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Of course this truly did happen, and it tickled the teacher and I both so much, that we held on to each other laughing until we were both crying with joy.

The first grader was giving us the best story ever, standing in front of the class, yelling It out proudly, and showing us the picture he had drawn. “And there would be a big flood, and a fire, and army guys, and bombs everywhere, and everybody would die!” He yelled out gleefully. “What about me?” I asked. “Would I die?” “No, I’d save you, Mrs. K,” he told me. “What about me?” his classmates began screaming. “I’d save you!” he told them, cheerfully. “What about me?” the classroom teacher asked. “Mrs. Smith,” he said sternly, “We can’t save EVERYBODY!”

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Date: 7/4/2018 10:55:00 PM
Hahaha.. that made my night!!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/6/2018 10:00:00 AM
The truth is always fun!
Date: 7/4/2018 8:38:00 AM
LOL! Truly funny! Sorry Mrs. Smith, you’re up the creek without a paddle! Every hero has his moments of decision! Love it!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/5/2018 10:48:00 AM
I really love this story! Kids are great!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/4/2018 8:53:00 AM
And you know Kim, it was totally true. The classroom teacher and I got so tickled, we could not stop laughing. She retold it in the lunchroom, and we reenacted our silly laughing until we cried routine.

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