Little Dora always wanted a sister.So when Mum told her she would have one in six months, she felt very 1 .But Dora had to be away for some time.She had promised to stay with her grandparents till autumn came.
"How can I make 2 go faster? I can't wait to see the 3 ," Dora said to herself while she was sitting in her grandparents' yard one day.She had a good 4 when she saw the apple tree in the yard.She decided to 5 a picture of the tree each day.As Grandpa said, by the time she saw red apples on the tree, she would have a sister!
Dora's first picture was a tree full of green leaves.Day by day, the weather got cooler.The leaves slowly 6 their colour and tiny apples appeared among them.
7 , Dora drew her last picture of the tree.It had a lot of red apples.Now it was time to return home.When she entered the house, Mum and Dad were 8 her on the sofa.Each of them was 9 a baby in their arms.
"Now you have a sister and a brother!" Dad said."Wow, I'm the 10 sister in the world!"Dora said happily."Look! Their faces are as round as red apples.They are so cute."