¹     It was winter. It was fun in the snow. It was fun playing games. It was not fun being sick. A lot of kids had been sick at school. Some had colds. Some had the flu. Some hurt in the belly.
 
²     The nurse came to visit each class. She talked about germs. She wanted to stop the germs. She gave tips to keep the germs away.
 
³     The nurse came to Gabby's class. "Hi!!" she said. "How are you today?"
 
⁴     "Fine," the children said.
 
⁵     "Have any of you been sick this winter?" the nurse asked.
 
⁶     Most of them raised their hands.
 
⁷     "Do any of you want to be sick again?" the nurse asked.
 
⁸     The kids shook their heads. It is no fun to be sick.
 
⁹     "What makes you sick?" the nurse asked.
 
¹⁰     "Germs!" the kids yelled.
 
¹¹     "That's right!" the nurse said.
 
¹²     "What is the best thing you can do to keep germs away?" the nurse asked.
 
¹³     The kids did not know what to say.

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