Emily Swallows a Horse

Emily Swallows a Horse is the second half of the eighth episode of Season 9. It first aired on April 6th, 2005 with "The "A" Team."

Summary
D.W. finds a ball, drops it, and then sees Emily holding it. Emily tries to make up an excuse to keep the ball rather than having to give it back to D.W.

Plot
Emily finds a ball that D.W. also wants. Emily says the ball belongs to her, and that it is from France, given to her by her nanny. D.W. decides to ask Emily's nanny about it after school, but Emily leaves before D.W. can make her inquiry. Later on, D.W. appears at Emily's house with the Tibbles. Emily answers the door and informs her friends that they cannot enter because her nanny is sick with halitosis. Emily has to make up more and more lies to cover up her first lie about the insignificant ball. In the end, Emily confesses, first to her parents and then to her classmates.

Trivia

 * The song Ms. Morgan sings with her preschoolers is a nursery song called There Was an Old Lady.
 * Emily said that cheval in French means "ball", but actually the word cheval means "horse."
 * Halitosis is the medical term for "bad breath."
 * The soap opera that Emily and her nanny were watching was the same soap opera that was featured in "Is There a Doctor in the House?," and "Based on a True Story."