The short story Snake Dance by Corey Ford was a interesting story to read. I understand why Jerry lied to his mother because he didn't want her to think he wasn't doing anything in college. There was a lot of foreshadowing in the story like how he was on the phone with his mother and said hear that mom the crowd is calling for him. Yea they were because he was a milk shake guy and that's what they wanted. I feel it's okay to lie sometimes to the person if you don't want to hurt them , but you also have to have a back up to the outcome of it. I been through this situation once and it was really hard to cover it all up so I just came out with the truth. Jerry seemed smart and caring to his mother and especially about what's going on with his father. I enjoyed reading this story and did any body else?