“Oh, I sure am happy to see you,” the little girl said to her grandmother on her mother’s side.

“Now maybe Daddy will do the trick he’s been promising us.”

The grandmother was curious. “What trick is that?” she asked.

“I heard him tell Mommy that he would climb the walls if you came to visit,” the little girl answered.

Vocabulary Help

  • answer – responder
  • climb the walls – subir as paredes
  • daddy – papai
  • grandmother – avó
  • happy – feliz
  • hear (hear, heard, heard) – ouvir
  • mommy – mamãe
  • promise – prometer
  • side – lado
  • sure – certamente
  • trick – truque