Meditation class

Hi everyone, hope you're doing well! It seems that things have been more stressful than usual around the world recently, so I decided to sign up for a meditation class to help me relax.

I'm here at this place called OMMMMMM Meditation Studio.

Anyways, I've been waiting for the teacher to show up but so far no one is here --

"Sorryyyyy I'mmmmm laaaaate," said a familiar voice. It was Ooogie!

"Ooogie, I didn't know you taught meditation," I said.

"Yesssss, I dooooo. Hiiii Ajdiiiiin," he replied. Wow, what a guy! I can't keep up with all the jobs he's had so far: Santa's elf, driving instructor, DMV, McDonald's drive-thru, census taker, election official.

"Everyoneeeeee, let'ssss ssssstart wiiiith threeeee deeeeeeep breathssssss."

He rang the singing bowl to start.

~ ring ~

"Inhaleeeeee.... exhaleeee on OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM."

"Inhaleeeeee.... exhaleeee on OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM."

But there was no need for the third breath, because we all quickly fell into a deep sleep.

SOME TIME LATER...

~ ring ~

"Everyoneeeee geeeeently oooooopen yourrrrrrr eyesssss."

"Huh... where am I... what... wow... how long did I nap for?" I said, rubbing my eyes awake.

"Jusssst 30 minutesssss."

"Wow, I feel really refreshed!" I said.

"I'mmmm glaaaad youuuu enjoyeeeeeed it."

"Thanks for a great class, Ooogie! This was so relaxing. I'll recommend it to everyone!"

Have you tried meditation before?

Stuffie School

Hey everyone, I found out what the backpack was for!  Today is my first day at Stuffie School.  There are some crayons and a notebook in this classroom.  I am beary excited and I can't wait to see who my teacher is...

...it's Uncle Tibbs!

"Hi Ajdin," he said.  "When you are at Stuffie School, you can call me Mr. Tibbs.  And yes, I am your teacher this year."  He looked beary intellectual with those glasses on.

"Alright, let's get to it, shall we?" said Mr. Tibbs.  "Today we are going to learn about the Pythagorean Theorem.  It states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, and it can be written as a² + b² = c²."

I raised my paw.

"Yes Ajdin?"

"Mr. Tibbs, I am confused," I said.  "I am not sure how this would be useful in a practical situation.  Can you give an example please?"

"Why certainly," said Mr. Tibbs.  "Let's pretend you are fishing here by the edge of a riverbank.  And you have a fishing pole."  He drew a picture.

"What type of fish have I caught?" I asked.

"Umm, salmon I guess," he answered.

"What type of salmon?" I asked.  "Pink salmon or sockeye salmon?"

"That's not important right now," said Mr. Tibbs.  "From the picture, wouldn't you say that it kind of looks like a right triangle?"

"Hmm...yes, yes it does," I said.

"Then perhaps using the Pythagorean Theorem, if you know what a and b are, you can solve for side c, or the length of the fishing pole," he said.  "Plug in 3 feet for a, and 4 feet for b and see what you get.  And remember to show your work."

After some scribbling, I finally came up with the answer.

"The fishing pole, or c, is 5 feet," I said.

"Yes, beary good!" said Mr. Tibbs.  "I can see you are beary good at math, Ajdin, especially when salmon is involved."

I can't wait to see what else I will learn at Stuffie School this year!