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Lisa was angry at everything around her. When she got out of

bed, she slipped on the sheets and fell down. When she came

downstairs for breakfast, it got cold. She later decided to take a

bath to get ready. But when she went into the bathroom, there

was no water. She stomped out of her bathroom in anger and

saw some of her building blocks. She decided to build a tall building

with them to distract herself. But then she found out that some

of the building blocks were missing. In her anger, she kicked

the tin dustbin in her room. The hard bin hurt her toe. “Ow!”

she cried loudly.

Hearing her cry, her parents came down to see what had

happened. “Lisa, what happened?” her mother asked.

“Everything around me is making me angry!” Lisa said. “Why?”

her mother asked. “Because…oh, so many reasons! What do I tell
you...”

Lisa said in a softer tone. “Calm down Lisa. All you need to do is

close your eyes, take a deep breath, and think of things that make

you happy,” her father replied. Lisa started thinking about things

that make her happy—ice cream, rainbow, beach, butterflies, and

so many other things. Lisa’s anger went away in a second.

Your Space

1. Why do you think Lisa was feeling so angry?

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2. Do you also have any other solution for Lisa other than the

ones her parents gave her?

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