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199. A Brush with God?



He dropped his toothbrush. It fell on the floor. He picked up his toothbrush. He rinsed it off. He brushed his teeth. He rinsed his mouth. He walked out of the bathroom. He sat on his bed. 

He felt something. It was under the sheet. He took the sheet off the bed. Something was in his mattress. It was a brand new mattress. He had bought it yesterday. What is in the mattress, he wondered. 

He went to the kitchen. He took a knife from the kitchen drawer. He cut open the mattress. What could it be, he wondered. It was small. It was black. It was a book. It was the New Testament. Is God trying to tell me something, he wondered.


Vocabulary



  1. Toothbrush – a small brush used to clean teeth
    Example: He dropped his toothbrush.

  2. Floor – the bottom surface of a room
    Example: It fell on the floor.

  3. Pick up – to lift something from the ground
    Example: He picked up his toothbrush.

  4. Rinse – to wash something with water
    Example: He rinsed it off.

  5. Brush – to clean with a brush
    Example: He brushed his teeth.

  6. Mouth – the part of the face used for eating and speaking
    Example: He rinsed his mouth.

  7. Bathroom – a room with a toilet and sink
    Example: He walked out of the bathroom.

  8. Bed – furniture used for sleeping
    Example: He sat on his bed.

  9. Sheet – a large piece of cloth on a bed
    Example: It was under the sheet.

  10. Mattress – the soft part of a bed that you lie on
    Example: Something was in his mattress.

  11. Brand new – completely new, never used
    Example: It was a brand new mattress.

  12. Yesterday – the day before today
    Example: He had bought it yesterday.

  13. Wonder – to think or ask yourself about something
    Example: "What is in the mattress?" he wondered.

  14. Kitchen – the room where you cook
    Example: He went to the kitchen.

  15. Knife – a sharp tool used for cutting
    Example: He took a knife from the drawer.

  16. Drawer – a box-shaped container that slides out
    Example: He took it from the kitchen drawer.

  17. Cut – to make an opening with something sharp
    Example: He cut open the mattress.

  18. Book – a set of written pages
    Example: It was a small book.

  19. New Testament – the second part of the Bible
    Example: It was the New Testament.

  20. God – a divine being in many religions
    Example: "Is God trying to tell me something?" he wondered.


199. A Brush with God?

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