Lisa needed a job to pay for a . She needed a car so she could get school and other places more easily. Lisa saw ad looking for a school mascot. It was $12 an hour, which was a lot for high school student. She went to the try-outs. interviewer asked Lisa why she wanted the job, why she thought she would be a good . Lisa said that she was very proud of a tiger and would love to get other excited about the school's sports teams.

Lisa found that she got the job! Her first day work would be at the football game tonight. she got to the football field, she put her costume and her tiger head. It was and hot inside. She kept thinking about how needed a car. Then, she overheard someone say it would suck to wear the tiger costume. felt bad about the job.

Lisa's high school team won. The crowd got up from their and cheered. A lot of people wanted to a picture with the tiger. Lisa spent an just taking pictures. After the day was over, thought about how much money she made. It the only thing keeping her going.