Junior Vocab
Kite Design Dispute
Maya: "Arjun, you copied my kite design!"
Arjun: "I didn’t copy. I just liked your sun and rangoli patterns."
Maya: "But I thought of it first. Everyone will think it’s your idea."
Arjun: "No, I’ll tell them we both made cool kites."
Maya: "That’s not fair. You’ll get all the claps, like at assembly."
Amma: "What’s all this fuss while I’m making dosas?"
Maya: "Arjun took my idea and now he’ll get the praise."
Arjun: "I only wanted my kite to look nice too."
Amma: "When someone helps you or gives you an idea, what should you give them?"
Arjun: "Um… a thank you?"
Maya: "And you should say it was their idea, not pretend it was yours."
Amma: "Yes. That’s giving them credit."
Arjun: "So if I say, ‘I got this design from Maya,’ that’s giving her credit?"
Maya: "And then I won’t feel invisible."
Arjun: "Okay. I’ll tell everyone, ‘Maya gets the credit for this kite design.’"
Maya: "Hmm. Then you can use my stars on the tail too."
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Amma: "Good. Now both of you get credit for finishing these dosas."