He resisted a rest.
Because he was always pinching things.
He attributed to the delinquency of a miner.
He wrote "1 + 0 = 0" and then spent the rest of the lesson trying to rub one out...
The elephants found out that they were being paid peanuts compared to the rest of the troupe and the ringleader was taking the lions share.
You stay up all night wondering if there's a dog.
Someone who lays awake at night, wondering if there is a dog.
They can't resist.
A 1st grader was resisting a rest.
