The best summary of the poem is:
A boy thinks he is smart for trading a dollar bill for more coins. His dad agrees.
Smart
by Shel Silverstein
My dad gave me one dollar bill
'Cause I'm his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
'Cause two is more than one!
And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes -- I guess he don't know
That three is more than two!
Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just 'cause he can't see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!
And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!
And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head--
Too proud of me to speak!
What is the best summary of this poem?
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A boy got a dollar bill and kept trading it to friend for more value. His dad was proud of him.
A boy got a dollar bill and kept trading it to friend for more value. His dad was proud of him.
A boy got money from his dad and kept it for himself. His dad was frustrated.
A boy got money from his dad and kept it for himself. His dad was frustrated.
A boy thinks he is smart for trading a dollar bill for more coins. His dad agrees.
A boy thinks he is smart for trading a dollar bill for more coins. His dad agrees.
The boy trades a dollar bill for more coins of lower. His dad is disappointed.
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