ever cutting his finger.
But for other fans, sending a pack lunch was a
bit of a challenge. Kids, I'm trying to make your sandwiches,
but I can't find the bread. Has anyone seen the bread?
Did I forget to buy the bread? I would bought
(02:11):
a sandwich on a hot dog bun? And why did
it have to be so hard for some kids to
remember to bring their lunch? Kids, come back, you left
your lunch bags on the kitchen counter. Kids, Oh they've
already left. I'm gonna have to drop these lunches off
at school and now I'm gonna be late for work,
and I just realized I forgot to make my own lunch, well,
(02:32):
chocolate bar and commyworm sandwich on a hot dog bun
for me. Then, so one day a whole bunch of
parents approached the principal and made her a quest. Principal,
Duck Waddle, we need your help. Some of us parents
are struggling, like really struggling with the lunches. We've heard
that some other schools do a pizza day where students
can order a slice of pizza. It could be like
(02:53):
every Wednesday or something. Just think about it. We could
have one day where we don't have to bother packing
a lunch for our kids, one day where we don't
have to say don't forget your lunch, one day where
our kids don't forget their lunch even though we just
told them not to forget their lunch. And one day
where we don't have to be reminded that we still
have not remembered to buy bread. And that was all
(03:15):
it took. The principal loved the idea of having a
weekly pizza day. What a great idea. We could charge
like five bucks per slice of pizza and then use
some of the proceeds to buy something special for the school,
like new playground equipment. One parent asked, I was thinking
more like a new filing cabinet for my office. My
(03:36):
other one is completely full of paperwork, and I don't
even know what's on the paper. After word got out
to the students, they were loving the idea too. Oh yeah,
I'm definitely gonna order pizza on Pizza Day, many of
the kids shouted out. Others seemed a little overly enthusiastic.
I'm gonna ask my parents if I can order two
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hundred slices of pizza, one hundred slices for me, and
then one hundred to share with my friends. I've totally
eaten one hundred pizzas before or was it just three
that one time? Yeah? I think it was one hundred.
But when Maximilian politely asked his parents if he could
have a slice of pizza, they told him no. Guys,
(04:19):
it's just that it's this new thing the school is trying,
and well, you know how much I love pizza. Right,
they're even ordering the slices from my favorite pizza place.
As someone who made all of his own lunches and
never forgot to bring them. He felt he deserved a
little treat, maximillion. Have you looked at this order for him?
They're asking five dollars for a slice of pizza. You
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can buy a slice of pizza straight from the restaurant
for only three dollars. Are they trying to raise money
for new playground equipment or something? What's wrong with the
old playground equipment? Maximilian had no idea what his mother
was talking about. Huh, playground equipment. It's just pizza day, mom,
But Maximilian's mother insisted that he was better off bringing
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a pack lunch from home like he always did. Well,
then do you think it would be okay if I
brought a chocolate bar and gummy worm sandwich on those days?
Absolutely not, Maximilian, absolutely not. If you want something fun
and exciting to bring on pizza Day so you don't
feel like you're missing out, then why don't you try
making a sandwich you never made before, like a pickle sandwich.
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You could even add a slice of tomato to really
jazz it up. Maximilian felt disappointed, but he also knew
it wasn't the end of the world. It was only
one lunch a week, and there would be plenty of
other kids skipping it too well. On the very first
pizza day, every student in Maximilian's class was handed a
slice of pizza, every student except for Maximilian. Hey, Maximilian,
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you didn't order a slice of pizza, bud, Too bad, bro,
It's delicious. Maximilian watched longingly as every kid around him
took their first bites, their eyes all closed as the warm,
gouey cheese and tomato sauce hit their mouths. The cheese
even stretched and snapped as they set their slices back down.
Oh that is so good, like unbelievably good. I think
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they're even using a new recipe for the sauce, and
it's like, oh, the best thing ever. Maximilian looked at
at the pickle sandwich he'd brought to school. Suddenly, I'm
not feeling too hungry anymore. Just then, Principal Duckwaddle popped
his head through the classroom door and pointed straight at Maximilian.
The principal was huffing and puffing and using a sleeve
(06:33):
to white beads of sweat off of his forehead. There
you are, I finally found someone who didn't order pizza.
I think you might be the only kid in the
entire school. Maximilian sure didn't need the reminder. Now his
entire class was staring at his pickle sandwich. Listen, kid,
how would you like to be my special helper next
time we have pizza Day. I can't get this much
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pizza to every classroom all by myself. Look at me.
I feel like I just ran a marathon. Maximilian wasn't
quite sure why, but being given a special job at
school was kind of a big deal. Like if you
were asked to bring something to the office, Oh, you'd
be feeling like a big shot. One time, Maximilian got
to spend an entire recess sitting in the office waiting
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for the phone to ring while the secretary was on break.
The phone never rang once, but he still had the
time of his life. Sir, I would be honored to
be your pizza day delivery helper. At first, it sounded
like one of the best school jobs you could get,
but then Maximilian realized that helping out on pizza Day
meant getting up close and personal with hundreds of slices
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of pizza. It would have been fine if he was
getting a slice too, but since he wasn't, it just
felt like a tease. How was he going to keep
himself from drooling all over the place? That night, Maximilian
decided to ask his mother again. So, uh, mom, turns
out pretty well, everyone ordered pizza on Pizza Day, like
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literally the entire school. Maximilian's mom looked AGAs even though
they are charging two dollars more than what the pizza
actually costs at the restaurant, Maximilian shrugged. Yeah, I guess
a lot of families were happy to have a break
from preparing lunches. I mean, I too might enjoy a
little break. Maximilian's mother was still fuming over the cost. Well,
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you mark my words, you'll be seeing way less kids
ordering pizza next week. No one is going to pay
those prices again, It's only because today was the first one. Well,
next Wednesday, every kid in the entire school once again
ordered pizza, everyone except Maximilian. Boy. Am I glad to
have you helping today, said Principal Duck Waddle. We've sure
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got a lot of pizza to get out. How about
you start by doing all of it and I'll just
wait in my office, and look at this filing cabinet catalog.
I can't make up my mind which one I want, Like,
do I want a filing cabinet with two drawers or three?
And do you think ray would be a little too
bland here in my office. By the time Maximilian had
delivered all of the pizza slices to each of the classrooms,
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even he was covered in sweat. There I did it,
he said proudly as he returned to the office. But
then his mouth dropped when he saw one more slice
of pizza. Oh man, I forgot one. How am I
going to figure out which classroom it's for? The secretary
looked over from her desk. Don't worry, that's just an
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extra one. There must have been a mistake with the order.
Just bring it over to Principal Duckwaddle. He'll decide what
to do with it. Maximilian had a good feeling he
knew exactly what the principal would do with it, or
rather who he would decide to share it with. Sometimes
there were perks to helping out around the school. But
when he tried to pick up the extra slice of pizza,
his tired, wobbly leg stumbled, and he dropped the pizza
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on the floor. The secretary looked over from behind her computer. Ah,
that's a shame. Just toss it in the garbage. Maximilian
couldn't believe he had just done that. What a waste
of a perfectly good slice of pizza. Well what if
instead of throwing it away, I just ate it. The
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secretary looked like she had never tried floor pizza before.
Why would you want to slice a pizza that fell
on the floor. Clearly she had also never heard of
the five second rule. It's only been there for like
five seconds. It's still good. The secretary pointed out that
it had been more like twenty seconds at this point.
That's still okay, insisted Maximilian. This is a twenty second
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floor right here. Have you seen this floor? Like? Whoever's
been cleaning it has been doing a really great job.
The secretary just said whatever and went back to work.
Maximilian picked up the pizza. Sorry, pickle sandwich, but not
this week. That has got something better. It was like
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the stars had aligned. He no longer felt left out.
He was about to enjoy some delicious, ooey, gooey, cheesy
pizza on pizza day. Along with was that a paper
clip stuck to the pizza and some hair and little
flecks of mystery dirt. Maybe this floor wasn't so clean
after all. There was even a little note hanging off
the back that said, Bruno Butterscotch will not be taking
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the bus after school. I won't be picking Bruno up
early for a dentist appointment where he'll be having a
tooth pulled out, Signed Bruno Butterscotch's mom, Mary Butterscotch. Maximilian
may have lost his appetite, but at least he wasn't
having to get a tooth pulled out after school. Poor Bruno.
He tossed the filthy slice of pizza in the garbage
and made it back to class with only enough time
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to take one bite of his pickle sandwich before the
lunch period ended. You know, I'm really not sure why
I decided to go with the pickle sandwich again. It's
really not that good. Week after week, more pizza days
came and went. Maximilian would ask his mother every time,
and every time she would say, no, why would I
order such expensive pizza when you've got pickle sandwiches? If
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you need to mix it up a little bit, just
have ketchup. One day, after handing out all of the pizza,
a student in the first grade walked into the office
and told Maximilian that he never received his slice of pizza.
That's strange, said Maximilian. I guess they must have made
a mistake with the order. One time they sent us
one slice too many, and now it seems they haven't
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sent enough. He wasn't quite sure what to do, but
he knew he didn't want to bother the principal. Principal Duckwaddle,
had finally settled on going with a three drawer filing cabinet,
but was still stuck on the color. Maximilian asked the
secretary if he could use the phone. He then called
the pizza place and explained what had happened. They were
very apologetic and promised to bring another slice of pizza
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right away. When it arrived, Maximilian brought it down to
the first grade classroom. Simon, I've got your pizza here.
For some reason, Simon was midway through eating a sandwich.
Oh you know what, big kid, I just remembered, my
parents never ordered me a pizza because I don't even
like this pizza. Anymore. I find the new sauce too
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spicy and the cheese too chewy. You know what, when
I looked at my lunch bag, guess what I found?
A chocolate bar and gummy worm sandwich. Oh yeah, oh yeah.
Maximilian was annoyed at first, but then he realized what
this meant. He was now holding an extra slice of pizza.
Being extra careful not to drop it this time, he
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marched straight to the principal's office. Sir, sorry to interrupt
you while you're looking at your filing cabinet catalog, but
it turns out we have one extra slice of pizza today,
one delicious looking, mouthwatering slice of pizza. Can you think
of anyone who might want to eat it? Maybe someone
who has missed out on every single pizza day? Hmmm?
Also know that you mention it. I think Ray would
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look fantastic in this office. The principal looked at Maximilian
and smiled. Yep, this guy knew exactly who should have
the pizza. Maximilion, Mister flimsy Straw, the grade six teacher,
showed up today with a nothing sandwich on a hot
dog bun. It's literally just the bun. I'm gonna bring
this pizza down to him now. It'll totally brighten his day.
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Maximilian tried to look on the bright side. At least
he had packed more than just a nothing sandwich. When
the next pizza Day came around, he didn't even bother
asking his mother for pizza. That's why he was so
caught off guard when his mother came up to him
and said, you know, Maximilian, why don't we order you
a slice of pizza, just this one time. You're such
a sweet boy, and I know how much you love
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that pizza. I'm gonna put the order in right now. Wait,
hold on a second. They raised the price to six dollars.
Six dollars. That's now twice as much as you would
pay for it at the restaurant. Nope, nope, nope, I
am not okay with that. You're still enjoying those pickle sandwiches,
aren't you. Once again, he had come so close, but
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not close enough. I wish pizza Day had never become
a thing, he said while delivering pizza the next day. Like,
I get that some parents don't like making lunches, but
come on, parents, get it together. If I can do it,
you can do it. Maximilion decided he was going to
let the principal know that he was done helping out
on pizza day. Maybe someone else would like a turn,
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someone who didn't mind having two hundred slices of pizza
dangled in front of their face week after week with
not even so much as a taste. Here you go, sir,
we have one extra slice of pizza again this week.
I also want to thank you for letting me have
this job, but I'm sorry to tell you that. Before
he could tell the principle that he was quitting, a
little girl named Cleo walked into the office with tears
in her eyes. I think my parents thought they ordered
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me pizza, but they must have forgotten. Now we don't
have any pizza or any lunch from home. Principal duck
Waddle checked his list. YEP, I'm not saying your name
on the list. Can't have pizza if you're not on
the list. We can't just be giving away free pizza
here at school. Filing cabins don't pay for themselves, you know.
Opening one of his desk drawers, the principal pulled out
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a small box of raisins and tossed it over to Cleo.
There you go, kiddo, enjoy The little girl looked at
the raisins and said, ah, thank you, sir. I'll go
back to class now. The principal looked back at Maximilian.
Now where were we? Ah? Yes, you said you had
an extra slice of pizza there, Well you could have
that one. You've been such a great help around here,
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and I really appreciated your filing cabinet advice. I decided
to go with the gray one like you said. Maximilian
slowly started backing out of the office. It was like
he was afraid the principal might change his mind if
he said something. He was already halfway down the hall
when he finally remembered to shout thank you for the pizza.
But as he sat down at his desk, ready to
sink his teeth into the beautiful, beautiful slice of pizza,
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he realized something. He had a sandwich in his lunch bag.
He had an apple and a banana. He had some
crackers that may have been a little stale, but they
were still fine. Maximilian stood up and walked out of
the classroom. He went up and down the halls until
he found the classroom. He was looking for. He then
went inside and set the slice of pizza down in
front of the little girl's desk. Cleo looked up at
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him in disbelief. Seriously, for me, thank you, thank you
so much. You know, the reasons that guy gave me
were rock solid. I wonder how long they'd been sitting
in that desk. Maximilian then watches the little girl sunk
her teeth into the warm slice of pizza. It hadn't
been an easy thing to do, but he knew it
was the right thing to do. The following pizza day,
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Maximilian continued helping with the pizzas, partly because he had
never finished telling the principle that he was quitting, but
also because deep down he still kind of liked the job,
even if there was never any pizza for him. This time,
the order had been spot on, no more, no less.
It was the exact number of slices they were supposed
to have. Maximilian returned to his classroom to start eating
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his own lunch, but when he got there, he saw
something waiting for him on his desk, a slice of
pizza that wasn't right. There must have been a mistake.
He turned to look for his teacher to see what
had happened, But who he saw was the principal, Young fella.
I heard about what you did last week, and I
have to say it brought a little tear to my eye.
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Not as many tears as when my new filing cabinet arrived,
so many happy tears that day. But what you did, well,
that's the kind of thing we're all about it this school.
We look out for each other around here. This was incredible.
Maximilian ran back to his desk and began eating the
pizza without even sitting down. It was finally happening. Except
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what was up with the sauce? This new recipe was
kind of spicy, a little too spicy if you were
to ask him. And had they changed something with the
cheese as well? It was like chewing on rubber? Was
this even safe to swallow? Maximilian couldn't believe he was
even thinking it, but he didn't like the pizza, and
his face wasn't hiding it. Well there, young fellow, that's
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not the kind of thing my face does when I'm
enjoying something delicious. But I've long since given up trying
to understand the strange things kids do. Anyway, to thank
you for being you, I've gone ahead and ordered you
a slice of pizza for every pizza day between now
and the end of the school year. All right, I
just the best the end. That's the story. And here
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is your question of the week. What kind of food
would you like to have delivered to your school for
a special lunch. Well that's a wrap on this one.
Thanks for listening, and I'll catch you on the next one.
Hello, el story times really not a boring time, rabbistanding
you'll be fine follow the whole storyline, Hellol story time
might you love released one time? Hell story Hey, welcome
to the show. In this episode, we're going to be
talking all about pizza because the story is called Pizza Day.
(00:22):
This one features a character named after Maximilian who listens
with his sister Cleo and his dog Bruno. Some other
shadows this week go out to Wesley from Charlotte, Sebbi
and Theo from Toronto along with their two dogs Oki
and Bubby, all of her Sheets from Indiana, Kaium, Shiloh,
Selah and Ahava from Strum, Wisconsin, Jude, Sadie, Duriah and
(00:46):
Arnica from Darwin, Australia, Rumy and her dog Willow from Scotland, Emilio,
Federico and Luna from New Zealand, Lelly Weaver from Gunnison, Colorado,
and Noah from California. I'll have more next time, along
with an update on how you can soon get your
name on the shadowt list. All right, let's get into
(01:09):
the story. This is the story of Pizza Day, more specifically,
a school's pizza day. More specific than that, Maximillions Schools
Pizza Day. At Maximilian School, there was no option to
(01:29):
buy lunch. Kids brought their own packed lunch from home.
Some kids were able to manage this all on their own. Maximilian,
for one, knew how to make four different kinds of
sandwiches without any help, though one of those sandwiches was
a chocolate bar and gummy worm sandwich, which he was
never allowed to bring. Crackers were always an easy thing
to add to a lunch, no baking required. They came
(01:50):
straight out of a box, and adding an apple or
a banana usually just needed a quick rinse. He could
even slice and dice cucumbers without ever cutting his finger.
But for other fans, sending a pack lunch was a
bit of a challenge. Kids, I'm trying to make your sandwiches,
but I can't find the bread. Has anyone seen the bread?
Did I forget to buy the bread? I would bought
(02:11):
a sandwich on a hot dog bun? And why did
it have to be so hard for some kids to
remember to bring their lunch? Kids, come back, you left
your lunch bags on the kitchen counter. Kids, Oh they've
already left. I'm gonna have to drop these lunches off
at school and now I'm gonna be late for work,
and I just realized I forgot to make my own lunch, well,
(02:32):
chocolate bar and commyworm sandwich on a hot dog bun
for me. Then, so one day a whole bunch of
parents approached the principal and made her a quest. Principal,
Duck Waddle, we need your help. Some of us parents
are struggling, like really struggling with the lunches. We've heard
that some other schools do a pizza day where students
can order a slice of pizza. It could be like
(02:53):
every Wednesday or something. Just think about it. We could
have one day where we don't have to bother packing
a lunch for our kids, one day where we don't
have to say don't forget your lunch, one day where
our kids don't forget their lunch even though we just
told them not to forget their lunch. And one day
where we don't have to be reminded that we still
have not remembered to buy bread. And that was all
(03:15):
it took. The principal loved the idea of having a
weekly pizza day. What a great idea. We could charge
like five bucks per slice of pizza and then use
some of the proceeds to buy something special for the school,
like new playground equipment. One parent asked, I was thinking
more like a new filing cabinet for my office. My
(03:36):
other one is completely full of paperwork, and I don't
even know what's on the paper. After word got out
to the students, they were loving the idea too. Oh yeah,
I'm definitely gonna order pizza on Pizza Day, many of
the kids shouted out. Others seemed a little overly enthusiastic.
I'm gonna ask my parents if I can order two
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hundred slices of pizza, one hundred slices for me, and
then one hundred to share with my friends. I've totally
eaten one hundred pizzas before or was it just three
that one time? Yeah? I think it was one hundred.
But when Maximilian politely asked his parents if he could
have a slice of pizza, they told him no. Guys,
(04:19):
it's just that it's this new thing the school is trying,
and well, you know how much I love pizza. Right,
they're even ordering the slices from my favorite pizza place.
As someone who made all of his own lunches and
never forgot to bring them. He felt he deserved a
little treat, maximillion. Have you looked at this order for him?
They're asking five dollars for a slice of pizza. You
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can buy a slice of pizza straight from the restaurant
for only three dollars. Are they trying to raise money
for new playground equipment or something? What's wrong with the
old playground equipment? Maximilian had no idea what his mother
was talking about. Huh, playground equipment. It's just pizza day, mom,
But Maximilian's mother insisted that he was better off bringing
(05:03):
a pack lunch from home like he always did. Well,
then do you think it would be okay if I
brought a chocolate bar and gummy worm sandwich on those days?
Absolutely not, Maximilian, absolutely not. If you want something fun
and exciting to bring on pizza Day so you don't
feel like you're missing out, then why don't you try
making a sandwich you never made before, like a pickle sandwich.
(05:24):
You could even add a slice of tomato to really
jazz it up. Maximilian felt disappointed, but he also knew
it wasn't the end of the world. It was only
one lunch a week, and there would be plenty of
other kids skipping it too well. On the very first
pizza day, every student in Maximilian's class was handed a
slice of pizza, every student except for Maximilian. Hey, Maximilian,
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you didn't order a slice of pizza, bud, Too bad, bro,
It's delicious. Maximilian watched longingly as every kid around him
took their first bites, their eyes all closed as the warm,
gouey cheese and tomato sauce hit their mouths. The cheese
even stretched and snapped as they set their slices back down.
Oh that is so good, like unbelievably good. I think
(06:11):
they're even using a new recipe for the sauce, and
it's like, oh, the best thing ever. Maximilian looked at
at the pickle sandwich he'd brought to school. Suddenly, I'm
not feeling too hungry anymore. Just then, Principal Duckwaddle popped
his head through the classroom door and pointed straight at Maximilian.
The principal was huffing and puffing and using a sleeve
(06:33):
to white beads of sweat off of his forehead. There
you are, I finally found someone who didn't order pizza.
I think you might be the only kid in the
entire school. Maximilian sure didn't need the reminder. Now his
entire class was staring at his pickle sandwich. Listen, kid,
how would you like to be my special helper next
time we have pizza Day. I can't get this much
(06:53):
pizza to every classroom all by myself. Look at me.
I feel like I just ran a marathon. Maximilian wasn't
quite sure why, but being given a special job at
school was kind of a big deal. Like if you
were asked to bring something to the office, Oh, you'd
be feeling like a big shot. One time, Maximilian got
to spend an entire recess sitting in the office waiting
(07:14):
for the phone to ring while the secretary was on break.
The phone never rang once, but he still had the
time of his life. Sir, I would be honored to
be your pizza day delivery helper. At first, it sounded
like one of the best school jobs you could get,
but then Maximilian realized that helping out on pizza Day
meant getting up close and personal with hundreds of slices
(07:35):
of pizza. It would have been fine if he was
getting a slice too, but since he wasn't, it just
felt like a tease. How was he going to keep
himself from drooling all over the place? That night, Maximilian
decided to ask his mother again. So, uh, mom, turns
out pretty well, everyone ordered pizza on Pizza Day, like
(07:55):
literally the entire school. Maximilian's mom looked AGAs even though
they are charging two dollars more than what the pizza
actually costs at the restaurant, Maximilian shrugged. Yeah, I guess
a lot of families were happy to have a break
from preparing lunches. I mean, I too might enjoy a
little break. Maximilian's mother was still fuming over the cost. Well,
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you mark my words, you'll be seeing way less kids
ordering pizza next week. No one is going to pay
those prices again, It's only because today was the first one. Well,
next Wednesday, every kid in the entire school once again
ordered pizza, everyone except Maximilian. Boy. Am I glad to
have you helping today, said Principal Duck Waddle. We've sure
(08:41):
got a lot of pizza to get out. How about
you start by doing all of it and I'll just
wait in my office, and look at this filing cabinet catalog.
I can't make up my mind which one I want, Like,
do I want a filing cabinet with two drawers or three?
And do you think ray would be a little too
bland here in my office. By the time Maximilian had
delivered all of the pizza slices to each of the classrooms,
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even he was covered in sweat. There I did it,
he said proudly as he returned to the office. But
then his mouth dropped when he saw one more slice
of pizza. Oh man, I forgot one. How am I
going to figure out which classroom it's for? The secretary
looked over from her desk. Don't worry, that's just an
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extra one. There must have been a mistake with the order.
Just bring it over to Principal Duckwaddle. He'll decide what
to do with it. Maximilian had a good feeling he
knew exactly what the principal would do with it, or
rather who he would decide to share it with. Sometimes
there were perks to helping out around the school. But
when he tried to pick up the extra slice of pizza,
his tired, wobbly leg stumbled, and he dropped the pizza
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on the floor. The secretary looked over from behind her computer. Ah,
that's a shame. Just toss it in the garbage. Maximilian
couldn't believe he had just done that. What a waste
of a perfectly good slice of pizza. Well what if
instead of throwing it away, I just ate it. The
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secretary looked like she had never tried floor pizza before.
Why would you want to slice a pizza that fell
on the floor. Clearly she had also never heard of
the five second rule. It's only been there for like
five seconds. It's still good. The secretary pointed out that
it had been more like twenty seconds at this point.
That's still okay, insisted Maximilian. This is a twenty second
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floor right here. Have you seen this floor? Like? Whoever's
been cleaning it has been doing a really great job.
The secretary just said whatever and went back to work.
Maximilian picked up the pizza. Sorry, pickle sandwich, but not
this week. That has got something better. It was like
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the stars had aligned. He no longer felt left out.
He was about to enjoy some delicious, ooey, gooey, cheesy
pizza on pizza day. Along with was that a paper
clip stuck to the pizza and some hair and little
flecks of mystery dirt. Maybe this floor wasn't so clean
after all. There was even a little note hanging off
the back that said, Bruno Butterscotch will not be taking
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the bus after school. I won't be picking Bruno up
early for a dentist appointment where he'll be having a
tooth pulled out, Signed Bruno Butterscotch's mom, Mary Butterscotch. Maximilian
may have lost his appetite, but at least he wasn't
having to get a tooth pulled out after school. Poor Bruno.
He tossed the filthy slice of pizza in the garbage
and made it back to class with only enough time
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to take one bite of his pickle sandwich before the
lunch period ended. You know, I'm really not sure why
I decided to go with the pickle sandwich again. It's
really not that good. Week after week, more pizza days
came and went. Maximilian would ask his mother every time,
and every time she would say, no, why would I
order such expensive pizza when you've got pickle sandwiches? If
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you need to mix it up a little bit, just
have ketchup. One day, after handing out all of the pizza,
a student in the first grade walked into the office
and told Maximilian that he never received his slice of pizza.
That's strange, said Maximilian. I guess they must have made
a mistake with the order. One time they sent us
one slice too many, and now it seems they haven't
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sent enough. He wasn't quite sure what to do, but
he knew he didn't want to bother the principal. Principal Duckwaddle,
had finally settled on going with a three drawer filing cabinet,
but was still stuck on the color. Maximilian asked the
secretary if he could use the phone. He then called
the pizza place and explained what had happened. They were
very apologetic and promised to bring another slice of pizza
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right away. When it arrived, Maximilian brought it down to
the first grade classroom. Simon, I've got your pizza here.
For some reason, Simon was midway through eating a sandwich.
Oh you know what, big kid, I just remembered, my
parents never ordered me a pizza because I don't even
like this pizza. Anymore. I find the new sauce too
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spicy and the cheese too chewy. You know what, when
I looked at my lunch bag, guess what I found?
A chocolate bar and gummy worm sandwich. Oh yeah, oh yeah.
Maximilian was annoyed at first, but then he realized what
this meant. He was now holding an extra slice of pizza.
Being extra careful not to drop it this time, he
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marched straight to the principal's office. Sir, sorry to interrupt
you while you're looking at your filing cabinet catalog, but
it turns out we have one extra slice of pizza today,
one delicious looking, mouthwatering slice of pizza. Can you think
of anyone who might want to eat it? Maybe someone
who has missed out on every single pizza day? Hmmm?
Also know that you mention it. I think Ray would
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look fantastic in this office. The principal looked at Maximilian
and smiled. Yep, this guy knew exactly who should have
the pizza. Maximilion, Mister flimsy Straw, the grade six teacher,
showed up today with a nothing sandwich on a hot
dog bun. It's literally just the bun. I'm gonna bring
this pizza down to him now. It'll totally brighten his day.
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Maximilian tried to look on the bright side. At least
he had packed more than just a nothing sandwich. When
the next pizza Day came around, he didn't even bother
asking his mother for pizza. That's why he was so
caught off guard when his mother came up to him
and said, you know, Maximilian, why don't we order you
a slice of pizza, just this one time. You're such
a sweet boy, and I know how much you love
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that pizza. I'm gonna put the order in right now. Wait,
hold on a second. They raised the price to six dollars.
Six dollars. That's now twice as much as you would
pay for it at the restaurant. Nope, nope, nope, I
am not okay with that. You're still enjoying those pickle sandwiches,
aren't you. Once again, he had come so close, but
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not close enough. I wish pizza Day had never become
a thing, he said while delivering pizza the next day. Like,
I get that some parents don't like making lunches, but
come on, parents, get it together. If I can do it,
you can do it. Maximilion decided he was going to
let the principal know that he was done helping out
on pizza day. Maybe someone else would like a turn,
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someone who didn't mind having two hundred slices of pizza
dangled in front of their face week after week with
not even so much as a taste. Here you go, sir,
we have one extra slice of pizza again this week.
I also want to thank you for letting me have
this job, but I'm sorry to tell you that. Before
he could tell the principle that he was quitting, a
little girl named Cleo walked into the office with tears
in her eyes. I think my parents thought they ordered
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me pizza, but they must have forgotten. Now we don't
have any pizza or any lunch from home. Principal duck
Waddle checked his list. YEP, I'm not saying your name
on the list. Can't have pizza if you're not on
the list. We can't just be giving away free pizza
here at school. Filing cabins don't pay for themselves, you know.
Opening one of his desk drawers, the principal pulled out
(15:50):
a small box of raisins and tossed it over to Cleo.
There you go, kiddo, enjoy The little girl looked at
the raisins and said, ah, thank you, sir. I'll go
back to class now. The principal looked back at Maximilian.
Now where were we? Ah? Yes, you said you had
an extra slice of pizza there, Well you could have
that one. You've been such a great help around here,
(16:12):
and I really appreciated your filing cabinet advice. I decided
to go with the gray one like you said. Maximilian
slowly started backing out of the office. It was like
he was afraid the principal might change his mind if
he said something. He was already halfway down the hall
when he finally remembered to shout thank you for the pizza.
But as he sat down at his desk, ready to
sink his teeth into the beautiful, beautiful slice of pizza,
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he realized something. He had a sandwich in his lunch bag.
He had an apple and a banana. He had some
crackers that may have been a little stale, but they
were still fine. Maximilian stood up and walked out of
the classroom. He went up and down the halls until
he found the classroom. He was looking for. He then
went inside and set the slice of pizza down in
front of the little girl's desk. Cleo looked up at
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him in disbelief. Seriously, for me, thank you, thank you
so much. You know, the reasons that guy gave me
were rock solid. I wonder how long they'd been sitting
in that desk. Maximilian then watches the little girl sunk
her teeth into the warm slice of pizza. It hadn't
been an easy thing to do, but he knew it
was the right thing to do. The following pizza day,
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Maximilian continued helping with the pizzas, partly because he had
never finished telling the principle that he was quitting, but
also because deep down he still kind of liked the job,
even if there was never any pizza for him. This time,
the order had been spot on, no more, no less.
It was the exact number of slices they were supposed
to have. Maximilian returned to his classroom to start eating
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his own lunch, but when he got there, he saw
something waiting for him on his desk, a slice of
pizza that wasn't right. There must have been a mistake.
He turned to look for his teacher to see what
had happened, But who he saw was the principal, Young fella.
I heard about what you did last week, and I
have to say it brought a little tear to my eye.
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Not as many tears as when my new filing cabinet arrived,
so many happy tears that day. But what you did, well,
that's the kind of thing we're all about it this school.
We look out for each other around here. This was incredible.
Maximilian ran back to his desk and began eating the
pizza without even sitting down. It was finally happening. Except
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what was up with the sauce? This new recipe was
kind of spicy, a little too spicy if you were
to ask him. And had they changed something with the
cheese as well? It was like chewing on rubber? Was
this even safe to swallow? Maximilian couldn't believe he was
even thinking it, but he didn't like the pizza, and
his face wasn't hiding it. Well there, young fellow, that's
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not the kind of thing my face does when I'm
enjoying something delicious. But I've long since given up trying
to understand the strange things kids do. Anyway, to thank
you for being you, I've gone ahead and ordered you
a slice of pizza for every pizza day between now
and the end of the school year. All right, I
just the best the end. That's the story. And here
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is your question of the week. What kind of food
would you like to have delivered to your school for
a special lunch. Well that's a wrap on this one.
Thanks for listening, and I'll catch you on the next one.
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