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The following is a story of Petey, the snake.
To get the full meaning of the story we suggest you read out loud.
Petey was a snake, only so big. Petey lived in a pit with his
mother. One day Petey was hissing in the pit when his mother
said, "Petey, don't hiss in the pit, go outside the pit to hiss."
So Petey went outside of the pit to hiss. Petey was hissing all
around when he finally leaned over and hissed in the pit.
Petey's mother heard Petey hissing in the pit and said,
"Petey, if you must hiss in a pit, go over to Mrs. Pott's pit and
hiss in her pit.
Petey went over to Mrs. Pott's pit to hiss in her pit, but Mrs. Pott
was not at home so he hissed in her pit anyway. While Petey was
hissing in Mrs. Pott's pit, Mrs. Pott came home and found Petey
hissing in her pit. She said, "Petey, if you must hiss in a pit, don't
hiss in my pit; go to your own pit and hiss."
This made Petey very sad, and he cried all the way home. When
Petey got home, his mother saw him crying and said, "Petey, what's
the matter?" Petey said, "I went over to Mrs. Pott's to hiss in her
pit but Mrs. Pott was not at home, so I hissed in her pit anyway.
Mrs. Pott came home and found me hissing in her pit and said,
'Petey, if you must hiss in a pit go to your own pit and hiss, don't
hiss in my pit."
This made Petey's mother very angry and she said, "Why that mean old
Lady! I knew Mrs. Pott when she didn't have a pit to hiss in".
To get the full meaning of the story we suggest you read out loud.
Petey was a snake, only so big. Petey lived in a pit with his
mother. One day Petey was hissing in the pit when his mother
said, "Petey, don't hiss in the pit, go outside the pit to hiss."
So Petey went outside of the pit to hiss. Petey was hissing all
around when he finally leaned over and hissed in the pit.
Petey's mother heard Petey hissing in the pit and said,
"Petey, if you must hiss in a pit, go over to Mrs. Pott's pit and
hiss in her pit.
Petey went over to Mrs. Pott's pit to hiss in her pit, but Mrs. Pott
was not at home so he hissed in her pit anyway. While Petey was
hissing in Mrs. Pott's pit, Mrs. Pott came home and found Petey
hissing in her pit. She said, "Petey, if you must hiss in a pit, don't
hiss in my pit; go to your own pit and hiss."
This made Petey very sad, and he cried all the way home. When
Petey got home, his mother saw him crying and said, "Petey, what's
the matter?" Petey said, "I went over to Mrs. Pott's to hiss in her
pit but Mrs. Pott was not at home, so I hissed in her pit anyway.
Mrs. Pott came home and found me hissing in her pit and said,
'Petey, if you must hiss in a pit go to your own pit and hiss, don't
hiss in my pit."
This made Petey's mother very angry and she said, "Why that mean old
Lady! I knew Mrs. Pott when she didn't have a pit to hiss in".
