¹     Mrs. Kim greeted her class with a smile. "Good morning, boys and girls," she said. "Let's see if we can make a little magic today."
 
²     Mrs. Kim picked up what looked like a fairy wand. It was sparkly all over. Glitter covered every little bit of the wand.
 
³     "I am going to pass this magic wand around," continued Mrs. Kim. "Each one of you may wave it to see if you can create any magic."
 
⁴     Each child took a turn waving the wand. When it had gone around the room, Mrs. Kim again spoke with the children.
 
⁵     "Did any of you see the magic you made?" she asked.
 
⁶     "I didn't get a pony," answered C.J.
 
⁷     "I didn't get a new dress," sighed Maddie.
 
⁸     "All I got was a lot of glitter all over my hands, desk, and books," said Matthew.
 
⁹     "Then you are seeing what I wanted you to see, Matthew," said Mrs. Kim.
 
¹⁰     "That's not magic," moaned Josh. "That's just a mess."
 
¹¹     "But it does show you the lesson I want you to learn," said Mrs. Kim. "Let's pretend that the glitter is really germs. Look around you. See how many germs came from that one wand."
 
¹²     "The glitter is on my hands," said Julie.

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