89. A Special Candle

Shirley went to the mall with her friends. They walk in. There are so many stores. They first go to a candle shop. The shop is having a huge sale. Shirley picks up a green candle It smells like a pine cone forest. It reminds her of her grandfather. 

He passed away two years ago. She feels that she should visit him. She decides to buy the candle. Shirley drops her friends off at their houses. She drives to the cemetery. 

She puts the candle on her grandfather's tombstone. She smiles. He would like the candle. She drives back home.

Vocabulary List

1. Mall – a large building with many stores
   Shirley went to the mall with her friends.

2. Store – a place where you can buy things
   There were many stores inside the mall.

3. Candle – something made of wax that gives light when burned
   Shirley bought a green candle from the shop.

4. Shop – a small store
   They visited a candle shop.

5. Sale – when items are sold at lower prices
   The shop was having a huge sale.

6. Pick up – to take something into your hand
   Shirley picked up a green candle.

7. Smell – to sense something through the nose
   The candle smelled like a pine cone forest.

8. Pine cone – the seed of a pine tree
   The scent reminded her of a pine cone forest.

9. Remind – to make someone think of something
   The smell reminded her of her grandfather.

10. Pass away – to die
    Her grandfather passed away two years ago.

11. Visit – to go and spend time with someone or something
    She felt she should visit her grandfather.

12. Drop off – to take someone to a place and leave them there
    She dropped off her friends at their houses.

13. Cemetery – a place where people are buried
    Shirley drove to the cemetery.

14. Tombstone – a stone that marks a grave
    She put the candle on her grandfather’s tombstone.

15. Smile – to show happiness with your mouth
    She smiled, thinking he would like the candle.