Soon Katie began to shiver. “How can I feel cold and hot at the same time?” she wondered.
“The flu is tricky,” said her mom.
“That’s a sneaky trick,” said Katie.
Katie’s mom gave her pills to take. “Yuck,” Katie groaned. “Pills are such… pills.”
Katie fell asleep and had a bad dream. She dreamed she was a polar bear who lost her fur. She shivered and shook!
When Katie woke up, her mom read her a story. It was about a girl with hair so long, she could jump rope with it.
Her dad sang her a happy song.
Katie drew a picture of the flu bug flying away from her.
Katie’s mom brought her hot soup and toast.
“Ew, soup!” Katie moaned. “Ew, toast! I’m not hungry.”
Later, JoJo called Katie. “I missed you today! Miss Winkle says it’s not the same without you.”
“Thanks,” Katie croaked.
“Ribbit!” JoJo croaked back. Katie smiled.
Then Pedro called. He told Katie, “When I broke my leg, everyone wrote funny things on my cast.”
“Lucky you,” said Katie. “There is no cast with the flu.”
She drew a picture of everyone writing their names on her arms.
“That would tickle,” Katie decided.
Comprehension Questions
1. What did Katie dream about?
A. She dreamed that she was a polar bear without fur.
B. She dreamed about taking medicine that tasted like bubblegum.
C. She dreamed about going to school.
A. Because it was her birthday.
B. Because he wanted to cheer her up since she was sick.
C. Because he wrote a new song and wanted to see if she liked it.
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Vocabulary
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