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Keep Trying
Anika Sayana
Argh! I fell. Again, I can't fly at all! Oh, by the way, I'm learning to fly because I'm a fairy. My name is Gabrielle, Goby for short. I want to go to school, but to go to school I need to fly. My best friend Christy (short for Crystallina) says telling me, "Keep trying: first, go be patient!" But I can't keep the patience up any longer! Oh, here comes Christy.
"Flying problems again?" she asks. I nod. I might go for a swim, I tell her.
"Alright, have fun!" she says, and flies off.
Okay, time to go to the lake. Have I mentioned that Christy can fly? The car! She carved on her third day of training. On the other hand, I can swim very well, but I still can't fly and it's my 11th day of training. Most fairies learn to fly on their sixth day of training.
At the lake! Let's swim!
I jump into the lake. Whee! I flow my wings under the water. If I can't actually fly, at least I can still fly underwater! I climb out and jump straight back in, fluttering my wings this time.
Wait! Flying is just jumping and fluttering your wings! And I can do both! Flying may be easier than I thought! I climb out again.
Okay, here goes. I jump into the air, flapping my wings. And I stay there! I fly off. I'm ready to go to school!
EPILOGUE
It's my first day of school! I look for Rosemary Room.
Oh, here it is. I go in able. Christy is in my class! Here comes the teacher. Time for class! See you in a moon! (A moon is 45 days)
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