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The blind snake

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Look Ma! A blind dog! Poor thing! It keeps bumping into various things as it moves. What a pity! said the little boy to his mother as they crossed to street to buy some grocery. Hurry up Tim, you need to pay attention to the road as you cross it. Said his mother sternly. Tim obviously shocked by his mother insensitivity and looked at her with with tears welling up in his eyes. Mother! How can you have heart of stone! There is a blind dog and we need to help it! Tim was starting to sound very authoritative. His mother knew she needed to pay attention to the situation. Instead of heading towards the supermarket she decided to take Tim to a park. Tim:        Ma, we left the supermarket behind. Mother:   Tim, we are not going to the supermarket we are heading towards the park. Tim:        I am in mo mood for playing in park just now let's just finish grocery shopping and go back home. Mother:   Tim, we are not going to play in park, we are going to talk.  She said very softly