My Special Hair

by Candice Dingwall, Jess Jardim-Wedepohl and Renate van Rensburg
Available at BookDash.org and republished under a CC-BY 4.0 license

 

My Special Hair

Read by Geri Dishman

A story about my special hair. How special it can be. So many types of special hair. Just look around, you’ll see.


I have a very special head, a special head of hair.
My special hair is quite unique. My special hair is rare.

It grows not just on any head, but mine, my own, just me!
My special hair does special things – it’s magic hair, you see.

In summer when the sun is hot, with no shade anywhere,
I do not sweat, I do not burn. I grow a hat of hair.

In winter when my nose turns red, and when the cold wind blows,
my special hair grows very long. I’m wrapped from top to toes.

In spring when all the birds come out, and each one builds a nest,
my head is full of songs because my special hair is best.

In autumn when the leaves fall down, no flowers to be found,
my special head begins to bloom bright blossoms all around.

My special hair is stiff and strong. It does not hang or drape.
I never look the same because my hair can change its shape.

My special hair is full of curls. It’s twisted, tangled, tough.
My special hair grows hairy hands – a place to store my stuff.

My special hair grows special wings – so smooth, so, so, so light.
They float around my face, until my hair and I take flight.

My special hair is colorful, a rainbow all in one!
It brightens up the darkest day. My hair is full of fun.

My special hair is full of love. With love my head is crowned.
It grows and grows and grows until I spread it all around.

So many types of special heads, so many types of hair.
Be proud of what you have on top, your magic grows up there!

 

 

  • special: different from others
  • unique: different from everything else
  • rare: not often found or seen, not common
  • magic: seems too wonderful to be real
  • shade: darkness caused by light being blocked
  • wrapped: cover by circling or folding something around
  • nest: structure made by a bird for a place to lay eggs
  • bloom: when a flower fully opens
  • blossoms: flowers
  • stiff: not easy to bend
  • drape: hanging in folds to cover
  • shape: form of the outer edges or surfaces of something
  • curls: make into coils or rings
  • twisted: make into a coil or spiral
  • tangled: mix or twist into a confused mass
  • tough: hard to control
  • store: (verb) gather and keep for future use
  • float: move in a light and airy way
  • flight: action of flying
  • colorful: full of many colors
  • crowned: placed around the top of the head
  • spread: open or stretch out
  • proud: feeling of having personal worth

Ref: Google Dictionary, Oxford Learners Dictionaries, kids.wordsmyth.com, MacMillan Dictionary, Word Hippo

  • special: онцгой - бусдаас ялгаатай
  • unique: өвөрмөц - өөр бусад зүйлээс ялгаатай
  • rare: ховор тохиолддог - ихэнхдээ олддоггүй эсвэл харагддаггүй
  • magic: шидэт - бодит байхын хувьд хэтэрхий гайхалтай санагддаг
  • shade: сүүдэрт - харанхуйд саад болж буй гэрэл
  • wrapped: ороосон - эргэн тойрон эргэлдэж эсвэл эвхэх замаар тагла
  • nest: үүрийг - өндөглөдөг газар шувуугаар хийсэн бүтэц
  • bloom: цэцэглэдэг - цэцэг бүрэн нээгдэх үед
  • blossoms: цэцэг - цэцэг
  • stiff: хатуу - нугалахад хялбар биш
  • drape: нугалж өлгөх
  • shape: гаднах ирмэг буюу гадаргуугийн хэлбэр
  • curls: ороомог эсвэл цагираг болгон хийдэг
  • twisted: эрчлээс - ороомог эсвэл спираль болгоно
  • tangled: самбо - хольж эсвэл мушгирсан масс руу холино
  • tough: хатуу хяналт тавихад хэцүү
  • store: цуглуулж цаашид хэрэглэхэд зориулж хадгал
  • float: хөвөх - гэрэлтэй, чөлөөтэй арга замаар явдаг
  • flight: нислэг - нислэгийн үйлдэл
  • colorful: өнгөлөг - олон өнгөээр дүүрэн
  • crowned: титэм - толгойны оройг тойруулан байрлуулсан байна
  • spread: тархах - нээлттэй, сунгасан
  • proud: Бахархал - хувь хүний үнэ цэнэтэй мэдрэмж

Source: Translate.Google.com

  • special: арнайы - басқалардан ерекшеленеді
  • unique: бірегей - әр түрлі
  • rare: сирек - жиі кездесетін немесе көрінбейтін, жалпы емес
  • magic: сиқыр - шын мәнінде керемет болу керемет сияқты
  • shade: көлеңке - жарықтың бөгеуінен туындаған қараңғылық
  • wrapped: оралған немесе айналдыру арқылы орамалданған нәрсе
  • nest: ұя - жұмыртқа шығаратын орын үшін құс жасаған құрылым
  • bloom: гүлдену - гүл толық ашылғанда
  • blossoms: гүлдер - гүлдер
  • stiff: қатал - оңай бүгуге болмайды
  • drape: жабысқақ - бүктемелерді жабу үшін ілулі
  • shape: пішінді - сыртқы шеттердің немесе бір нәрсенің беттерінің формасы
  • curls: бұйралар - катушкалар немесе сақиналар жасау
  • twisted: бұрандалы - катушкалар немесе спиральге айналдыру
  • tangled: араластырылған - шатастырылған массаға араластырыңыз немесе бұраңыз
  • tough: қатаң бақылауға қиын
  • store: жиналып, болашақта пайдалану үшін сақталадыжиналып, болашақта пайдалану үшін сақталады
  • float: жеңіл және әуе жолмен жүріңіз
  • flight: ұшу - ұшу әрекеті
  • colorful: түрлі-түсті түстерге толы
  • crowned: басы үстіне орналастырылған
  • spread: спред - ашық немесе созылу
  • proud: мақтаныш - жеке құндылық сезімі

Source: Translate.Google.com

  • special: พิเศษ - แตกต่างจากคนอื่น ๆ
  • unique: เอกลักษณ์ - แตกต่างจากทุกสิ่งทุกอย่าง
  • rare: หายาก - ไม่ค่อยพบหรือเห็นบ่อยๆ
  • magic: มายากล - ดูเหมือนมหัศจรรย์มากที่จะเป็นจริง
  • shade: เงา - ความมืดที่เกิดจากแสงถูกบล็อก
  • wrapped: ห่อ - ปกโดยวงกลมหรือพับบางสิ่งบางอย่างรอบ ๆ
  • nest: รัง - โครงสร้างที่ทำโดยนกสำหรับวางไข่
  • bloom: บาน - เมื่อดอกไม้บานเต็มที่
  • blossoms: บุปผา - ดอกไม้
  • stiff: แข็ง - ไม่งอ
  • drape: ผ้าม่าน - แขวนในพับเพื่อให้ครอบคลุม
  • shape: รูปทรง - รูปแบบของขอบด้านนอกหรือพื้นผิวของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
  • curls: หยิก - ทำเป็นม้วนหรือวงแหวน
  • twisted: บิด - ทำเป็นขดลวดหรือเกลียว
  • tangled: ยุ่งเหยิง - ผสมหรือบิดลงในมวลที่สับสน
  • tough: ยาก - ยากที่จะควบคุม
  • store: รวบรวมและเก็บไว้เพื่อใช้ในอนาคต
  • float: ลอย - ย้ายในทางแสงและโปร่ง
  • flight: เที่ยวบิน - การบิน
  • colorful: มีสีสัน - เต็มไปด้วยสีสันมากมาย
  • crowned: ปราบดาภิเษก - วางไว้รอบ ๆ ด้านบนของศีรษะ
  • spread: กระจาย - เปิดหรือยืดออก
  • proud: ภูมิใจ - ความรู้สึกมีคุณค่าส่วนตัว

Source: Translate.Google.com

  • special: विशेष: अरुबाट फरक
  • unique: अद्वितीय: सबै भन्दा फरक
  • rare: दुर्लभ: प्राय: फेला वा देखिने छैन, साधारण होईन
  • magic: जादु: वास्तविक भन्दा धेरै अद्भुत देखिन्छ
  • shade: छाया: उज्यालो अवरोधको कारण अन्धकार
  • wrapped: लपेटिएको: घुमाउरा वा वरिपरि केहि फोल्डिंग द्वारा कभर
  • nest: नेस्ट: अण्डा पार्ने ठाँउका लागि चरा द्वारा बनाईएको संरचना
  • bloom: खिल: जब फूल पूर्ण रूपमा खुल्दछ
  • blossoms: फूलहरू: फूलहरू
  • stiff: कडा: झुकाउन सजिलो छैन
  • drape: ड्राईप: कभर गर्नका लागि फोल्डहरूमा झुण्डिरहनु
  • shape: आकार: बाहिरी किनार वा केहि सतह को रूप
  • curls: कर्ल: कुण्डल वा घण्टी बनाउनुहोस्
  • twisted: घुमाएको: कुण्डल वा घुमाउरो बनाउनुहोस्
  • tangled: पेचिलो: एक भ्रमित वस्तुमा मिश्रण वा मोड
  • tough: गाह्रो: नियन्त्रण गर्न गाह्रो
  • store: स्टोर: (क्रिया) बटुल्नुहोस् र भविष्य प्रयोगको लागि राख्नुहोस्
  • float: फ्लोट: हल्का र हावामा हिड्नुहोस्
  • flight: उडान: उडानको कार्य
  • colorful: रंगीन: चम्किलो वा धेरै र .हरू
  • crowned: मुकुट: टाउकोको शीर्ष वरिपरि राखिएको
  • spread: स्प्रेड: खुला वा तन्काउनुहोस्
  • proud: गर्व: व्यक्तिगत लायक भएको महसुस

Source: Translate.Google.com