Unnecessary Lines

'Omit needless words. Vigorous writing is concise. 

A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, 

a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, 

for the sames reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines 

and a machine no unnecessary parts.'

~William Strunk jr.~

The Cold Mouse

Last year we got an Angelina Ballerina Christmas book from the library.

In the book Angelina and her mom take a poor mouse man some food. The picture is a cutaway view

of the old mouse in his house sitting by his fire. He's wrapped in a worn-out shawl with lots of holes 

in it.

When Michael and Sarah were reading the book on the couch Michael looked at the picture and said in a very matter-a fact way: "Well, it's no wonder he's cold! Some body cut off half his house!"