I think the pendulum has swung too far the other way. My kids are being assigned books that they would be disciplined (#metoo and all that) for reading aloud in the hallway.
If you say nothing, Charlie, you let your little sister look foolish. How will she feel when the other kids in her class laugh at her? How will she feel when she realizes her big brother was smart enough to prevent it, but didn’t?
mccollunsky about 5 years ago
Gotta love Sally’s imagination.
HeatherMcCrillis about 5 years ago
I wonder if Harry Belafonte wanted to record a song about this.
orinoco womble about 5 years ago
You “say” just fine, CB. It’s Sally’s “hear” that’s off kilter.
Guilty Bystander about 5 years ago
Or you could write about how the gravy boat slides into the harbor.
OdieFan about 5 years ago
What is interesting about grapes?
jpayne4040 about 5 years ago
As strange as it sounds, that might actually work.
Troglodyte about 5 years ago
Sally ought to write a book or two herself! :D
nuncanunca about 5 years ago
I think the pendulum has swung too far the other way. My kids are being assigned books that they would be disciplined (#metoo and all that) for reading aloud in the hallway.
mjb515 about 5 years ago
The good news is that Sally knows the word “arbor”, the bad news is that she does not know what it means.
sheilag about 5 years ago
Is that where they got the “apple bushes”? Rock snakes? And gully cats? They all came over in a grape boat… :-P
nosirrom about 5 years ago
I bet the boat’s name is “Wrath”. that’s right, she’s writing about the grapes of Wrath.
JohnFarson19 about 5 years ago
Damn, I love Miss Brown’s school reports. And grape boats ARE exciting
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 5 years ago
The Grape Boats are coming there’s dancing tonight!
jagedlo about 5 years ago
Sounds like a grape idea, Sally!
Ellis97 about 5 years ago
Some jive turkeys just don’t listen.
eddie6192 about 5 years ago
“Good grief” would have been apropos.
Neo Stryder about 5 years ago
No, the problem is that you’re the most normal in a world of wackos.
Amra Leo about 5 years ago
At that point, there’s really nothing to say…
txmystic about 5 years ago
Ah yes…the origins of arbor day…
gantech about 5 years ago
She could go to the public library…just sayin’
marilynnbyerly about 5 years ago
If she were a little older and the Internet existed, she could have written about why this book was banned. Dang bunny bigots!
DCBakerEsq about 5 years ago
Why not write about the running of the grapes?
Wally Cup Of Joe about 5 years ago
There’s a girl in a Arbor town…..
Jogger2 about 5 years ago
If you say nothing, Charlie, you let your little sister look foolish. How will she feel when the other kids in her class laugh at her? How will she feel when she realizes her big brother was smart enough to prevent it, but didn’t?
Scoutmaster77 about 5 years ago
Malaprops, galore!
fix-n-fly about 5 years ago
See if the public library carries the book and check it out there?
paullp Premium Member about 5 years ago
I believe this line became the basis of the Peanuts special, “It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown.”
hagarthehorrible about 5 years ago
Children have fond memories of select themes for which they remember every detail.