![]() He was afraid he would do something dumb such as forget his hat or step in the water, and then people would give him another dot. ![]() After a while he had so many dots that he didn't want to go outside. He would try to explain why he fell and say something silly, and the Wemmicks would give him more dots. Sometimes when he fell, it would scar his wood, so the people would give him more dots. ![]() And when he fell, the others would gather around and give him dots. He tried to jump high like the others, but he always fell. Some Wemmicks had stars all over them! Every time they got a star it made them feel so good that they did something else and got another star. Still others knew big words or could sing very pretty songs. Some could lift big sticks high above their heads or jump over tall boxes. ![]() But if the wood was rough or the paint chipped, the Wemmicks gave dots. The pretty ones, those with smooth wood and fine paint, always got stars. Up and down the streets all over the city, people could be seen sticking stars or dots on one another. Each Wemmick had a box of golden star stickers and a box of gray dot stickers. And all day, every day, the Wemmicks did the same thing: They gave each other stickers. But all were made by the same carver and all lived in the village. Some had big noses, others had large eyes. ![]() His workshop sat on a hill overlooking their village. Each of the wooden people was carved by a woodworker named Eli. I only posted it because it inspired me and I hope it will inspire you too!! :) ![]()
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