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Summer Surprise
Summer Surprise
By Rebecca White
“Well do you or don’t you?” asked Sally. “Do I or don’t I what?” asked Angelica quickly, annoyed. “Do you or don’t you believe in the tooth fairy?” “Of course I don’t!” Angelica snapped back, quickly. “That’s kid’s stuff.” “No it’s not. I’ve seen the tooth fairy with my own two eyes.” “Yeah, right,” said Angelica. The two girls were sitting on Sally’s front porch, the hot summer sun making them sweat. Sally’s mother had offered them lemonade, but what they really wanted was popsicles. “You don’t believe me?” asked Sally. “I’ll show you!” Sally jumped up and started running out into the front lawn. “Wait!” said Angelica. “Don’t go too far, girls!” shouted Sally’s mother through the open kitchen window. “We won’t!” said Sally and Angelica in unison. Angelica could barely keep up, Sally was running really fast. Where could she possibly be taking me? wondered Angelica. Sally was half skipping, half running around the large, white two‐story house to the backyard. Her ponytail swayed this way and that, and Angelica wished that her hair was just as long. As it was now, Angelica’s hair barely reached below her ears, and she couldn’t put it up at all anymore because she’d just gotten a haircut. “Hey, where are we going!?” asked Angelica, running out of breath. “Right over here!” said Sally, who stopped suddenly in the middle of a patch of dandelions. “Look at this!” © 2013 ReadWorks®, Inc. All rights reserved.
Summer Surprise
Angelica knelt down as Sally had, and peered into the grass and flowers. “What are we looking at?” Angelica asked, almost frightened. “See those white things?” said Sally, pointing into the dirt. “No, I don’t see anything,” Angelica said. She remembered when she was much younger, one of her teeth felt loose. She started playing with the tooth with her
Summer Surprise
By Rebecca White
“Well do you or don’t you?” asked Sally. “Do I or don’t I what?” asked Angelica quickly, annoyed. “Do you or don’t you believe in the tooth fairy?” “Of course I don’t!” Angelica snapped back, quickly. “That’s kid’s stuff.” “No it’s not. I’ve seen the tooth fairy with my own two eyes.” “Yeah, right,” said Angelica. The two girls were sitting on Sally’s front porch, the hot summer sun making them sweat. Sally’s mother had offered them lemonade, but what they really wanted was popsicles. “You don’t believe me?” asked Sally. “I’ll show you!” Sally jumped up and started running out into the front lawn. “Wait!” said Angelica. “Don’t go too far, girls!” shouted Sally’s mother through the open kitchen window. “We won’t!” said Sally and Angelica in unison. Angelica could barely keep up, Sally was running really fast. Where could she possibly be taking me? wondered Angelica. Sally was half skipping, half running around the large, white two‐story house to the backyard. Her ponytail swayed this way and that, and Angelica wished that her hair was just as long. As it was now, Angelica’s hair barely reached below her ears, and she couldn’t put it up at all anymore because she’d just gotten a haircut. “Hey, where are we going!?” asked Angelica, running out of breath. “Right over here!” said Sally, who stopped suddenly in the middle of a patch of dandelions. “Look at this!” © 2013 ReadWorks®, Inc. All rights reserved.
Summer Surprise
Angelica knelt down as Sally had, and peered into the grass and flowers. “What are we looking at?” Angelica asked, almost frightened. “See those white things?” said Sally, pointing into the dirt. “No, I don’t see anything,” Angelica said. She remembered when she was much younger, one of her teeth felt loose. She started playing with the tooth with her