ooooh! Someone put Edward Gorey's "Gashlycrumb Tinies" on the web!
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ÛThings change. As a child, I used to delight in early-morning "polar-bear swims" at my summer camp. Now I don't even feel like swimming anymore, because I have no arms.
ÛSumming up: 1. Do not run from a polar bear. 2. Do not fight back. 3. Don't just stand there. Whatever you do, it will teach you a lesson.
