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A Scam Undone

By Jessica McGlaughlinPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
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Photo by Josephina Kolpachnikof on Unsplash

Isabelle's Ice Cream: Every Flavor You Dream

Reading the sign, feeling quite smart,

Little Johnny decided to give Ole’ Isabelle a start:

“Every flavor?” He nags with a snark,

“I bet you don’t have the flavor I want,

I’’ll bet you five cents it’s not here in this cart.”

Accepting the bet,

aware of the scam,

Ole’ Isabelle listed her favorites, from spinach to spam.

His head hung in shame, admittedly beat,

little Johnny left

with no frozen treat.

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    Written by Jessica McGlaughlin