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Three—Jungle-Gym Catastrophe
The tall doctor with the very long nose smiled down at Aimi. “It may hurt for a minute, so I’ve asked the nurse to give you a pain shot.”
“A pain shot?” cried Tad.
“A pain shot with a needle?” cried Aimi. “A sharp needle?” cried Toni.
After a minute Grami said, “A pain shot will help your arm feel much better, Aimi. That’s a small price to pay for relief of pain.”
“How much will it hurt?” asked Aimi.
“Do you remember when that bee stung your arm last summer?” asked Grami. Aimi nodded. “It’ll hurt about like a bee sting but only for a minute. It will not keep hurting like the bee sting did. You’re a brave girl. Tell yourself: ‘Aimi, you can do this.’” Aimi nodded again.
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