New
Kid on the Block
"Wow!
Look at them go!" she thought. The kids in her new neighborhood
were riding scooters. They were zipping up and down the street
real fast! They looked like they were having a lot of fun.
Her
Mom said, "The parents are all watching the kids ride. Why
don't we both go out and introduce ourselves?"
"O.K."
She said as she walked behind her Mom feeling shy.
"Hello!"
Leah's mom said, "My name is Liz and this is Leah. We just
moved in and wanted to say hi!"The adults started talking
easily. Leah just shuffled her feet, pushing stones around
on the street.
"Hi!
I'm Will. I'm 5."
"I'm
McKenna. My twin, Keely and I are 7."
"I'm
Leah and I'm 6. You guys are really good on those scooters!"
"Thanks!
Where's yours?" asked McKenna.
Leah
answered, "I don't have one. I've never even tried one."
"Here,
try mine." offered Keely.
Leah
was a bit shaky at first but then she got the hang of it.
"Look
Mom! I'm doing it!" she yelled as she raced past her.
When
Leah returned the scooter to Keely, she said, "That was awesome!
Thanks for sharing!"
"No
problem! You did great!" said Keely, "We have to go but we'll
see you tomorrow!"
At
dinner that night, Leah asked if she could get a scooter.
Her Mom told her she could if she had enough of her own money.
