One Nice Thing Summary

In his journal, Bird writes that it has been raining 10 days in a row. Dr. Vishnubakat has told him that he can write his thoughts and feelings in his journal. Bird has tried to buy a ticket to Israel, but it is $1200 and he only has $741.50 from his lemonade stand earnings. Dr. Vishnubakat asks Bird to explain the note he left for Charlotte and Alma when he thought he was leaving for Israel. Bird had written that he was going away because he is a lamed vovnik and needs to take care of many things. He also wrote there was going to be a flood, but that he had built an ark for them and Alma would know where to find it. The day the rain stops, the firemen take down Bird's ark, saying it was a fire hazard...