Timothy’s First Day Pencil Dilemma
On his first day at school Timothy tells the teacher he has no pencil. The teacher admits she has none. Timothy replies that they are both in the same fix, sharing the shortage with a sympathetic grin.
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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1941
Page
4
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