tell us a story

young boys "Tell us a story"they begged, myself "No not today". young boys "Tell us a story", myself "today is not a story kind of day". young boys "tell us a story". myself- I look at all the boys wanting a story, there must have been 6 or 8 of them. age 8 to 10 years old 3rd and 4th graders. As I looked at them I say "OK, today I will tell you a story". I step closer to the table, as did all the boys. I lower my head, and my voice. I start:
Once apon a time in a land...I lower my voice even more, far far away, I look at each boy standing - leaning into the table. I continue "there was a boy,again I look each boy in the eye, "who lived in a town much like the one we live in. He would not eat his fruit, as I look at the container of peaches on the table, and back at the boys, who themselves look at the peaches, You know what happened to this boy? I asked, they all said no, now waiting for the the word.. I said it, yes I said the word. You know what happened to this boy? he could not go poop. The boys all look at each other, and back at me, that's right I said he could not poop, so if you don't want to be like that boy, eat your fruit. The one way to remember is story I told them was that fruit and poop rhyme so eat your fruit and you can poop. Now take some fruit and get to your tables. They all get some peaches on their plates and head off to their tables, each whispering to each other, "she said poop" hehehe