[i]This morning I went on a walk and saw two of everything! I thought I was dreaming, but when I pinched myself, WOOF, it hurt, so I knew I was not dreaming. I saw 2 rabbits, 2 cats, 2 birds, 2 squirrels, 2 coyotes, and 2 dogs. How many animals did I see in all? 6 groups x 2 in each group = 12 animals in all.

[i]Do you know Pinocchio? Every time he tells a lie, his nose grows by 6 inches! Well, yesterday he forgot to do his homework, so he made up 8 excuses. First, he said his mom cooked his homework by accident. When that didn't sound believable, he said this elephant came to his house and ate his homework. Then he said mom used his homework to clean the windows! The teacher still didn't believe him so he said he lost his homework on the way to Mars. Next, he said his homework was stolen by the big bad wolf. After 5 lies, you think he'd stop. Nope. He then said these birds used his homework to build a nest. He also said the monster underneath his bed swallowed it. Finally, Pinocchio told our teacher that he had to be taken to the hospital because he started to grow a third arm!!! BAD BAD LIES. Do you know how long his nose was after his 8th lie? Well, 8 lies x 6 inches = 48 inches long! Try finding a ruler and see how long 48 inches is! It's really long.[/i]

[i]Long ago, after Snow White was rescued by the prince, she decided to throw an ice cream party for her friends, Dopey, Grumpy, Doc, Bashful, Happy, Sneezy, and Sleepy. She wanted to let the Seven Dwarfs know that she appreciated their friendship, so she decided to make an enormous ice cream sundae for each dwarf. Each sundae would have a banana, whipped cream, chocolate fudge, cherry, and sprinkles with SIX scoops of ice cream! How many scoops of ice cream will Snow White have to scoop altogether? 7 dwarfs x 6 scoops = 42 scoops altogether![/i]