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These Boots Were Made for Splashing

DAILY SNACK

He wore shorts and a t-shirt and rain boots.

We left through the back door to get to the car.

There, as I knew there would be,

Was the widest, deepest puddle a kid could imagine.

Any bigger and we could fish in it.

“Be careful. If you jump too hard, your shorts will get wet.”

But he was off — and it was a mighty splash.

“Oh no … my shorts are soaking wet …”

Yes, dear. They are.

By Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan is a writer who lives in Toronto with her husband and three children.