Dorothy
will be ten years old next month. She is excited.
Ten years old is very old.
She will not be a little kid anymore.
A nine‐year‐old kid is just a little kid.
A ten‐year‐old kid is almost an adult.
Nine is only one number, but 10 is two numbers.
Nine is a little kid number, but 10 is an adult number.
When she is ten, she will be an adult almost.
She will be a young woman.
She will wear lipstick.
She will wear nail polish.
She will have a boyfriend.
He will be handsome and polite.
He will open doors for her.
He will buy her birthday presents.
Dorothy can't wait until next month.
