At a bright classroom computer, Finn suddenly stretches his face. His eyes cross, his cheeks puff, and his tongue wiggles. A loud giggle pops out.
Finn grins at the bright screen. The colorful computer icons seem to sparkle while his giggle bounces between the desks.
While the teacher writes on the board, Finn tries another face. The marker squeaks. Then the teacher turns around and smiles.
“Finn, show us one more!” the teacher says. Finn sits up tall, ready to make his funniest face yet.
Finn pulls his cheeks down and makes a tiny robot sound. “Beep-boop!” The computers beep along, one after another.
His silly face slips away with a sneeze-like “A-CHOO!” Everyone laughs. Finn laughs too, blinking at the surprised sound.
The teacher invites everyone to the front. One child makes a wobbly face, and another makes a tiny face. Finn claps for both.
The classroom fills with squeaks, beeps, and giggles. Finn claps again as every child takes a turn.
Soon everyone returns to their desks. Finn opens his work and smiles while pencils scratch across the pages.
The teacher lifts one finger. “One last silly face.” Finn straightens, gathers his biggest grin, and prepares a grand finale.
Finn makes a grand fish face: cheeks puffed, lips round, eyes wide. For one quiet second, the room simply stares.
Then the whole bright classroom bursts into laughter. Finn keeps his fish face for one more second—then breaks into a grin.