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Frindle
Nick Allen was in the fifth grade.
One day in English class, he asked his teacher,
“How do words get their meanings?
Why does the word dog mean a dog?
Why can’t it mean a book?”
Mrs. Granger answered,
“People give meanings to words.”
Nick asked, “How?”
Mrs. Granger said, “You, me, and everyone in the country agreed on the meaning.”
Nick thought, “Really? I didn’t agree.”
On the way home,
On the way home, Nick saw a pen on the street.
He picked up the pen.
He had an idea.
“From today, your new name is frindle.”
The next day, he told his friends about his new word.
By the end of the week, all his classmates were using it.
“Can I borrow your frindle?”
“I think that your red frindle is pretty.”
One day after class,
One day after class, Mrs. Granger called Nick.
She said, “Frindle is not a real word.
You and your classmates should stop using it.”
Nick said, “I know that you’re not happy.
I’m really sorry, but it’s too late.
Everyone is using it now.”
Mrs. Granger took out a letter.
She said, “I wrote this letter for you.
But I’m not going to give it to you today.
I will send you this letter some day.”
The next morning,
The next morning, Mrs. Granger told the class,
“Stop using Frindle!
Frindle is not a real word.”
But more and more students used it.
Students in other schools started using it.
Soon, students in the whole country were using it.
Time passed and Nick graduated.
He forgot about frindle.
When he turned 21, he received a package from Mrs. Granger.
It had a pen, a letter, and a dictionary.
There was a note on the dictionary.
“See page 541.”
Nick couldn’t believe his eyes.
On that page, he found the word frindle!
Dear Nick,
Congratulations! Frindle is now a real word.
I was on your side from the beginning.
But every good story needs a “bad guy.”
I played that role.
I hope that you understand...
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