Boots

"Gold Fish"

Little Nancy was in the garden filling in a hole
when her neighbor peered over the fence.
Interested in what the cheeky-faced youngster
was doing, he politely asked, "What are you up
to there, Nancy?"

"My goldfish died," replied Nancy tearfully, without
looking up, "and I've just buried him."

The neighbor was concerned, "That's an awfully
big hole for a goldfish isn't it?"

Nancy patted down the last heap of earth then
replied, "That's because he's inside your stupid cat!"

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"Boots"

Did you hear about the teacher who was helping
one of her kindergarten students put on his boots?
He asked for help and she could see why. With her
pulling and him pushing, the boots still didn't want
to go on.

When the second boot was on, she had worked up
a sweat. She almost whimpered when the little boy
said, "Teacher, they're on the wrong feet."

She looked and sure enough, they were.

It wasn't any easier pulling the boots off than it was
putting them on. She managed to keep her cool as
together they worked to get the boots back on -- this
time on the right feet. He then announced, "These
aren't my boots."

She bit her cheek rather than get right in his face
and scream, "Why didn't you say so?" like she wanted
to. Once again she struggled to help him pull the
ill-fitting boots off. He then said, "They're my brother's
boots. My Mom made me wear them."

She didn't know if she should laugh or cry. She
mustered up the grace and courage she had left to
wrestle the boots on his feet again. She said, "Now,
where are your mittens?" He said, "I stuffed them in
the toes of my boots..."
Received on Fri Sep 9 19:10:04 2005