Read Me a Story, Ink logo

A Reading Resource for Kids, Parents, and Teachers

The Bus for Deadhorse

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
Page count: 3
Categories: Humor, Peace
Back to the story database

Author

Natalie
Babbitt
More about the author

Appeared in

The Big Book of Peace

Story Summary

An aging man can't stand the bickering of his greedy children and is relieved when they board the wrong bus for Deadhorse, Alaska and are never heard from again.