You sigh. You don't want to play tea party with your little sister, but you also don't want to clean your room. You decide to play with your sister, so you got a pitcher of water to use.

Tom looked around carefully. He crept up to Susan's door, wondering if she was watching. He laid a box of chocolates down, rang the doorbell, and ran. Susan was watching him run home from her window.

Tom looked around carefully. He crept up to Susan's door, wondering if she was watching. He laid a box of chocolates down, rang the doorbell, and ran. Susan was watching him run home from her window. Susan blushed, wondering if Tom liked her.

I reached down to pick up the shards of glass around John's bare feet. He didn't move. I curse and grab at a piece of glass. It pierced my thumb like a knife.

John's neighbor is angry because John plays loud music every day. John is frustrated at his neighbor because his neighbor complains too much. They talked about it and came to a compromise--John will still play his loud music every day, but will only play for 1 hour instead of 2.

I was fortunate to have had those wise writers as guides into the world of writing and knowledge. They taught me with their stories; taught me the magic of words.