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A girl pulls a blue sock with white stars from a white shirt sleeve held by her mother; another matching sock hangs by a red towel, with an empty wicker basket below.

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One Blue Sock

A girl has one blue sock and needs two for school. She and her mother follow a small clue among the clothes on the line.

A19 minGratis

English · Significados en árabe · Vida cotidiana

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Only One

The girl has one blue sock. She needs two. It is Sunday morning. Tomorrow is a school day. She wants to wear her blue socks with her white shirt. The socks are a birthday gift from her grandmother. The girl likes their little white stars.

Her mother takes wet clothes out of the washing machine. She puts them in a basket. The girl takes the blue sock from the basket. She puts it on a chair. "Where is the other one?" she asks. Her mother looks in the machine. She takes out a small red towel. There is no blue sock.

"We can look after breakfast," her mother says. "Your grey socks are in your room." The girl looks at the little white stars. "I want these," she says. Her mother puts the basket on the floor. "All right. First, we put the clothes outside. Then we look."

Something Blue

They go into the garden. The girl carries the basket. Her mother puts the shirts and towels on a line. The sun is warm. There is a light wind. The girl gives her mother a white shirt. One sleeve hangs down. It is long, like an arm.

The girl puts her blue sock on the line, too. It hangs beside the white shirt. She looks in the empty basket. She turns it over. Nothing falls out. "It is not here," she says. Then she sees something blue under the garden chair.

"There!" she says. She goes to the chair. But it is a blue cloth, not a sock. Her mother uses the cloth to clean the table. The girl takes it to her mother. "Not this one," she says. Her mother smiles. "No stars," she says.

The Wet Sleeve

After breakfast, they go outside again. Her mother carries the empty basket. "Can we take the clothes in now?" the girl asks. "Yes, but only the dry ones," her mother says. The girl walks to the line. Her blue sock is still there.

The girl touches a towel. It feels dry. She touches the white shirt. Most of it is dry, too. But one sleeve is still wet. It is heavy at the end. The girl holds the end in her hand.

"There is something in here," she says. Her mother holds the shirt. The girl puts her fingers into the sleeve. She feels something soft. She pulls it out. It is blue. There are little white stars on it. "My sock!" she says. "It is inside the shirt!"

Ready for Tomorrow

The girl takes the first sock off the line. She holds up both socks. One is dry. The other is wet. "This one needs more time," her mother says. The girl puts both socks on the line. She puts the wet one beside the dry one. The two socks move in the wind. The girl stays near them for a moment.

In the afternoon, she comes back. Both socks are dry now. She takes them into the house. Her white shirt is dry, too. She puts the shirt on her bed. Then she puts the socks together in one of her school shoes. She puts both shoes by the door.

Before bed, her mother looks at the shoes. "Are you ready for tomorrow?" she asks. The girl takes the two socks out. "One. Two," she says. She puts them back in the shoe. Her mother turns off the light. Tomorrow, she can wear them together.

Comprueba tu comprensión

1. Why does the girl want the blue socks?

  1. They are new socks from her school.
  2. They are a gift from her grandmother.
  3. They are the only socks in her room.
  4. They are a gift from her mother.

2. What is blue under the garden chair?

  1. A blue shoe with white stars.
  2. A blue sock from the machine.
  3. A blue shirt from the basket.
  4. A blue cloth for the table.

3. What is different about one sleeve after breakfast?

  1. It is still wet and heavy.
  2. It is dry and very small.
  3. It has little white stars.
  4. It has a hole at the end.

4. Where does the girl find the other sock?

  1. Inside the empty clothes basket.
  2. Under the chair in the garden.
  3. Inside the white shirt's sleeve.
  4. Behind the door in the bathroom.

5. Why does the girl put the sock on the line again?

  1. The sock is still too wet.
  2. The sock is too small for her.
  3. Her mother wants a grey sock.
  4. Her grandmother wants it back.

6. Where are both blue socks before bed?

  1. On the line by the white shirt.
  2. In the basket under the chair.
  3. On the bed by the white shirt.
  4. In one school shoe by the door.

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