Some of the stories told were Ralph being informed of his mother 's pregnancy by a nosy classmate . His mother 's game called `` snuck up the rug '' where the whole family got down and pulled dirt from the carpets . Some of the stories told were Ralph being informed of his mother 's pregnancy by a nosy classmate , his mother 's game called `` snuck up the rug '' where the whole family got down and pulled dirt from the carpets .