A Tall Tale <oi> <oy>
Adapted from "Lory Dory" by Brendon O’Neill and Sonia Dearling. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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This is my Pa. He likes to spoil me with tales. Some are tall tales.
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He says that he will tell me a tale of a girl made of air.
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She can hoist herself up on a chair and not be seen.
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You might see her if you are out, and it starts to rain.
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In the snow, the flakes rest on her head. Kids point at the odd snow.
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The girl made of air goes to school one day.
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A boy asks if he can put some paint on her to see her face.
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The girl loves it! He gives her hair full of the things that she likes best.
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The girl made of air starts to paint herself all of the time.
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She feels like the paint shows the world who she is.
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I ask Pa if it was a tall tale. He asks what I think.
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I say, I think it is a tall tale. He smiles and leaves. But then, I hear a noise…