Budding Writer, Episode I

Discovered in a folder today:


Math! Math! Math! (math)

A price of bread or the price of meat can cost nothing compared to what math does to children. Math is something most children hate most in school. Teachers rush children on their math. Often it rushes in its books to something a child has never heard of. In order to do it, a teacher complains of too many mistakes. But look! If a child does not know how to do it, how can they possibly do it? Many a child has over 200 mistakes per 14 lessons. Again I say, math is some crazy subject not many people can tolerate.




Yeeah.


And this gem, written at the age of ten:


The Letter

Mary and John were two children.

One day Mary was preparing to write a letter to Father, who was on a trip. John asked, “Who are you writing to, Mary?”

“I am writing to Father,” Mary replied. “You may help if you want to.” John said, “Of course, I will help. Nothing do I like to do better.”

So together the children laid a piece of paper on their table.

“Why, don’t you use yellow paper, Mary?” asked John as Mary got some white paper. “I thought you did.”

“Well, I used to.” Mary said. “John, you watch the ink bottle. I’ll write.”

Then... the ink tipped over! Mary got a rag, which with she wiped the floor. John refilled the ink bottle.

“I think I will write about the ink,” Mary said. “This time when the ink tipped over, I saw it. But the paper was already ruined.” John agreed to that.

Then after Mary finished the letter, John went to the post office and mailed it.
THE END

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We have a mommy and daddy purple finch making a nest up under the roof, right in view of the front window. I hope that if anyone else notices, they'll leave the birdies in peace.


Also, I am way too amused at the following.