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Wilson Trumble’s Wonderfully Silly Day
By Brenda B. Covert

¹ Wilson Trumble woke up with a wonderfully silly idea. After a moment of contemplation, he made his decision and rolled out of bed. He made his way to the kitchen, where he greeted Gertie with a pat on the head. He thought a brief moment before a smile spread across his face.

²

"There once was a shih-tzu named Gertie
Who sometimes got awfully dirty.
When she rolled in some poo,
All the folks said, ‘P.U.!
That dog doesn't smell very purty!'"

³     "Woof! Woof!" Gertie replied, licking Wilson's hand before bounding into the kitchen. Her toenails clicked at a fast pace until she slid to a stop and sat beside her empty food dish looking expectantly at her master.

⁴     Finally, having fed the dog some canned food and himself a toaster pastry, Wilson made his way outside to greet the morning.

⁵

"There once was a sunshiny day
That caused Wilson Trumble to say,
‘Though I must go to work
As a poor mailroom clerk,
I will lim'rick my troubles away!'"

⁶     The highway was choked with employees hurrying to their workplaces. Whistling off-key, Wilson didn't let the traffic bother him. His mind was busy putting possible rhymes together. It wouldn't do to be caught off guard and have nothing to say!

⁷     The mailroom clerks couldn't remember when they last enjoyed such a lighthearted day. Wilson kept them in stitches. Ann and Harvey tried to follow his lead, but they kept cracking up! They decided to take a lunch break together. It was such fun to order lunch. The server nearly split her sides when Wilson placed his order.

⁸

"I think that I'll probably die
If I can't have tuna on rye.
Add some chips, if you please.
Bring us all some iced teas,
For that's all that my money can buy!"

⁹     Ann studied the menu board before lamenting, "I can't think of anything that rhymes with pumpernickel!"

¹⁰     Wilson tilted his head and considered the situation. Then the corners of his mouth curled up, and his eyes gleamed with cleverness.

¹¹

"Right now Ann would like pumpernickel,
But the woman is known to be fickle.
Therefore, I've a hunch,
She'll choose whole wheat for lunch,
Served up with a crunchy dill pickle."

¹² At the day's end, Wilson slid between the sheets and let out a sigh. He closed his eyes and listened to Gertie settle into her doggie bed near the door.

¹³

"The time has now come to count sheep
As over a fence they each leap.
I had a good day,
May all days be that way,
And I hope I'll soon be fast asleep."

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Wilson Trumble’s Wonderfully Silly Day

1.	What was Wilson's great idea?

2.	Several idioms for laughter can be found in this story. What are they?

3.	There is a misspelled word in the first limerick. What is it, and why did the author misspell it?

4.	Wilson had carpet in his kitchen. False True

5.	The word lamenting appeared in paragraph 9; what does it mean to lament something? To grumble about it To express sorrow about it To laugh about it To say absentmindedly

6.	What did Ann have for lunch? Tuna on rye We don't know Tuna on whole wheat Tuna on pumpernickel

7.	What kind of day did the mailroom clerks have? Careless Insignificant Cheerful Ordinary

8.	How do you think Ann reacted to Wilson's limerick about her? She was relieved. She was embarrassed. She was amused. She was annoyed.