For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 18, 1996

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April: Know what, Mom? Know what we did today? We made a solar system wif a big melon inna middle for the sun, an' all of the planets were made from fruits! ... But, we never got finished, 'cause Stuart Gorman ate the grape that was s'posed to be Pluto! An' know what? Danica? The girl wif the horse? She frew up at lunch 'cause Nathan put a bug in his mouth! - An' know what?... Know what we did today? A man came to the library, an' he showed us a video about stars! An' he said the sun was a star, but Janet said it wasn't an' know what? Janet gots a tooth she can push around wif her tongue! Nathan said he swallowed a tooth once!! If you swallowed a tooth...could it bite you onna stomach? How would the tooth fairy find it?!! James said he saw the tooth fairy once, he said she had really, really bad breath! An' know what? Know what, Mom? Yack, yack, yack, yack, yack. Elly: Hi, Melba, sorry we're a little late...I had to get April from the library. Melba: Well, hello there! I'm amazed, Elly...is she ALWAYS this quiet?!