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Four—Secret Portrait Painter
When everyone was settled comfortably, DJ walked over to the big velvet cloth.
“You said there was a secret,” said Aimi.
“Yes,” said Tad and Toni together.
“Yes,” said Connor. “Aimi said there was a secret.” “There is,” said DJ. “Watch.”
DJ lifted the big velvet cloth. Aimi gasped. Tad and
Toni gasped. Connor gasped. Grami did not gasp and Solly did not gasp. Solly just clapped his hands and jumped up and down and up and down on the jungle gym.
“I’ve got the secret!” cried Aimi. “The secret is that it looks like Solly painted my portrait. Right?”
“That’s right,” young lady,” said DJ. “Once again, you look carefully.”
“But it’s pretty obvious,” said Connor. “It’s very obvious.” Everyone
laughed.
This is the best
portrait in the whole
world,” said Aimi.
“Thank you, DJ.
Thank you, Grami.”
Aimi was so excited
she clapped her hands
and jumped up and
down and up and down. Then Solly clapped his hands and jumped up and down and up and down, just like Aimi.
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