jiminy cricket!

The other day, 

in my second grade classroom,

I heard a shout.

"There's a CRICKET!"

"I SEE a cricket!"

"A REAL cricket!"

"It's ALIVE!"

Other voices joined in.

"We have a LIVE cricket in our CLASSROOM!"

Students began jumping up from their desks
 & running across the room

to view this aberration.

Chaos ensued.

"A CRICKET!"

"It REALLY IS a CRICKET!"

As I tried to restore order,

I heard a tiny voice say,

"I wonder how he got out of my pocket..."