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Story 115
Steamed
The early morning sun rose finding Rasheem sitting upon a wooden
beam. As water for coffee began to steam, he heard a loud scream !
He wondered, was Shahkeem having a bad dream ? No! While washing,
she had fallen into a stream.
This made him laugh and laugh until he nearly burst at the seam. But
to Shahkeem it didn’t seem like such a scream. She thought he was
mean and said, “Rasheem, this seems like the end of our marriage
dream.”
Story 116
The Wrong Theme
Eileen declared, “Writing a theme seems a bit extreme. My effort
would need be supreme. First, I would have to devise a scheme. Then
da dat, da dat, da dat. Soon problems would teem, my brain would
steam, and I would likely scream.
So instead of writing a difficult theme, I think I’ll hum my carefree
theme, fishing for bream in a mountain stream.”
Ironic as it does seem, Eileen, who previously didn’t deem highly of
academe, got an “F,” which devastated her self-esteem!
