“How many squirrels live there?” interrupted the teacher.
“Several hundred,” replied Tiny, proudly.
“Then it is not such a great city, after all. It would be better to say that you lived at Squirreltown. When it becomes a great city, you can say that you lived in Squirreltown.”
“I lived on Oak Avenue—”
“It is better to say that you lived in Oak Avenue,” suggested Miss Hare.
“One day a bear met my mother with crooked teeth, and—”
“Who had crooked teeth, the bear or your mother?” tittered Snowball.
“The bear, to be sure,” retorted Tiny, growing quite indignant.
“You should place your helping phrases where they will give the right meaning,” said Miss Hare. “There are many animals ready to make sport of us if we are not careful to say just what we mean.”