JUST WHAT I WANTED

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Julia who wanted to build things. She told her friends and her parents, "I want to build buildings." Everyone tried to think of what to give her.

Julia's friend Betty was a very good cook. She gave Julia cooking tools and a little oven. "Here," her friend said, "with this you can build things. You can build cakes and cookies."

That's not what I wanted, thought Julia, but aloud she said, "thank you for thinking of me."

Julia's friend Coco was a very good seamstress. She gave Julia a sewing machine and some thread and some beautiful cloth.

"Here," Coco said to Julia. "With this you can build things. You can build beautiful clothes."

That's not what I wanted, Julia thought sadly, but aloud she said, "thank you for thinking of me."