Little Brother Strikes Again

I've heard a lot of excuses about "not being able to play my recorder today," but this takes the cake:

4th Grade Girl: "Mrs. Clamforest, I don't think I'll be able to use my recorder today."

Me: "Why is that?"

Girl: "Well, my little brother stuffed it with mashed potatoes last night."

Me: "Why on earth would he do that?!"

Girl: "I don't think he likes them very much! He was trying to hide them from our parents!"

Guess the dog missed out...