Some of the kids called him "Arty the Smarty", which hurt Arthur J. Warner the Second's feelings, but he just held his head up high and pretended that it didn't bother him.
When the other kids made fun of him, Arthur J. Warner the Second laughed right along with them.
Arthur J. Warner the Second had two hamsters named Stan and Ollie and a pet garter snake named Stretch.
What Arthur J. Warner the Second really wanted was a dog. Any dog.
But it had to be a big dog.
Arthur J. Warner the Second had a paper route.
Every day, after school, He delivered the town newspaper to his neighborhood .
When the other kids realized they couldn't tease him by calling him names anymore, they tried to make Arthur J. Warner the Second fall off his bike.
The bag that he carried the newspapers in was very heavy and bulky.
It was hard to balance it on his shoulder and ride his bike at the same time.
"There's Arty the Smarty," they would yell, as they whizzed by on their skateboards or bikes.
They pushed at Arthur J. Warner the Second's shoulder to make him tip over.