Tired Dog

"A Frickin' Elephant"

Jake is 5 and learning to read. He points at
a picture in a zoo book and says,

"Look Mama! It's a frickin' Elephant!"

Deep breath ... "What did you call it?"

"It's a frickin' Elephant, Mama! It says so on the picture!"

and so it does.

'A f r i c a n Elephant '

Hooked on phonics! Isn't it wonderful?

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"Tired Dog"

An old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard.
I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home.

He followed me into the house, down the hall,
and fell asleep in a corner.

An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.

The next day he was back, resumed his position
in the hall, and slept for an hour. This continued for several weeks.

Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: "Every afternoon
your dog comes to my house for a nap."

The next day he arrived with a different note pinned to his collar:

"He lives in a home with ten children -- he's trying to
catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?"
Received on Tue Jan 8 07:19:45 2008