“Measure me again,” Stink said to Judy. “One more time. Before bed.”
“Stink, I just measured you this morning.”
“That was before I ate all those peas and drank all that milk,” said Stink.
Stink put on his shoes. He stood next to the Shrimp-O-Meter. He stood up straight. He stood up tall.
Judy got out her Elizabeth Blackwell Women of Science ruler. “Hey, no shoes!” she said. Stink took off his shoes. He stood on tiptoe.
“No tippy toes either.”
Judy measured Stink top to bottom. She measured him foot to head. She measured him head to foot. Something was not right.
“Well?” asked Stink.
“Bad news,” said Judy.
“What?” asked Stink.
“You're shorter than you were this morning. A quarter of an inch shorter!”
Stink made a face. “Not possible.”
“Stink. The Women of Science ruler does not lie.”
“Shorter? How can I be shorter?”
“Simple,” said Judy. “You shrunk!”
