191. Starving Artists

"I'm not coming to this art fair again," said Molly. "Why aren't you coming to this art fair again?" asked Teri. "There aren't enough visitors," Molly said. "That's for sure," said Teri. "There aren't enough visitors spending money." "That's for sure," said Molly.

Visitors stopped and looked at Molly's paintings. Visitors stopped and looked at Teri's paintings. Visitors said Molly's paintings were very nice. Visitors said Teri's paintings were very nice. But no one bought anything. "No one buys anything," said Molly.

 "They stop. They look. They say, 'Oh, how pretty.' Then they walk on." Molly and Teri had not sold one painting. They lowered their prices. They put "Sale! 50% Off!" tags on all their paintings. But no one bought a single painting.

Vocabulary

1. art fair – an event where artists show and sell their work
   Molly said she wouldn’t come to the art fair again.

2. visitors – people who come to see a place or event
   There weren’t enough visitors at the art fair.

3. paintings – pictures made using paint
   Molly and Teri showed their paintings at the fair.

4. buy – to pay money to get something
   No one wanted to buy the paintings.

5. money – something used to pay for things
   Visitors were not spending any money.

6. looked – used the eyes to see something
   Visitors looked at the paintings but didn’t buy.

7. pretty – nice to look at or beautiful
   People said, “Oh, how pretty,” but didn’t buy.

8. sold – gave something to someone for money
   They had not sold even one painting.

9. lowered – made something go down or smaller
   They lowered the prices of their paintings.

10. prices – the amount of money something costs
    They changed the prices to make them cheaper.

11. tags – small labels with information or prices
    They put “50% Off!” tags on their artwork.

12. sale – when things are sold at lower prices
    They put a “Sale!” sign to attract buyers.

13. walk on – to keep walking without stopping
    Visitors looked and then walked on.

14. again – one more time
    Molly didn’t want to come again.

15. enough – as much or as many as needed
    There weren’t enough visitors.

16. single – just one
    No one bought a single painting.

17. event – something that happens, like a show or fair
    The art fair was a public event.

18. show – to let others see something
    They showed their paintings at the fair.

19. spending – using money to buy things
    Visitors weren’t spending money at the fair.

20. tags – labels used to give information
    They added “50% Off!” tags to every painting.