Story of the Week
October 7, 1996
This week, our story comes from the Adult Literacy Council of Greater Fort Erie, Ontario. The author, Andrea Menig, joined the Council in 1993 after losing her reading, writing and math skills as a result of a brain aneurism. She has been working very hard to regain these skills and is now able to read the newspaper and correspond with her friends. Andrea enjoys writing and hopes to make a career of writing short stories.
Senses of Summer
by Andrea Menig
I think summer is the greatest and the hottest season. What makes summer great is that I can enjoy my five senses.
What season do you know that we have a picnic and barbecue steaks or hot dogs? I like the smell of meat cooking on a hot grill. Plus, it tastes better when you're on a picnic.
When it's hot, I open the window. I hear the children laughing and playing. I can feel the cool breeze when the windows are open. It's like having the outdoors in the house. Summer is the only season I walk around in my bare feet and feel the grass between my toes. I like it!
It's nice to see old friends when I take a trip. When the summer day is finished, I can hear the crickets chirping. The sound is like a song of summer.
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