- Arthur: Hello, my name is Arthur. Welcome to Living books. To have this story read to you click right here.
- [Arthur points his right finger at Read to me button]
- Arthur: To play inside a story click over here.
- [Arthur points his left finger at the Let Me Play button, the music plays and Arthur performs his dance]
- Narrator: The bell rang. The first day of school was over. Kids ran out of every classroom-every one but Room 13. Here, the students filed out slowly in alphabetical order.
- Mr. Ratburn: See you tomorrow.
- Narrator: Said their teacher, Mr. Ratburn.
- Brain: This is going to be a long year.
- Arthur: I can't believe he gave us homework the first day.
- Narrator: Said Arthur.
- [Prunella closes her locker and looks down at Arthur]
- Prunella: I had the Rat last year.
- Narrator: Said Prunella.
- Prunella: Boy, do I feel sorry for you!
- Binky Barn: Make one wrong move, and he puts you on death row.
- Narrator: Warned Binky Barns.
- [Arthur imagines himself locked up in a prison cell wearing a red and white uniform]
- Chris: He's really a vampire with magical powers.
- Narrator: Said Chris.
- [Arthur then imagines Mr. Ratburn a vampire hypnotizing Arthur's eyes]