Just A Cold

Title

Just A Cold

Year

1937

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4 THE YOUNG CITIZEN F.ebniary, 1937 READING TIME FOR YOUNG FOLKS A Disobedient Boy By MISS MARGARITA SANTOS "PEDRING, come here," shouted Jose, his playmate. ''Look at what happened to this boy who played with firecracker.!;. Read what is said about him. He would not be able to use his left eye again. Let us not play with these firecrackers any more. We might be like him."· Pedring took the newspaper and threw it away. He said. "That happened to that boy because that was the first time he touched firecrackers. But I, I know how to light them. To-night, you just see how I shoot them off." That night Pedring called all of his playmates. At about eight Ha ... ching!" Just a "Pepito, you must stay in bed. You have a cold. I shall prepare some hot tea for you." "O Mother, does a sneeze make a cold? I am going out to play. I am not sick," and the boy skipped out of the house. o'clock firecrackers could be heard everywhere. Bang! Bang! "Pedring, Pedring," shouted his mother, "is that you playing with the firecrackers again?" Pedring did not hear his mother. Bang! Bang! Bang! The exploCold sion was louder than before. Mother looked out of the window. She saw something strange. Many boys were crowding around P e d r i n g . There w e r e others rushing to him. Pedring could not say anything. His face was distorted with pain. One thing was sure. His right hand was badly burned. "Pepito! Pepito-o-u-o ! you?" Mother shouted. Where are But Pepito was gone. After a while, the boy crept into his room and wrapped himself-up in a thick blanket. Mother found him doubled up in a heap on the bed. "Now, my boy, what is the matter?" Februm-y, 1931 THE YOUNG CITIZEN ENLARGE YOUR VOCABULARY By MISS MAR GAR IT A SANTOS * I. On the left-hand column are expressions which are italicized. From the words on the right-hand column select the word that has nearly the same meaning as the word in italics. 1. approp1·iate title fur strong the story 2. mother consoled me. tired 3. the sturdy acacia tree clear 4. huge animal cheered 5. the mischievous boy big 6. the weary traveler suitable 7. vivid description naughty 8. tremendous earth- splendid quake 9. her 1·esponse was ·clear terrible 10. pompous ceremony reply 1. We saw a --- elephant in the c~rcus. 2. They were. --- after the journey.· 3. My dress is not ---- for the dance. 4. I do not like to play with --boys. 5. A ---- streak of lightning flashed. 6. She gave no --- to my question. 7. The --- mango tree was uprooted. 8. We --- the old woman. 9. The -.--- wedding celebration II. Fill the blanks with words select- la~ted for two days. ed from the left hand column: .io. A --- flood visited the town. "Teucher, Emilio ,Jacinto Elementary School. (Please turn to pa..ge 27 for the amwe1·s.) -----------------"I feel very, very cold." Pepito's teeth were chattering. "Ah, my boy, you have a chill." By and by Mother came. She made Pepito drink a cup of hot tea with plenty of lemon juice. Then she sent for their doctor. Pepito was laid up in bed for a whole week. Even when he had no more fe· ver he was not allowed to go out. He heard the boys shouting and laughing on the ground, but he was too weak even to laugh. "It was only a cold, Mother, why did I become very sick?" "A cold is a very bad thing to have, my child. You have to rest to get rid of it. You cannot cure yourself by not paying attention to it."

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