1. A little boy was very ___ ___ ___ ___ and in the hospital.
2. He cried, wiped away his ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, and looked out his window.
3. Just ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ his room he could see a tree with big, round, yellow fruit.
4. The nurse told him that the fruit were
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.
5. The boy counted more than one ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ on that tree!
6. Later, when the nurse ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ on his door, he asked if he could have one for lunch.
7. It didn’t take her ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ than
a second to say it was a great idea.