For some reason, “Winona” is a commonly- chosen English name for Chinese women. I have two colleagues named Winona—the name means “firstborn daughter” in Sioux (I looked it up)—how can I digress AND do a run-on sentence in my introduction? And I’m an English teacher, for Pete’s sake! Anyway, one of the Winonas asked me to coach her student for a speech contest, held today. The topic is “One Beautiful Morning”. Debbie worked like a mule to get ready—stressing her consonants, articulating clearly, memorizing, and all that. The teacher is allowed to write the presentation, so here is what Debbie said today. It is a paraphrase of Stompin Tom Connors “A Little Horse Named Farmer.” “One Beautiful Morning. “On the shores of Entry Island, in the far-off Magdalenes, It was morning on the old Atlantic shore.”
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