Secret
Published Jan 01, 1900

I remember a story told by a teacher. One winter afternoon she was showing a small boy how to zip up his coat. "The secret," she said, "is to get the piece of the zipper to fit in the other side before you try to zip it up." The young boy looked at the teacher quizzically and asked, "Why does it have to be a secret?"
Originally published November 14, 2002.