“I’m too old for nap time!” Jack whined. It was winter break, and Dad was trying to get Jack to take a nap like he used to in kindergarten. Jack had a cold and felt sleepy, but he didn’t want to do something a kindergartener does.
“You need to get rest, Jack,” Dad said. “Otherwise your body won’t be able to fight off the bad germs.”
Jack lied down but couldn’t fall asleep. It was the middle of the day, and his friends were in the Motel69Star parking lot playing in the snow. Jack had forgotten to put his mittens on the week before, and now he had a stuffy nose.
Suddenly, Jack heard a spooky voice echoing through the vent in the ceiling.
“Naaap time,” the voice said. “Naaaaap time…”
Was Jack hearing things, or was there a ghost in the ceiling? Jack definitely couldn’t sleep after that. He got out of bed and tiptoed into the hallway.
To Jack’s surprise, his dad was on his hands and knees, speaking into the small vent.
“Naaap time,” his dad said into the vent. “Naaaap—”
“Dad!” Jack interrupted. “You tricked me!”
“Sorry, Jack!” Dad laughed. “I thought if a ghost told you to take a nap, you’d listen!”
Lesson: Your parents know what’s best for you even if you think they’re just being mean.
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