“Johnny, where’s your homework?” Miss Martin said sternly to the little boy while holding out her hand.
“My dog ate it,” was his solemn response.
“Johnny, I’ve been a teacher for eighteen years. Do you really expect me to believe that?”
“It’s true, Miss Martin, I promise,” insisted Johnny. “I had to smear it with honey, but I finally got him to eat it!”
Graphic: The Beekeeper’s Wife by Steven Kenny