Once there
were two boys named Russell and Jack who went to school together and
were friends. They met in the town park on Saturdays.
One Saturday, Russell
said to Jack, "What's new?"
Jack
replied, "Nothing much except, my cat died."
Russell
said, "That's sad. How did your cat die?"
Jack answered, "He ate a burned hamster."
Russell
asked, "Why did he eat a burned hamster?"
Jack told him, "Because my sister's hamster burned up in the fire and
when everything cooled down, the cat ate the hamster."
Russell was
surprised, "There was a fire?"
Jack said, "Oh yes, the hamster cage was next to the kitchen curtains
when they were on fire."
Russell
asked, "But why were the curtains on fire?"
Jack replied, "The flames jumped to the curtains from the kitchen
cabinets."
Russell
asked again, "Why did the cabinets catch on fire?"
Jack answered, "The kitchen caught on fire after the dining room
burned."
Russell
said, "What? Your dining room burned? Did your
whole house burn down?"
Jack replied, "Yes, the house burned down because it was next to the
school."
Russell
asked, "Was the school on fire?"
Jack said, "You didn't know that? The school burned
yesterday!"
Russell
asked again, "Well how did the school catch on fire?"
Jack answered, "The woodchips burned and caught the playground on fire
and then that made the school catch on fire."
Russell was
amazed, "Do you mean the school and the playground are both gone?"
Jack said, "Yes. Some Boy Scouts were practicing fire safety
on the playground and I guess it got out of hand."
Russell
said, "So there is no school on Monday?"
Jack replied, "That's right, but other than that, nothing is new."
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