The Dot

The Dot

• Vashti was a young schoolgirl.
• She sat in her art class.
• Her paper was blank.
• She felt she could not draw.
• She was upset and quiet.
• Her teacher was kind and gentle.
• The teacher came to Vashti.
• She looked at the blank paper.
• She encouraged Vashti to draw.
• Vashti said she could not draw.
• The teacher asked her to make a mark.
• Vashti made a small angry dot.
• The teacher looked at the dot carefully.
• She said it was nice.
• She asked Vashti to sign it.
• Vashti felt surprised.
• Next week she saw her dot framed.
• It hung on the classroom wall.
• Vashti felt proud of her work.
• She gained confidence slowly.
• She started making more dots.
• She used different colours.
• She made dots of many sizes.
• She enjoyed drawing now.
• Her artwork improved a lot.
• One day a boy spoke to her.
• He said he could not draw.
• Vashti encouraged him kindly.
• She asked him to draw a line.
• She helped him feel confident.