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“Sure,” said Joe. “Usually, each dot is a different color.”
“Boy, I’d like to go to Chicago sometime,” said Marvin.
They went inside Marvin’s dull gray house.
“Hi, Marvin!” Linzy shouted from the kitchen. She was sitting at the table, eating something out of a bowl.
Marvin set his backpack on the counter. “That’s my sister, Linzy,” he said. “She’s five.”
Joe walked to the table. “How do you do, Linzy?” he said. “My name is Joe Normal.” He held out his hand.
Linzy giggled and shook his hand.
“What’s that red stuff?” asked Joe.
“Jell-O,” said Linzy.
Joe stared at it. “What is it?”
“Strawberry,” said Linzy.
Joe couldn’t take his eyes off of it. “Is it a solid or a liquid?”
“It’s Jell-O,” said Linzy.
“He’s from Chicago,” Marvin explained. “I guess they don’t eat much Jell-O there.”
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nbsp; “Can I touch it?” asked Joe.
“Sure,” said Linzy.
Joe poked his finger into Linzy’s Jell-O. “What holds it together?” he asked.
Linzy thought it over. “It’s sticky,” she explained. “It sticks to itself.”
“You want some?” said Marvin.
“I don’t know,” said Joe.
“It’s good. You’ll like it,” said Linzy.
Marvin opened the refrigerator. He removed a large flat dish filled with strawberry Jell-O. Then he got a small bowl from the cabinet and served some Jell-O to Joe.
Joe sat down next to Linzy. He stared at his Jell-O. He scooped some up on his spoon and watched it jiggle. “It’s weird,” he said. “I can cut through it with my spoon, like water. But it doesn’t fall apart.”
“That’s because it’s sticky,” said Linzy.
Joe put some in his mouth. He swished it around and swallowed. “This is delicious!” he exclaimed.
“Told you,” said Linzy.
Joe finished his bowl of Jell-O, then ate a second bowlful, and then a third.
“I like Joe,” Linzy said to Marvin, while Joe slurped his Jell-O. “He’s not like Nick and Stuart. They’re weird.”
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