The Perils of Recess

4th grader Johnny McDill was too sick to go to school today. His mother thought it must be real. Johnny likes school. As the day wore on, though, Johnny went through the entire book of paper airplane construction he and his grandmother started on the weekend. "Hey, if you're able to make paper airplanes," said his mother, "how come you can't go to school?" "Duh. Recess." "You can't go to school because of recess?" "Of course not. I could sit at my desk for class, but then at recess, I'd play real hard, and then I'd diiiieeee!" he exclaimed, as he fell to the floor with his hand over his heart. His mother was properly chagrined. She had forgotten how strenuous recess can be.