"I walk down the street" and "you knew i was a snake" are samanthas 2 favorite useful tools for life now that shes grown.... but man did she hate hearing this when she was younger. i just ran across it online...
there are different variations. this one is the closest to what i used... less words meant i could get it out while she and her cohorts were still listening.
I walk down the street.
There's a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
It takes forever to find a way out.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again.
It takes a long time to get out.
I walk down the same street and there is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it there, and still I fall in.
It's a habit.
I get out immediately.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
I walk down a different street.
By Portia Nelson
