A home-economics
teacher
was
trying to
encourage her
third-graders to
try new foods.
/ The
teacher
had
a
piece
{of
venison}, [which
she
cut
up
{into little squares}.] /
She
placed
the
pieces {on
spoons}and
gave
them
{to
each} {of the children}. /
["Now
(Interjection),
boys (Direct
Address) and
girls (Direct
Address), the
game
[we're
going to play today]
is
to taste this
new food,
and
to guess
the name
{of the animal} [{from
which} this meat
came,"]]
the
teacher
said.
/ "I'll
give you a
hint
/
-- Note #1 it's
a
name [that
sometimes
your
mommy
calls
your
daddy
[when
he
comes home
(NuA) {from
the office}."]]
/
There
was a long pause.
/ Finally
a
youngster
{in
the back}
exclaimed, ["Don't
eat it!"]
/
Executive SpeechWriter Newsletter,
in Readers Digest, Feb, 93. 57.
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