I Can’t Hear You
"Daddy, can we go and play?" asks Sister."Yes, of course," says Daddy.
"Do you want to play jump rope with us?" their friend asks."Yes, we do!" Brother and Sister reply.
"Do you hear Daddy calling for us?" asks Sister."No, I do not," Brother pretends. He does not want to stop playing.
"Do you want to play hopscotch with us?" asks their friend."Yes, we do!" Brother and Sister reply.
"Do you hear Daddy calling for us?" asks Brother."No, I do not," Sister pretends. She does not want to stop playing.
"Do you want to play house with us?""Yes, we do!" Brother and Sister reply.
"Do you hear Daddy calling for us?" asks Sister."No, I do not," Brother pretends. He does not want to stop playing.
"Do you want to play soccer with us?" asks their friend."Yes, we do!" Brother and Sister reply.
"Do you hear Daddy calling for us?" Brother asks."No, I do not," Sister pretends. She does not want to stop playing.
"Do you want to draw with us?" asks their friend."Yes, we do!" Brother and Sister reply.
"Do you hear Daddy calling for us?" Sister asks."No, I do not," Brother pretends. He does not want to stop playing.
"Oh, I am hungry!" says Brother when they return home."Daddy, is the food ready?" asks Sister."Yes, the food is ready," says Daddy, "but I can’t hear you!"
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