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...canine of her own. "When you're older," replies an elder, and the highly colored tale begins. May carries a slice of salami, and gets trailed by ten potential pets who just happen to follow her home. The answer is no. Desperately, she goes everywhere with a roller skate on a leash, to prove that she is capable of caring for something besides herself. Along the way, she learns a double moral: the value of patience and of parents. Aesop never said it better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Liberating Youthful Spirits | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

...write it down. "They can skate." Boy, it's a good thing, because otherwise, they might be forced to tap dance or do ballet...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: They Can Really Skate | 12/12/1987 | See Source »

...They can skate, the coach says for a third time...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: They Can Really Skate | 12/12/1987 | See Source »

...They can skate, as in really skate, as in speed-skate down the sides of the rink. They can skate, as in maneuver, as in slip one way, then slide back another. Effortlessly. They can skate, as in dodge one defenseman, as in skip past another, as in soar on one leg up to the goal mouth and slip a shot into...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: They Can Really Skate | 12/12/1987 | See Source »

Harvard can skate the way Charles Lindbergh could fly. Unlike Lucky Lindy, who preferred international travel, the Crimson likes to fly right at home...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: They Can Really Skate | 12/12/1987 | See Source »

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