| A Birthday Bike |
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| January 7 is Benny’s birthday. |
| He will be eight years old. |
| He is in the third grade. |
| He goes to Park Elementary School. |
| An elementary school is for kids. |
| It is only one mile away. |
| He walks to school. |
| It only takes 20 minutes. |
| When it rains, he wears a raincoat. |
| He used to take an umbrella. |
| But he lost the umbrella. |
| His mother gave him another umbrella. |
| He broke that one. |
| His mom said, “You and umbrellas don’t get along.” |
| For his eighth birthday, Benny wants a bicycle. |
| He can ride the bike to school. |
| After school he can ride with his friends. |
| He can ride the bike to the swimming pool. |
| He can ride the bike to the library. |
| His mom and dad took him to the bike store. |
| They asked him to look at the bikes. |
| He looked at all the bikes. |
| He chose a red bike. |
| He showed his parents. |
| Dad said it cost too much. |
| He told Benny to choose another bike. |
| Benny chose a blue bike. |
| Dad said the blue bike was the right price. |
