Nothing by Jon Agee
Otis had just sold his last antique when Suzie Gump, the richest lady in town walks in. She wants to know what's on sale and Otis tells her nothing. She wants to buy "nothing" for three hundred dollars. Otis thinks this is ridiculous, but he remembers his father's words: the customer is always right. So Ottis sells "nothing" to Suzie. The store owners across from Otis's store find out he sold "nothing" for money and they start selling "nothing" to everyone. The town goes crazy buying "nothing." People had to make room for "nothing" in their homes and throw everything else out. Otis filled out his store with all the thrown items, but business was bad because everyone wanted "nothing." Suzie needed something so she went back to the store and started buying everything in it. As Ottis was cleaning the empty store, Tubby Portobello walks in and wants to buy "nothing" from him. Otis refuses to sell "nothing" and tells him the store is closed. This is a cute story on how a town can go frenzy buying something that is so silly just because the richest person in town buys it. I recommend this picture book to lower grade students. They will find the story both funny and silly.
No comments:
Post a Comment