
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Sally. Sally could not talk very well, because she was only three years old. She had one word that she said a lot: "Hold!". 
One day, Sally wanted to go outside and play. But when she went to open the door, her brother pushed it shut on her! Sally was sad and started to cry. Her mom saw what happened and said, "Sally, come here and hold my hand. We'll go outside together."
Sally was so excited. She grasped her mom's hand tight and said, "Hold!" 
They went outside and it started to rain. They ran back inside because it was wet outside. Sally shouted, "Wet!" Her mom smiled and said, "Yes, it is wet. Let's go say the word together."
So they both said, "Wet!" and started to laugh. They both liked the word; it made them happy. They went back outside and grabbed umbrellas, but then Sally stopped and said, "Hold!"
Sally wanted her mom to hold her umbrella so she wouldn't get wet. So Sally's mom held the umbrella above them and they were able to run around and play without getting wet. 
Sally smiled and her mom smiled back - it was a good day! They had learned a new word and they'd had lots of fun together. They would
