
The Spare Toe
When Bob took off his sock one night, the poor boy got an awful fright, for there beside his great big toe he saw another start to grow! “Good grief!” he said, “This is all wrong. A toe right there just won’t belong. Ten toes, not more, is standard fare. An extra toe will be…
Piano Lessons
I wanted to take lessons and play our piano well with “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Farmer in the Dell”. And so my mother got me a teacher named Miss Dunn, but now I’m s’posed to practice and practicing’s no fun. Miss Dunn says, “Curve your fingers.” Miss Dunn says, “Count each bar.” But…
Revenge on Benny
I used to think my dog was great — right now, I wonder why! You see, he ruined my favourite doll, and that sure made me cry. I yelled at Benny really loud and showed him what he’d done. His tail went down, his ears did too, and off that dog did run. He’s in…