Second-Grade Friends (1)

Second-Grade Friends (1)

A Real Author was coming to talk to second grade about how to be a writer and have imagination.

Mrs.Rosebloom was going to put up their work in the hall, so the Real Author could see what good writers they were.

Everybody was writing and writing, except Jacob.

He put his head down on his desk, and started worrying.

" In second grade you have to be much smarter than in first grade. You have to work, work, work, every minute.
I can't do all this hard work !
In first grade I was happy all the time. "   

Franky was busy with something under his desk.
He grinned at Jacob.
He was holding a piece of paper, so it would make a firecracker noise when he pulled it open.
Franky never worried.

Gregory was writing a funny story.
He stopped and poked Jacob.
" Are you thinking again ? "

Gregory admired Jacob a lot. He was Jacob's real friend.
" Why don't you start writing, Jacob ? The Author is almost here, " said Gregory.

Jacob touched Suzy on her back just a teeny bit with his pencil eraser.
She turned around and stared at him through her new glasses.
" Stop that ! "

Jacob leaned over and whispered, " Hey, Nathan, you want to hear a good riddle ? "(riddle:謎なぞ)

Nathan looked annoyed.　" Jacob, I'm trying to work. "

" I don't know why the kids don't like me as much as they used to, " Jacob said to himself.
" Probably they won't even come to my birthday party. " 

Then he said to Franky.
" I wish I was still in first grade. "

" You are crazy ! " said Franky.

The twins LaToya and LaTanya stopped writing.
" The Real Author is coming, Jacob, " said LaToya.
" We're going to get his autograph," said LaTanya.

" You'd better hurry, Jacob, " they both said.
Then they put their heads down over their paper again.

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Plus one
riddle:
(for example)
Q.
What is the first thing you do every morning?

A.
(×)I wash my face. I brush my teeth.
(normal):I woke up. or I opened my eyes.
(起きる、又は、目を開ける)
(joke):I dream a dream、I have a dream
（起きて、（将来を）夢見る）
I'm asleep.
(寝る)

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