No Smiles Today
Written by: Cheryl Rao
Shanti and Arun were good friends. They had so much fun together. They shared secrets in class. They ran races on the way home. Shanti was always cheerful. One day, Shanti walked into the classroom slowly. Her head was bent down. She looked sad. ‘Did someone scold you?’ asked Arun. Shanti shook her head. She sat down and did not look up. She did not answer ‘Present’ when Miss Sona called her name. Miss Sona called again, louder this time. “Shanti Kumari!” Shanti raised her hand.
‘Do you have a sore throat?’ her teacher asked.
Shanti shook her head. Her cheeks were red. And it looked like she had a fever.
‘Are you feeling okay?’ Miss Sona asked.?
She nodded, still not daring to look up.
‘Why does Shanti look so sad?’
‘Is your little brother okay?’
'Is your puppy okay?
'Is your grandmother okay.
Shanti kept nodding to her friends. She did not look up. Arun wanted to make her smile. He had an idea! He took out something from his bag. As he ran to show it to Shanti, it slipped out of his hands.?Shanti saw something flying towards her and she grabbed it. It was a Big green rubber frog! Shanti’s eyes flew open.?She opened her mouth to laugh.??
That’s when Arun and her friends saw why??she? had not smiled or?talked all day!
Four of her front teeth were missing!
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Phrase List:
No Smiles
Written by
good friends.
They had
so much fun together.
shared secrets
in class.
ran races
on the way home.
was always cheerful.
One day
walked into the classroom
bent down.
looked sad.
Did someone
scold you?’
shook her head.
sat down
did not look up.
did not answer ‘Present’
called her name.
louder this time.
raised her hand.
‘Do you have
a sore throat?’
Her cheeks were red.
it looked like
had a fever.
‘Are you feeling okay?’
not daring to look up.
‘Why does he look so sad?’
‘Is your little brother okay?’
kept nodding to her friends.
make her smile.
He had an idea!
He took out something
from his bag.
As he ran
to show it to her,
out of his hands.?
he saw something
flying towards her
he grabbed it.
flew open.?
he opened her mouth to laugh.??
That’s when
he and her friends saw
why he had not smiled
talked all day!
Four of her front teeth
were missing!
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