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The Red Well-Read Reader

Story 161

Reason Or Whim?

Tim asked Jim to play with him and Kim. "No," replied Jim, "I can't go

to the gym. I must fix my tire rim, but maybe later we can go for a swim?"

"But later," said Tim, "the sun will be too dim. Besides, your task is so hard

and grim that you'll lose your vigor and vim."

Jim responded, "I don't know if this is reason or whim, but indeed I do

want to stay slim and trim. So I'll put off fixing my bike rim and hurry off

with you and Kim."

Story 162

The Imp

Bobby is a brazen imp. He call his brother a "fat blimp," and tells his sister her

hair is always so limp that she shouldn’t bother to primp ! Once he even demanded

of his mother never to scrimp on groceries like shrimp.

So now and again his father, or mother, would say, "Oh imp . . .
in your style I must put a crimp, and with my paddle I promise

not to skimp!”

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