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Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest The ladybug that wanted to be like the rainbow
Havla una vez una
Once upon a time, there was a
Pequena mariquita
Little ladybug
Quele gustba much
Who was so happy
Ver el arcoiris
To see the rainbow
Le gustave mirair
She loved to look at
Sus radiantes colores
Its radiant colors
Hazta que undigdecidio
Until one day she decided
Ser como el arcoiris cambian
To be like the rainbow and change
Do de color peronosabia
Colors, but she didn't know
Que color escojer
Which color to choose.
Hazta que porfin decidio
Until at last, she decided
Que usariq un color
To use a different color every day.
Diferente cada dia.
Perosus amigos
But her friends
Empezaro a glejarse
Began to stay away from her
Alber que era diferente
Upon seeing that she was different
Aias demas
From the rest.
Yla mariquita se sintio
And the little ladybug felt
Muy trizte alberque
Very sad to see that
Se que dava sola
She was left alone because she was fifferent,
Por ser diferentey
And she decided to be the same
Decidio ser lamis ma
As before.
De antes fin.
End
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The 2006 Reading Rainbow Awards are made possible by The Ralph G. Conger and Pauline M. Conger Fund for Children's Programming and by Starbucks Coffee.
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