November 12, 2002
Dear Centipede,
I read about you in a great book called James And The Giant Peach. You are pretty funny. You’re funny because when you were free from the paint you were dancing all around and you said, ‘’I can talk again.’’ In a separate part of the story you said, ‘’I am the best brat in the world.’’ I don’t mean to insult you but sometimes you are annoying, like all those times you asked James to take off your boots. You were always saying, ’’James, could you please take off my boots.’’ You never really asked anyone else, but I think you would keep me company, sometimes.
Centipede, I would sometimes like to be your friend. A reason that I would not like to be your friend is that you talk a little too much.I can get annoyed easily and also I will probably get a headache with all of that talking.Also I would have to take off all of your boots which I would not exactly like, and you would always ask me, well at least I think so. You do have a ton of feet so it will take me a few hours to take off all your boots. A reason that I would like to be your friend is that you say funny things like, “I can talk again,’’ and you danced around the peach when you were free from the paint. A little after you got free from the paint you said that you were the biggest brat in the world, which is probably true. You do talk back sometimes.
Sincerely,
N.