A home-economics teacher was
trying to encourage her
third-graders to try new
foods. The teacher had a piece {of
venison,} [Adjective to "piece"]
which she cut up {into little
squares.} [Adverb to "cut
up"] She placed the pieces {on
spoons} [Adverb to "placed"]
and gave them {to each} [Adverb
to "gave"] {of
the children.} [Adjective to "each"]
"Now, boys and girls, the game
we're going to play today
is to taste this new food,
and to guess the name {of
the
animal} [Adjective to "name"]
{from which} [Adverb to "came"]
this meat came," the teacher said. "I'll give you
a hint -- it's a name that sometimes your mommy calls
your daddy when he comes home {from
the office."} [Adverb
to "comes"]
There was a long pause. Finally
a youngster {in the
back} [Adjective to
"yongster"] exclaimed, "Don't eat it!"
Executive SpeechWriter Newsletter,
in Readers Digest, Feb, 93. 57
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