41. More Letter Writing
When Valentine Day comes, you will wish to write very good letters to your classmates. You already know how to write a letter, but it is another matter to write a bright letter.
Do you remember that boy, Tom, who once dreamed about an owl and an elf? One day Tom told his mother that his school was planning a special good time for Valentine Day. "We shall have a post office in our room," he said. "Everybody is to send everybody else letters."
"What kind of letters are they to be?" asked his mother.
"Well," answered Tom, "each pupil is to write at least one bright letter about himself. Those who receive the letters have to guess who wrote them. You see, we do not sign our names."
Tom had already written his letter, and he showed it to his mother. It was to his best friend, Fred. Here it is:
Dear Fred:
I am four feet three inches tall. I weigh seventy-five pounds. I like to run and jump. I like to read books, too. I am your best friend.
Somebody
Oral Exercise. What do you think of Tom's letter to Fred? Is it a bright letter? How does every sentence in it begin? Do you like to have all the sentences begin the same way?
Tom's mother read the letter. Then she read it again. Then she said, "Tom, you can do better than that."
Tom was surprised. He thought it was a good letter. "Are there any mistakes in it?" he asked.