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It was way too long, and I didn’t want to go back to school looking like this.  \nI thought about what Mom had told me. She said to take a bath first, but I already took one this morning. Then she said to brush my hair, so I gave ita quick brush. Mom had said to use special scissors. I got my school scissors out of my desk. If they could cut paper , they could cut hair!  \nI looked in the mirror again and paused. Mom’s comment that “you can’t glue it back on again”made me worry a little. I decided to cut off just a little hair .  \nSnip. Snip. Snip. I watched some hair float to the floor. I looked in the mirror, and one side was shorter than the other.  \nSnip. Snip. Snip. I looked again, but now the other side was shorter!  \nSnip. Snip. Snip. It was still wrong.  \nSnip. Snip. Snip. I kept trying to fix things, but the more I cut , the more lopsided and crooked my hair became. I started to cry.  \nMom walked in. She looked at my new haircut. She shook her head and didn’t say anything. I don’t like it when she doesn’t say anything.  \n“Are you mad because it's ugly?” I asked.  \n“No, I’m disappointed because you were not patient. I am disappointed that you did not wait for me,” she replied.  \nI went into the bathroom and took a bath. My mom brushed my hair out , then clipped gently with her special scissors. It wasn’t perfect, but it was much  \nbetter. My mom smiled as she combed my hair one last time.  \n“All good things come to those who wait,” she said.  \nPlease Wait (exercises)  \n1. Choose the correct answer.  \nWhy did the girl want to cut her hair?  \na. She was bored with her hair.  \nb. Her best friend got a new haircut that she liked.  \nc. She didn’t want hair anymore.  \nd. She wanted to annoy her mom.  \nWhy did the girl’s mom ask her to wait?  \na. She did not want to cut her daughter’s hair.  \nb. She was not in the mood.  \nc. She was busy.  \nd. 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