Rumors. by P. Jean
As I think back on this day, the day Billy and I started a rumor, we had no real idea what a rumor was and how, sometimes, they can be very hurtful.
It was one of those close hot days in August, the kind of day where it was almost too hot to move so we sat around under the big cherry tree speculating about how the Cleveland Indians were doing, or about school starting again. Just small talk, what had the other kids been up to over the summer, maybe if we were lucky there might even be a new kid in our grade at school, even wondering if anyone had flunked and needed to repeat a grade. Well you get the idea, so hot it made you sweat to even think!
We took our bikes and headed toward the creek that ran under our road a couple miles from our houses. Even if we didn’t swim today, just wading among the rocks looking for crayfish, or whatever we might find, sounded cooler than sitting here wondering about school. It didn’t sound like much of an adventure but i...
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It was one of those close hot days in August, the kind of day where it was almost too hot to move so we sat around under the big cherry tree speculating about how the Cleveland Indians were doing, or about school starting again. Just small talk, what had the other kids been up to over the summer, maybe if we were lucky there might even be a new kid in our grade at school, even wondering if anyone had flunked and needed to repeat a grade. Well you get the idea, so hot it made you sweat to even think!
We took our bikes and headed toward the creek that ran under our road a couple miles from our houses. Even if we didn’t swim today, just wading among the rocks looking for crayfish, or whatever we might find, sounded cooler than sitting here wondering about school. It didn’t sound like much of an adventure but i...
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Summary: Two friends start a hurtful rumor about a strange old lady who eats fishing worms, but soon realize ...
Review: This story teaches an important lesson about the consequences of spreading rumors without knowing th...
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