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What’s apandemic?” Maria asked, scared.”A pandemic is when a disease spreads very quickly, not just in one country, but all over the world,” her Mama said.  \n”The pandemic sounds so scary, Mama!”Maria said.  \n”The COVID-19 virus is very contagious. That’s why we must all be careful. Everyone has to stay in their house for now,” Mama said.  \nWeeks passed, and then months. People still had to stay home. They could only go outside for a short amount of time wearing face masks and face shields.  \nMaria was sad. She really wanted to go to school.“Mama, what do they do in first grade? I really wish I could go,” Maria asked.”You’re about to find out, Maria, because today we’re playing school,” her \u003Ci>Manay\u003C/ i> Precy said.  \n”All your siblings can play too. That will make it more fun. I’ll be the teacher, and you all will be the students,” Manay Precy added.  \n\u003Ci>manay\u003C/i>: older sister  \n”Good morning, class,” Teacher Precy said.”Good morning, Teacher,” \u003Ci>Manoy\u003C/i> Nilo, Manoy Pilo, and Manay Lina all answered. Each of them had their own school bag.”Hello, hello, hello. I’m so happy. Tralala, lalala, tralala,” they all sang along with Manay Lina’s guitar.  \n\u003Ci>\u003C/i>\u003Ci>  \n\u003C/i>\u003Ci>manoy: \u003C/i>older brother  \nThey went to a field with pigs, chickens, buffaloes, goats, and cows . Teacher Percy told them to imitate the animals they heard.”Moooo,” Maria said.  \n”Cluck, cluck, cluck,” said Manay Lina.  \n”Oink, oink,” said Manoy Pilo.  \n”Baaa, baaa,” said Manoy Nilo.  \nAfter that, they drew the animals that they had seen . Maria traced around a toy cow.”Mmmmm, I smell something delicious. It looks like Mama’s cooking \u003Ci>pansit bato\u003C/i> . 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