Sick
I woke up early today,
But I felt so tired.
I tried to move my hands.
But they felt so heavy!
I could not move my hands.
I tried to sit up in my bed.
But I could not move!
My back hurt and my waist hurt, too.
I tried to move my legs, slowly, very slowly.
I moved one leg first, then the other.
But I could barely move them!
I tried to put my feet on the floor.
One foot first, then the other.
I said, “Naughty feet! You have to move!”
But they would not listen.
I tried to move my head in circles.
I tried to stretch my neck.
But my neck and my head stayed still. Agh!
My eyes were wide open.
Well, I thought, at least, I can move my eyes.
I opened my mouth, slowly, very slowly.
Then I shouted, “Mom!”
Mom came.
She put her hands on my forehead
And said I had a fever.
I was sick! I had to stay in bed.
So I picked up a book.
It was a book about children.
They did many different things!
I would run, sing, jump, and play
With them for a while.
Marcela Pagan
(Puerto Rico)
1. How did the little girl
felt when she woke up?
2. Who did the little girl
shouted for help?
3. Who came to help the
little girl?
4. What did the little girl
do at the end of the story?
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