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Weekly Contest #270
“I wonder why my blood is so red.” I said. “Probably because you eat so many cherries, honey.” Dad said. I could hear his chopping. Ka. ka. ka. ka. Scraaaape. Toss. Ka. ka. ka. ka. Scraaaaape. Toss. “Then why was Nancy’s blood the same color as mine when she scraped her knee the other day?” “She is eating cherries in secret.” We worked silently for a while, waiting to say anything like when you wait for bread to bake. “Why is peeling carrots so hard?” I cried. I always cut myself peeling. Dad said it was a good thing to learn, but I knew tha...
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