Sit! Sit! Sit! UFLI Foundations Lesson 116

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Sit! Sit! Sit!

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On the left side of the image, The Rainbow Queen is seated, smiling gently as she reads a letter she holds in her hands. She wears a white sleeveless floor-length dress with bold rainbow stripes along the outer edges, and a golden crown adorned with upright rainbow-colored feather-like points on her fluffy white-to-pale-pink hair. Behind her, through a large ornate archway, Kate — a small chibi girl with coral-red hair in side-swept bangs and a short ponytail, wearing a pink A-line dress with a white peter pan collar and red mary jane shoes — plays joyfully on a green lawn, clapping her hands and grinning alongside two other small fairy children. The scene is set in the late afternoon with warm golden-orange light bathing the palace courtyard, and colorful fan-shaped plants and a small red bird frame the archway. The right ~40% of the image is plain warm orange background, clear for text.

A letter was brought to Rainbow Tower just as the sun turned gold. The Rainbow Queen read it out loud. 'The Wind Princess is coming to visit, and she will arrive by sunrise!' Kate thought she must have heard wrong. 'Sunrise? That is tomorrow!'

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On the right side of the image, Kate — with her coral-red hair and pink A-line dress — is among a group of fairies energetically cleaning and tidying. The fairies are bustling about — some are flying, some are running across a warm golden floor, all with cheerful, excited expressions. Kate and the other fairies carry brooms and cleaning supplies as they rush around. In the background on the right, a colorful tower with vibrant oversized flowers and lush foliage rises into a bright, cloud-dotted sky. The left side of the image is plain teal-green sky, left clear for text.

Every fairy in the tower jumped up and got to work. They grabbed dustpans, mops, rags, and buckets. They zoomed up and down the stairs. They zoomed into rooms they had not seen in years. 'Everything must sparkle!' called Kate, racing down the hallway with her arms full of brooms. 'From the bedrooms to the doorstep!' Although Kate had grabbed every broom she could find, there was still one she needed. The big one. The one that can fly. The one with a very bad temper.

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On the left side of the image, two sequential panels show Kate attempting to grab The Rainbow Broom. In the top panel, Kate reaches forward with a determined expression, trying to grasp The Rainbow Broom — a teardrop-shaped feather duster with flowing rainbow-colored bristles in orange, yellow, green, and blue stripes, a turquoise band collar, and a warm orange wooden handle — which appears to be pulling away from her with an angry, growling face in the center-upper area of its bristles. In the bottom panel, Kate leans in closer with a frustrated expression while The Rainbow Broom continues to resist, looking cranky and defiant with its large round white eyes narrowed. The scene is set indoors against a plain, warm cream background. The right ~40% of the image is empty background suitable for text overlay.

The Rainbow Broom sat in the corner, glaring. 'Come on,' said Kate, reaching for the handle. 'We have work to do.' The broom growled. It really growled. Kate fought to get a grip, but the broom yanked itself away so hard that Kate tripped and grabbed nothing but air. 'Fine,' Kate said, reaching again. The broom dodged left. Kate darted right. The broom was not in the mood.

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On the right side of the image, The Rainbow Broom is flying upward through what appears to be an indoor hallway lined with shelves, its rainbow-colored bristles trailing below in flowing orange, yellow, green, and blue stripes. Kate is on the right, mouth wide open in a surprised and alarmed expression, gripping onto the bristle end of The Rainbow Broom as she is lifted off her feet, her red mary jane shoes dangling in the air. The background shows a display wall of colorful decorative items — shields, plates, fans, and ornaments — with glass baubles and wooden barrels on a countertop below. The left side of the image is a plain warm orange-tan background.

Then the broom shot straight up and zoomed down the hallway like a rocket, and Kate was still holding on. 'Stop, Broom, stop!' she yelled. Her feet swung past rows of painted plates and fans. Her foot knocked a glass ball. It wobbled. It spun. Kate thought it would crash. But it did not fall. The broom did not stop.

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On the left side of the image, Kate leaps through the air with a determined expression, arms outstretched, diving onto The Rainbow Broom as it tries to fly away. She grabs the broom mid-flight, pulling it downward toward a grassy hilltop. The Rainbow Broom has its warm orange wooden handle at top and its teardrop-shaped body of flowing rainbow-colored bristles below, with a startled expression on its face in the center-upper area of the bristles. Below them on the hill, several small onlookers watch with surprised expressions. The right ~40% of the image is plain light blue sky background.

The broom burst out through a window and into the open sky. Kate flew through the air and landed right on top of it. She grabbed the handle, wrapped her arms around it, and squeezed. 'I said stop!' Although the broom bucked and twisted, Kate held on and pulled it down until they crash-landed on a hilltop in a heap. Below them, little fairies stared with their mouths wide open.

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On the right side of the image, Kate is shown from a low angle, leaning forward with a surprised and concerned expression, mouth open in shock, as she examines The Rainbow Broom up close. The Rainbow Broom looms large beside and above her, its rainbow-colored bristles wild and tangled, covered in clumps of gray dirt and cobwebs, with a small spider dangling from its warm orange wooden handle. The broom's normally vibrant orange, yellow, green, and blue bristle stripes are dulled and matted with grime. The scene is set outdoors against a bright blue sky with soft clouds, and the left side of the image is plain sky, clear for text overlay.

Kate sat up and got a good look at the broom. 'Oh, no!' Its rainbow hair was tangled and gray and packed with dirt. Cobwebs hung from it, and a small spider swung from the handle. Kate's heart felt heavy. How thoughtless she had been. She had tossed the broom into a dark corner without cleaning it. 'I made this mess,' Kate said softly. 'I would be angry too.'

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On the left side of the image, Kate kneels inside a large yellow bathtub overflowing with pink soap bubbles, smiling cheerfully as she scrubs The Rainbow Broom with both hands. The Rainbow Broom's warm orange wooden handle sticks up out of the sudsy water at an angle, its rainbow-colored bristles submerged in the soapy foam. Bubbles float up into the air around them, and soapy foam spills over the tub's edges onto the floor. Beside the tub on the right is a small blue stool with a flower on it, and a green jar with a ribbon sits on the floor to the left. The scene is set indoors against a plain warm cream background, with all action grouped on the left third of the image.

Kate brought the broom inside and set it in the bathtub. 'Hold still,' she said. 'This might tickle.' She scrubbed the handle with hot soapy water. She scrubbed the rainbow hair, one soft hair at a time. Pink bubbles floated up and popped against Kate's nose. The broom shivered. Then it sighed. Then, very quietly, it stopped growling.

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On the right side of the image, Kate sits on a small green-topped stool with red legs, smiling happily as she combs and smooths the bristles of The Rainbow Broom with a large orange comb held in both hands. The Rainbow Broom stands just to her left, its long, flowing bristles falling in wavy rainbow stripes of orange, yellow, green, and blue, with a friendly, happy face in the upper area of the bristles, a teal band at its collar, and a straight warm orange wooden handle rising upright above. Kate has bright red-pink hair in a side ponytail, dark round eyes, a pink dress with a white collar, and red shoes. The indoor scene is set in a cozy craft room with various combs, brushes, mirrors, and decorative framed items hanging on the wall behind them, a tall red wooden mirror stand standing behind Kate, and a small red table nearby holding a blue brush and other grooming items. The left side of the image is open, plain cream background space.

Next, Kate grabbed a wide-tooth comb. Scrape! Scrape! Scrape! She pulled it through the broom's hair, slow and careful. One by one, the stripes came back to life. Orange. Yellow. Green. Blue. Each one brighter than the last. Kate thought she had never seen a brighter sight. The broom's eyes went wide. Then it smiled. A real smile. The kind that starts small and spreads across your face.

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On the left side of the image, Kate stands on a large, curving rainbow, smiling with a determined expression as she sweeps away clouds of gray dust and dark star-shaped debris from the rainbow's colorful stripes. She is holding The Rainbow Broom, whose teardrop-shaped body of clean, vibrant rainbow-colored bristles fans out at the sweeping end, and who has a cheerful, happy face in the center-upper area of its bristles with large round white eyes and a small open mouth. Together they are actively brushing the grime off the bands of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. The scene is set outdoors against a bright green and warm golden sky with swirling pink and orange clouds in the upper-left corner. The right side of the image is plain warm golden background.

The Rainbow Broom shot into the air, and this time Kate was ready. She grabbed on, and together they soared up to the great rainbow. Dust and grime made its bright stripes look gray. 'Let's make it shine!' Kate shouted. They swept the red stripe. They swept the orange, the yellow, the green, the blue, and the purple. Although the rainbow was very big, they swept it all. The broom danced across each one, humming happily, flicking dust into the clouds.

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On the right side of the image, Kate stands on a grassy hilltop with arms spread wide, looking up at the sky with an excited expression, while The Rainbow Broom hovers nearby with a cheerful face in its clean rainbow-colored bristles. The Wind Princess descends dramatically from the upper right, emerging from swirling clouds with arms outstretched and a joyful expression. She has long flowing sky-blue hair swept to the left, a golden three-pointed crown, and a flowing white gown with soft light-blue shading and light-blue ankle-strap shoes. A magical cloud castle is visible behind her in the sky. The scene is set outdoors on a bright day with a soft teal-green sky, colorful fan-shaped flora, and a whimsical tower in the background. The left ~40% of the image is plain teal-green background. Several small fairy-like figures cheer among the colorful plants on the right side.

Kate wiped sweat from her forehead and looked down. All the kingdom sparkled, and a cheer rang from the hillside below. Silver wind swirled down from the clouds, and there she was. The Wind Princess floated down with her blue hair streaming behind her like a cape. 'She came early!' Kate gasped.

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On the left side of the image, The Rainbow Queen stands proudly at the center atop her tower, smiling warmly with her arms slightly outstretched. She wears her white sleeveless floor-length dress with bold rainbow stripes along the outer edges, its wide flowing skirt fanning out dramatically behind her, and her golden crown adorned with rainbow-colored feather-like points sits atop her fluffy white-to-pale-pink hair. A grand rainbow arches overhead. Kate is in the lower-left, looking up at The Rainbow Queen with an open-mouthed, joyful expression of pride, standing beside a brown horse. The Wind Princess stands just behind Kate, her long sky-blue hair flowing and golden three-pointed crown glinting, also gazing toward the tower with a happy expression. Small fairies flutter around the base of the tower near The Rainbow Queen, celebrating. The right ~40% of the image is plain soft green watercolor background.

The Rainbow Queen stood at the top of her tower, arms wide, as the grand rainbow blazed overhead. 'Welcome, old friend!' she called. The Wind Princess pressed a hand to her heart. 'I have never seen it glow so bright.' Kate stood below and thought her heart might burst. A grin spread all the way across her face.

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On the right side of the image, The Wind Princess stands tall with her arms raised, her long sky-blue hair flowing and golden three-pointed crown gleaming, gazing up admiringly at a large sparkly rainbow arching across the sky above her. She has a proud, joyful expression. Kate is visible in the lower right, holding The Rainbow Broom — now clean with vibrant rainbow-colored bristles and a happy face — and wiping it down carefully, looking happy and proud. Several fairies surround them, celebrating with raised arms beneath the glittering rainbow. The scene is set outdoors against a soft, cloudy sky with swirling winds and sparkles.

The Wind Princess turned to the fairies. 'What grand work!' she said, gazing up at the rainbow. Kate thought of all they had done, and she beamed. She found a soft cloth and wiped the broom down, stripe by stripe, until it shone. 'Clean broom, happy broom,' she said, tucking it back in its place. Then the broom winked.

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