{"id":5,"date":"2015-01-28T17:57:34","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T17:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/chapter\/chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2022-08-10T23:29:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T23:29:59","slug":"chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/chapter\/chapter-1\/","title":{"raw":"A New Flower","rendered":"A New Flower"},"content":{"raw":"

Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_3501fjqz?width=608&height=70&playerId=23449753\r\n\r\n<\/span>\r\n\"A\r\n

My grandma has never been on a plane. But she gets on a plane when she is 82 years old. She gets on a plane to see me.<\/p>\r\n\"Daisies\r\n

One day, we go for a walk. She likes the flowers on my street.<\/p>\r\n\"\"\r\n

Back home, she has many garden beds. She is in three flower clubs. She puts her plants in flower shows. She knows a lot about flowers.<\/p>\r\n\"Close-up\r\n

But today she sees a flower she has not seen before. \u201cWhat is this?\u201d Grandma asks.<\/p>\r\n\"A\r\n

My friend Dave knows. He tells her what the flower is.\u00a0She looks at Dave for a long time.<\/p>\r\n\"A\r\n

Back home, men hunt.<\/p>\r\n\"A\r\n

Back home, men fish.<\/p>\r\n\"A\r\n

Back home, men farm.<\/p>\r\n\"A\r\n

But back home, men do not know about flowers.<\/p>\r\n\"An\r\n

She takes this in. She smiles. Then we go on.<\/p>\r\n\"Close-up\r\n

She hopes to see\u00a0more flowers she has never seen before.<\/p>","rendered":"

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