White Hair

One day a little girl was sitting and watching her Mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head.

She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?"

Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."

The little girl thought about this revelation for while and then said, "Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?

Vocabulary Help

sit (sit, sat, sat) - sentar
watch - observar
do the dishes - lavar os pratos
kitchen sink - pia
suddenly - subitamente, de repente
strand - mexa
stick out - saliente, protuberante
look at - olhar para
reply - responder
wrong - errado
cry - chorar
unhappy - infeliz
turn white - ficar branco
think (think, thought, thought) - pensar
how come - como aconteceu, como pode de
grandma - avó

Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,

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