An Imaginary Letter to My Grandchildren

Dear Grandchildren: This letter is going to be a bit different.  I will tell you five stories, all imaginary.  Now then, if you will imagine these stories to be true, we will get along quite well. Story #1.  Once there was a schoolyard bully who liked to trip boys and girls whenever possible.  Just to see them fall down would give him so much pleasure that he would double up with laughter.  One time he concocted a sure-fire plan to achieve his purpose.  He secretly stretched a fine wire...