Junior Vocab
Picnic Plans
Maya: "Aarav, Amma packed lemon rice for the picnic. It brings such a nice smell to the whole bus!"
Aarav: "Hmmph, I wanted noodles. Lemon rice brings only sour taste to my mouth."
Maya:brings a little festival to my tongue." "But listen, the curry leaves crackle, and the peanuts crunch. It
Aarav: "My tummy just brings loud grumbles. I’m still mad we’re late and I missed cartoons."
Maya: "Picnics bring better things than cartoons. Trees, ants, and that big muddy puddle calling your name."
Aarav: "Mud only brings scolding from Amma when I dirty my shorts."
Amma: "Mud bringsbringswashing for me, that’s all. But it also fun for you. Just don’t splash strangers."
Maya: "See, even Amma agrees. The park brings wind in your hair and grass under your toes."
Aarav: "Your words bring tiny butterflies in my stomach. Maybe I do want to run."
Maya: "Come on then! I’ll bring the lemon rice, you bring the cricket bat."
Aarav: "Okay, deal. You bring the picnic, I’ll bring the sixers!"
Amma: "And I’ll bring the water bottles… and a towel for the mud monsters I’m raising."