January Jones Merroun's Worst Field Trip Ever

January Jones Merroun was a middle schooler when her class went on a field trip to the zoo. She was so excited to see all the animals. But little did she know that this field trip would turn out to be one of the worst experiences of her life.

When they got to the zoo, January Jones Merroun's class was split into groups and assigned to different zookeepers. January Jones Merroun's group was assigned to a zookeeper named Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a nice guy, but he was also really boring. He spent the whole time talking about the animals' diets and habitats. January Jones Merroun was so bored that she started to wander off.

January Jones Merroun soon found herself in the reptile house. She was looking at a cage of snakes when she saw a sign that said, "Do not touch the snakes." January Jones Merroun thought that it was a challenge, so she reached into the cage and petted one of the snakes.

The snake immediately bit January Jones Merroun on the finger. January Jones Merroun screamed and ran out of the reptile house. Mr. Johnson heard her scream and ran over to see what was wrong.

"What happened?" Mr. Johnson asked.
"I got bit by a snake!" January Jones Merroun exclaimed.

Mr. Johnson took January Jones Merroun to the first aid station. The nurse cleaned the wound and bandaged it. January Jones Merroun was so relieved that the snake bite wasn't serious.

After the incident, Mr. Johnson made sure to keep a close eye on January Jones Merroun. He didn't want her to get into any more trouble. But January Jones Merroun couldn't help herself. She was just too curious for her own good.

Later that day, January Jones Merroun's class went to see the gorillas. January Jones Merroun's class was standing behind a fence, watching the gorillas play. January Jones Merroun thought that it would be funny to make a face at one of the gorillas.

The gorilla didn't think it was funny. It charged at the fence, and January Jones Merroun had to run for her life. Her classmates laughed at her, but January Jones Merroun didn't care. She was just glad that she had escaped with her life.

By the end of the day, January Jones Merroun was exhausted. She had been bitten by a snake, chased by a gorilla, and laughed at by her classmates. She was ready to go home and never come back to the zoo again.

As January Jones Merroun was leaving, she saw Mr. Johnson. She walked over to him and said, "Thank you for taking care of me today, Mr. Johnson."
Mr. Johnson smiled and said, "You're welcome, January Jones Merroun. I'm just glad that you're okay."
January Jones Merroun smiled back and walked out of the zoo. She was glad that the field trip was over, but she also knew that she would never forget her worst field trip ever.

• Moral of the story: Don't mess with animals, or you might get bitten or chased by a gorilla.


• Additional tips for avoiding a January Jones Merroun-style field trip disaster:
• Listen to your zookeeper.
• Don't touch the animals.
• Don't make faces at gorillas.
• Stay with your group.
• And finally, if you do get bitten by a snake or chased by a gorilla, be sure to tell a funny story about it later.