¹     Miguel, Carlos, and Ana are from Mexico. Their family moved to the United States three years ago. Now they live in Del Rio, Texas.
 
²     Los tres niï¿�os (the three children) are sitting under a tree. They are making a plan. The plan is for Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo is only tres (three) days away.
 
³     The children want to make a piï¿�ata for the Cinco de Mayo fiesta.
 
⁴     Miguel wants to make a horse.
 
⁵     Carlos wants to make a pig.
 
⁶     Ana wants to make a cat.
 
⁷     They talk and talk and talk. At last, they agree to make a pig. It will be pink. Miguel will paint its face. It will have a big belly. A lot of candy will fit in its belly!
 
⁸     Carlos goes to find a big balloon.
 
⁹     Miguel goes to find some paint.
 
¹⁰     Ana goes to find some old newspapers and string.
 
¹¹     They put everything on a table.
 
¹²     Carlos has uno (one) balloon.
 
¹³     Miguel has dos (two) paint colors. He also has tres (three) paintbrushes.
 
¹⁴     Ana has cuatro (four) pieces of string. She has cinco (five) newspapers.

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