The on in the middle

Neeske Alexander, Kirsty Paxton, Melissa Visser, Diane Awerbuck
Available at Bookdash.org and republished under a CC-BY 4.0 license

 

The one in the middle

Read by Jim Damico

Khanyiswa is not the first born. She’s not the last born. She’s the one in the MIDDLE!

I am the middle one.
Not the first born.
Not the last born.
The one in the middle!

The one in the middle can be easy to forget.

And easy to leave out.

But that’s okay because I am also the one with IDEAS!

Look what I can make from just this cardboard box!
A BEAUTIFUL house with real doors and windows.

My house has an extra special bed, and a MAGICSLIDE.

Some days my house is also a shop.

And on other days it’s a VERY FANTASTIC show.

Sometimes my house is just for me!

And sometimes it’s a house for three!
I am the middle one.
Not the first born.
Not the last born.
The one in the middle!
And that’s the best place for me.

 

The one in the middle

The one in the middle

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  • middle: The center part, not the beginning or end.
  • idea: A thought or plan in your mind.
  • magic: Something amazing that seems impossible.
  • slide: A smooth surface for sliding, like in a playground.
  • fantastic: Very, very good.
  • special: Different and better than usual.

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