A Squiggly Story

A Squiggly StoryA young boy wants to write a story, just like his big sister. But theres a problem, he tells her. Though he knows his letters, he doesnt know many words. Every story starts with a single word and every word starts with a single letter, his sister explains patiently. Why dont you start there, with a letter? So the boy tries. He writes a letter. An easy letter. The letter I. And from that one skinny letter, the story grows, and the little boy discovers

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