3rd book

When the sun is streaming through the windows, the child can tell-

• it is a sunny day.

• it's pool day.

• it time to go to school.

• it is a happy day.

The bagels they grab on their walk are for-

• the pool.

• for lunch.

• for later.

• for the little girl.

The families and folks heading to the pool are-

• sweating

• smiling and skip stepping

• on a bicycle

• are kids

• are babies and moms.

What do they do in the locker room?

• a green shirt

• take a drink of water

• eat the bagels

• put on swimsuits

What noise do the lockers make?

• CLANK and CACHUNK

• slap slap slap

• CLINK

• CANNONBALL

What does the mom coat the child in?

• a swimsuit

• in water

• in a t-shirt

• slippery, slimy sunblock

How does everyone get in the pool?

• at different speeds

• slowly, slowly-slowly

• jumping in

• splashing

• making cannonballs

How does the child/narrator get in the pool?

• slowly, slowly-slowly

• JUMP-Right-IN

• with goose bumps

• with teetch clenched

What happens a few minutes since the gates to the pool open?

• the kids play

• it is full

• they need sunblock

• they stop at the edge

The old folks, young folks, an in-between folks make the pool-

• crowded

• fun and splash water

• bowl of City People Soup

• and ice-cold pool