It was purple.

So Jenny read the story backward. When she finished, she threw up.

"Okay," said Jenny.

"So read the story backward," suggested Mrs. Jewls. "That way the beginning will be a surprise."

"But I already know how the story ends!" Jenny complained. "I only like stories with surprise endings."

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"Good point," said Mrs. Jewls. "Here, you can read the story yourself. It\'s very funny." She gave the book to Jenny.

"All I heard was the last sentence," said Jenny. "It isn\'t funny unless you know what happened first."

"Why aren\'t you laughing, Jenny?" asked Mrs. Jewls. "Didn\'t you think it was a funny story?"

That made Dana laugh harder.

"There goes the giggle box," said Myron.

Everybody laughed, except for Jenny. Dana laughed hysterically.

Mrs. Jewls looked back at the story she had been reading before Jenny\'s interruption. There was only one sentence left for her to read. She read it to the class.

Jenny made a face. She could still taste the awful stuff.

"And next time you 11 drink your prune juice more quickly," said Mrs. Jewls.

Jenny sat down.

Mrs. Jewls waited for Jenny to sit down.

Jenny wrote her name on the blackboard under the word DISCIPLINE.

"Well, that\'s no excuse," said Mrs. Jewls. "Now, go write your name on the blackboard under the word DISCIPLINE."

"I couldn\'t leave the table until I finished it," explained Jenny. "And then I missed the bus."

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