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cornstalk, lines, stirred, vinegar, like, back, between, card, feather, goose, grandfather, grandmother, half, helmet, letter, need |
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Aunt Lisa, Then Aunt Lisa, Civil War |
1 "I do not like writing, Grandma," said Thomas.
2 "But you really do like your new bike helmet," said Grandma.
3 "Yes, Aunt Lisa knows I like green best," said Thomas.
4 "You need to tell her that you like it," said Grandma.
5 "You could write it for me, Grandma."
6 "No. You write the letter. Then Aunt Lisa will know you like the helmet," said Grandma.
7 "My grandmother told me a story about letters. Grandfather was a soldier in the Civil War. He did not like to write letters. He did not have ink or paper. But he missed my grandmother very much. He found a way to write letters," said Grandma.
8 "How?" asked Thomas.
9 "He wrote on my grandmother's letters," said Grandma.
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