Caren Krutsinger Poet Narrative

A Bit of a Story Teller

He is eight and confused. He has been borrowing ideas all year.
He asked his classmate if he could copy off her.
She has always said yes until today.
Maybe four weeks of copying was enough?
Now he is irritated and angry.
She did not say yes or no, she told the teacher.
The teacher talked to him about plagiarism.
He thought he would be handcuffed and put into prison.
I tried to reassure him.
Refocused him.
He told me a story about his dog being massacred.
I asked about that.
His dog has a sore paw.
Then he told me about his thirty-two family members
Who all live in the same house.
I am thinking maybe there is a bit of exaggeration in this child.

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L Milton Hankins September 25, 2021 at 11:55 AM Just a tish, I'm thinking. Then, of course, I know of places where that many people live under the same roof. Could be. I loved the bit about him thinking he would be handcuffed and put into prison for his offences. I love kids like this, don't you? Of course you do. Caren Krutsinger September 26, 2021 at 3:57 AM I cannot write this stuff down fast enough, and I dare not write it down in front of them.