How Tia Lola Came to Visit

By Julia Alvarez

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discovers

finds

While exploring a cave, the geologistdiscovers drawings on the wall thatare thousands of years old.

faded

became less bright

My father wore is favorite black T-shirtuntil the color faded and it became gray.

trimmedclipped

My little brother Eric was so scared ofthe scissors that he cried when thebarber trimmed his hair.

oddstrange

My Aunt Greta is a bit odd because sheputs sugar on her popcorn and salt onher cereal.

gazes

looks

Eric gazes out the window, waiting for hisfather to come home from work.

wobblyshaky

The grocery store clerk stacked thecans of corn so high that the stackbecame wobbly and fell down.