There once was a little girl named Sylvia that some people say had a magic smile. Every time she would smile at someone she would say “JELLO,” they would smile and say “JELLO” back to her. It didn’t matter who the person was or if they were in a bad mood, they always smiled at her and said “JELLO.”
It seems that Little Sylvia was just beginning to learn how to talk and every time she would try to say “Hello” it sounded like “JELLO.” Her mother and father thought it was very cute and it always made them smile, so they would always just smile and say “JELLO” back to her.
One day she was out for a stroll with her mother and they saw a little boy fall off his bicycle and he skinned his knee. It must have hurt him quite a lot because he was crying very loudly. His tears were running down his cheek as he bellowed out a big “OOOOOWWW!!!” so loud that everyone down the street turned their heads to see what all the racket was about.
Sylvia’s mother told little Sylvia that they should go see if they could help the little boy. The little boy was still hollering “OOOOOWWW!!!” when they got there. Sylvia’s mother helped the little boy up off the ground and put a little band aid on his knee, but the boy still kept crying “OOOOOWWW!!!” Sylvia’s mother didn’t know what else to do. The mailman and the garbage man even stopped to see if they could make the boy stop crying, but he just kept screaming “OOOOOWWW” even louder than before.
That’s when Little Sylvia crept right up to the boy and stared up at him with a big smile on her face and said “JELLO.” The little boy stopped crying immediately as a big smile came over his face and he looked directly at Sylvia and said “JELLO” to her. The mailman and the garbage man even smiled and said “JELLO” to one another. Everyone was now laughing and smiling and saying “JELLO” to all the people as they passed by on the street, all because of a smile from Little Sylvia.
On their way back home from their stroll they passed by a neighbour’s house that had a very big, scary dog in the yard. Every time a child would walk by their fence the dog would howl “OOOOOWWW!!!” and all the children would run home very scared. Well the big, scary dog saw Sylvia and her mother coming and he jumped off his porch and let out his meanest and scariest “OOOOOWWW!!!” you have ever heard. Sylvia’s mother stepped back from the fence, but Little Sylvia just stood there and smiled at the big, scary dog. Then Sylvia quietly spoke in a little voice “JELLO” directly to the big dog.
To Sylvia’s mother’s surprise the dog stopped howling. He snuggled right up to the fence where Sylvia was standing and slowly opened his mouth showing his big sharp teeth. Sylvia’s mother was just about to grab her little daughter away from the mangy beast when she realized the dog looked like it was smiling at Sylvia. His tongue was hanging out and his tail was wagging back and forth to and fro like he was very happy to see her. The dog then took a deep breath and let out a howl that sounded just like “JAWWWOOOW!” Sylvia’s mother started to smile and laughed out loud to the dog, and “JELLO to you too”.
Little Sylvia and her mother smiled and laughed all the way back home about the dog and his big “JAWWWOOOW.” They climbed the stairs up into their apartment to have a nap before they made some dinner for Sylvia’s father when he returned home from work. Little Sylvia always loved it when her Papa came home from work. She would wait for him at the top of the stairs and as soon as he entered the door she would smile at him and say “JELLO.” Papa always smiled back and say “JELLO” and they would play until dinner.
That night Sylvia heard the front door creak open and she crept very quickly to meet her Papa. Before she even had a chance to get to the top of the stairs she heard her Papa cry out a very loud “OOOOOWWW!!!” It seems that her Papa had tripped on the stairs and fell down on his knee and it hurt him very much.
Sylvia rushed to the top of the stairs and looked down at her Papa holding his knee and still crying “OOOOOWWW!!!” Her Papa looked up the stairs to see Little Sylvia staring down at him with a big smile on her face. “JELLO” she said in a little whisper of a voice. Her Papa smiled right back at her and said “JELLO, my little darling” and before you know it, he climbed to the top of the stairs and gave Little Sylvia a big hug and a kiss.
After playing with her Papa, Sylvia and her parents sat down for a nice dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. As soon as they were finished, Papa asked Sylvia, “What is for dessert?” Sylvia beamed a big smile at her Papa and said “JELLO” and he smiled and said, “Jello?” Sylvia’s mother laughed out loud and asked Sylvia, “How did you know?” and just like magic she placed a big bowl of JELLO on the table for each one of them.
THE END
