Th e Lo s t Shi m m e
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Th e Lo s t Shi m m e
Written by Chitra Soundar Illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta
Reese lived with her friends in a valley. Her friends noticed that she looked gloomy.
“Fly with us,” her friends called. But Reese could not glow and shimmer like them.
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“Not until I’m able to shimmer when I fly,” Reese replied.
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Reese headed to the woods to find her glow.
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Some snowdrops called out gently, “Have our snowy white petals.”
Reese thanked them.
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That night, Reese still didn’t glow.
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But she didn’t give up.
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Phonemes covered: /e/ ea /ee/ ey, y /igh/ y /j/ g /l/ al, le /oa/ ow /oo/ ou /s/ c, se, ce /u/ o-e, ou /v/ ve /w/ wh
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Will Reese find her glow?
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