Molly set the deadline to shed her excess weight – the county picnic.

Dieting was slow, so she ditched a few body parts. Success! Check that scale.

Her pound-shedding continued. At the picnic, Molly was nothing but a pair of sparkly pumps.

The mayor declared, “Best darn shoes in the county!”

Roberta Beach Jacobson is a humorist from Iowa. See more at RobertaJacobson.com.