Stretching the Truth

I told my husband that I wanted to keep our outside pool heated all year so that I could lose weight by swimming every day.

“Whales swim from Alaska to Chile,” he retorted, “and they don’t loose an ounce.”

Angie Papadakis

Vocabulary Help

• stretch – esticar
• truth – verdade
• tell (tell, told, told) – contar
• husband – marido
• outside – do lado de fora
• pool – piscina
• heated – aquecida
• lose weight – perder peso
• swim – nadar
• whales – baleias
• ounce – onça (unidade de peso)