"Dad, I don't want to go to school today." said the boy.
  "Why not, son?"
  "Well, one of the chickens on the school farm died last week and
   we had chicken soup for lunch the next day. And three days ago
   one of the pigs died and we had roast pork the next day,,,."
  "But why don't you want to go today?"
  "Because the English teacher died yesterday!"
  "....."
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