The Essay

When I was in the 5th grade, one day we had to write a story
                      The class all wanted to know how long it had to be
The teacher said, "Like a lady's skirt, short enough to be interesting, long enough to
cover the subject"
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October 13, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Thank you for sharing your splendid poetry with us today Danny. I enjoyed reading it. What a teacher hey. Love, Carol
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