Grandma’s Yo-yo
By Ashley Kim
Illustrated by Venantius Pinto
Hong and his mother moved to a new town.
When Hong got home from his school, he looked
for his mom. Instead, Grandma greeted him.
“Where’s Mom?” Hong asked.
“Hong, don’t you remember? Your mother is at
her new job. I am going to take care of you after
school from now on,” Grandma replied.
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Grade: 2
“I just want to watch TV,” Hong muttered in a
grumpy voice. He tried not to show it, but he was
really sad. He missed his mom a lot.
“Would you like to play with me?” Grandma
asked. “There are lots of fun things we can do
together.”
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“Like what?” Hong asked.
“Here! Look at these photos of China.
That’s where I was born, you know.”
Hong looked at the photographs. China seemed
nice, but he was still thinking about his mom.
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Then Hong noticed something. In one of the
photographs, his grandma was playing
with a toy that he had never seen before.
“What’s that?” Hong asked.
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“It’s a Chinese yo-yo,” Grandma explained.
“Here, I have one for you. I used to play with
it when I was your age. I’ll show you how to
use it.”
Hong wanted to try. It was fun! He and Grandma
played with the yo-yo for a whole hour.
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“You’re good at it, Hong!” Grandma said. “And
I have many other Chinese toys that we can play
with together.”
“That sounds great, Grandma!” said Hong. “Can
you take care of me after school every day?”
Grandma winked. “I think I can arrange that,”
she said.
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Story: 2
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Grade: 2