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Luisa had a big box. The box had many parts inside. She wanted to build a food at the market. She looked at the box. There were no . She did not know what to do. She opened the box and took out all the parts. There were long metal . There were short wooden boards. There were small nuts and . She put them all on the ground. She looked at them for a long time. She felt a little worried. She said, "I can do this." She took a deep breath. She picked up the first . Luisa tried to put two together.
They did not . She tried again. They still did not . She turned one around. It fitted! She felt happy. Then she tried to put a board on top. It was too heavy. She dropped it. It made a loud noise. People at the market looked at her. She felt . A boy walked over. He said, "Do you need help?" She said, "Yes, please!" His name was Marco. He was strong. He helped her lift the board.
Marco and Luisa worked together. They put all the in the right places. They fixed all the boards. They used the nuts and . It took a long time. The looked a little . But it did not fall down. Luisa put her food on the . She had fruit and bread and rice. The was open. People came to buy food. Luisa smiled. She said, "Thank you, Marco." Marco said, "No problem!" It was a good day at the market. Luisa was tired but happy. She was very of her .
a small shop or table where things are sold, often outside
"Luisa set up her stall at the market."
a set of steps that tell you how to do something
"The box had no instructions, so she did not know where to start."
a long, thin, straight piece of metal or wood
"She picked up a long metal pole from the ground."
a small metal pin used to hold things together
"She used a bolt to fix the two pieces together."
feeling uncomfortable because people are watching you make a mistake
"She felt embarrassed when she dropped the board."
not straight; bent to one side
"The stall looked a little crooked, but it did not fall."
feeling pleased and happy about something you have done
"Luisa was very proud of her stall."
to go together correctly in the right place
"She turned the pole around and it fitted perfectly."
take a deep breath
to breathe in slowly to feel calm before doing something difficult
"She took a deep breath before she started to build the stall."
on the ground
on the floor or surface below your feet
"She put all the parts on the ground so she could see them."
work together
to do a task with another person at the same time
"Marco and Luisa worked together to build the stall."
in the right place
in the correct position where something should be
"They put all the poles in the right places."
too heavy
more weight than a person can easily carry or lift
"The board was too heavy for Luisa to lift alone."
No problem!
a friendly way to say you are happy to help and it was not difficult
"Marco said, "No problem!" when Luisa thanked him."
walk over
to move toward someone by walking
"A boy walked over when he saw Luisa needed help."
try again
to do something a second time after it did not work the first time
"The poles did not fit, so she tried again."
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