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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

I Know An Old Teacher

When faced with a long weekend, Miss Bindley decides to bring the class pets home with her, promising her students she'll take good care of them. But when a flea falls from her unkempt hair into her tea and she inadvertently swallows it, she has to get rid of it somehow. So she swallows the spider that crawls down her wall in the hopes that it will gobble the flea. The spying students cannot believe their eyes as the creatures their teacher swallows get larger and more beloved--they are the class pets, after all! When at last all the pets are gone, a student spies Miss Bindley staring at his friend. " 'Swallow a child?' / The old teacher smiled... / 'I would never do that!' "

8 comments:

Ms. Price's Class said...

dear readers I think this book is the best to moriah.

Ms. Price's Class said...

i know an old teacher who was very weird love ariana

Ms. Price's Class said...

I like I know an old teacher because she eats every thing.Austin

willis2 said...

I liked the part when she swallowed a snake. Daijah

willis2 said...

I can't believe she can hold all the animals in her stomach. Preston

willis2 said...

It was awesome that she could fit all that in her stomach without throwing up because of the taste. Daniel

willis2 said...

I thought she was going to get claustrophobic in her stomach. Bethany

willis2 said...

It reminds me of a book I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Danielle