The Birthday Cake

📖Story Brief #7

Today is my birthday.

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Walk the path. Notice what changes.

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The most important sentence might be the smallest one.

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Today is my birthday. I am five. There is a big cake on the table. It has white frosting. It has five candles. One, two, three, four, five. Everyone sings. I make a wish. I close my eyes. I blow out the candles. They all go out. We eat the cake. Yum! It was the best birthday.

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