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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, you'll lose your vigor and vim."

Jim responded, "I don't know if this be 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 calls 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!”