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She loved to read and write and say them.

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She adored fun words, long words, unusual words.

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Words with wonderful histories and weird combinations.

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First, she would find the dictionary.

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Then she would look up where the word had come from and learn its secrets.

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Did any of the letters hide and stay quiet?

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Like the p in ptarmigan, a bird that lives in cold, northern regions.

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Or were they strong like the i in bright?

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She practiced how to arrange the letters just right.

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How to sound them out.

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That’s because she loved spelling interesting words most of all.

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ON-O-MATO-POE-A

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With her favorite words she would try to remember the quirks - what made them special.

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When she saw a super long word like onomatopoeia, a funny word to describe the sounds of other words, she had to jump and sway.

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Words like duckling made her grin.

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Persnickety tickled her tongue.

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When she sat by herself during recess, they never teased her about being quiet.

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Or about being clumsy when she fell.

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Or awkward when the joke in her head came out wrong.

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When she read books under the covers, words never told her to go to sleep.

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Words understood why she was grumpy or anxious.

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In fact, words helped her explain what she was feeling - if only to herself.

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She squirmed in her seat because she was afraid.

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Petrified (another way to say really, really afraid)!

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Usually, the teacher only kept a student after class because of a blunder - a mistake.

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A big red 100 sat at the top of the page.

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The teacher asked her, “Do you know what a spelling bee is?”

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“A really smart insect?”

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The teacher smiled.

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A spelling bee is a contest where students compete to spell as many words correctly as they can.

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I would like for you to participate.

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“Who else will be there?”

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The spelling bee is next week.

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He was a bully who knew words too.

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She wanted to say something when he said mean things to her friends, but she was intimidated - scared.

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Because sometimes he said hurtful things to her too.

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Perhaps at this spelling bee she would be braver.

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At the spelling bee, she would not be silent.

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Still, the spelling bee felt as far away at the longest word she had ever seen: sesquipedalian.

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A fancy way to describe words with lots of syllables.

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The days of the week were monotonous, torturous, and sluggish - every hour felt longer and longer.

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Finally, the morning of the spelling bee arrived.

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Momma gave her a big hug and whispered in her ear, “Just do your best”.

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Your dad and I are very proud of you.

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Then they went to the stage.

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The announcer explained the rules.

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Kids stepped up to the microphone one by one to get their word.

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If they spelled it right, the announcer told them so.

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But if they made a mistake, a bell would ring.

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The student would have to leave the stage.

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No do-overs.

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Her stomach ached with nervous energy.

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But she was ready.

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Say the word.

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“Dither”

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Sound it out.

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Spell it.

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That is correct.

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The announcer called on the next student. And the next.

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Promptly. Enormous. Shudder. Transportation. Craggy. Reception. Village.

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Finally, only three contestants remained.

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The girl went up to spell her word.

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Ding! She had spelled chocolate without the second O.

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“We are down to our final two contestants,” the announcer told the audience.

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She repeated it.

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She pronounced it.

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She spelled it.

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I-N-S-T-A-N-T-A-N-I-O-U-S. Instantaneous.

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As she waited for the announcer, the bell dinged.

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“I’m sorry, that is incorrect. The proper spelling is….”

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“Good Job.”

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“At least I know the difference between I and e.”

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Well I misspelled my word, but I do know how to be courteous.

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You should try it.

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She turned away and went to find her mom.

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But things didn’t always happen that way in real life.

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Sometimes change was harder. And it didn’t happen right away.

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It opened her fist and smoothed out the ribbon.

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“You okay?”

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“I lost.”

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But you came so far. Nearly to the very end.

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Not far enough.

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I got the letter wrong. And I didn’t win. I failed.

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“You only fail if you stop,” her mother reminded her.

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I know there is a word for that. You know it too.

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Perseverance.
P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-N-C-E.

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Exactly. So let’s go home and learn more words.

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There’s always next year.

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No, Momma. There’s always tomorrow.

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