Chapter Eight

Chapter Eight

The elevator stopped in the lobby of the office building. When its doors opened, the shoes walked out to the street. Thousands of other shoes were already there. Cars stopped. Horns were honking. There was a huge traffic jam. People standing on the sidewalk just stood and watched as the shoes marched past.

"I wonder where they're all going," Cam whispered.

Helicopters with news reporters inside circled over the parade of shoes. While the newsmen were reporting what was happening below, the threads of their shoes opened up. The shoes came off their feet and floated down in tiny parachutes to join the parade.

"That's funny," Eric whispered. "This movie makes you think that shoes are like people."

"There must be millions of shoes," Cam said. "And look, there are sneakers, roller skates, slippers, and little baby booties marching, too."

As the shoes marched, they stopped traffic. They crushed flower gardens, kicked down trees and telephone poles.

They all marched to the gates of the mayor's house. One boot was carrying a large sign that said: "We're tired of being stepped on and stepped in."

"This is the greatest march our town has ever seen," a television reporter said in front of a set of cameras. "Shoes from all over the world have come here."

"That reporter is Angela Kane," Cam said.

"The shoes want to see the mayor," the reporter said. "I hope he comes out soon."

Angela Kane reported about the mayor's schedule and the type of shoes he wore. She also described the many different shoes that marched to the mayor's house.

"The front doors of the house are opening. The mayor is coming out," Angela said.

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