SAMPLE TEXT: Ling and Ting are twins. They live together. They eat together. They play together. They are together when the wind blows. Outside, the sky is dark. The trees sway. The rain falls. There is thunder and lightning. Lightning flashes. Crack! Eek! says ling. Are you scared of the storm? Ting asks. No! says Ling. I am not scared! I was just surprised. Boom! The thunder is loud. Eek! says Ting. Are you scared of the storm? Ling asks. No! Ting says. I am not scared. I was just surprised too. We are not scared, Ling says. No, Ting says. We are just surprised. It is winter, says Ling. Now we must shovel snow. Ting does not want to shovel the snow. I am sick Ting says. You are sick? Ling asks If you are sick, you need medicine, Yes Ling says. I have a recipe. It is for [from]an old Chinese medicine. In the kitchen, Ling makes the medicine. She cooks onions, ginger, and water. She adds mustard and garlic. She adds sticks and dirt. She adds a sock and a shoelace.

Twin sisters Ling and Ting have fun together playing in all kinds of weather.