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The Kingdohts called Report Cards As I have special privileges concerning all the belongings of Thoers and suates of the realm:

REPORT CARD: THOMAS ROOD, GRADE 1

Mathematics: Good

Language Skills: Excellent

Penmanship: Poor

History: Fair

Science: Excellent

Deportment: Very Poor

Dear Mr and Mrs Rood:

I a your son, Thomas

Thoht perhaps wish he were less bright and intelligent at the end of a long day with hi places! However, I have reason to be worried by his classroom behavior Thomas, as I’m sure you’re aware, is extremely talkative and inquisitive, which has become quite disruptive Last week, when asked the su: When Carbuncle, the Emperor of the Deeper Trolls, was exiled froranted her by the Elk-King of Mottleworst, and only one arrow for her bow of stone,her treasures four and her soul bereft

Thoets these notions, and I certainly ah teacher to have put such words as bereft and carbuncle on the spelling tests of first graders He siht question—yet he blurts out his ridiculous troll trivia without sohis hand

More i his class On his first day, Ihi profane, I assure you; boys will be boys and school boards will be school boards and school boards never replace anything that can still be held together with a rusty nail and a prayer Well, childrento his desk, calling it Hu out, which is a hard suit of clothes to wear on your first day, as I’m sure you know

Now, I felt for the boy There is always soentle for his own good, and I thought little Tommy was this year’s poor lost lamb