The Blurry Board
A free A1-level English story for language learners, readable online in 5 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Pim cannot read the board at school until a teacher notices his problem.
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Pim could not read the board at school. The words were soft and gray. He did not tell anyone.
Every day, he took a seat in the front. Other students wanted the back seats. Pim wanted the front.
He leaned forward and looked very hard. Still, the numbers looked like small clouds. His head hurt after class.
One day, the teacher wrote a word on the board. "Pim, read this word," she said. Pim looked and said nothing.
After class, she asked him a question. "Can you see the board?" Pim looked at his shoes. "Not very well," he said.
She called his mother. On Saturday, they went to an eye doctor. The doctor put a big machine near Pim's face. "Which is better, one or two?" she asked.
At the end, the doctor said, "You need glasses." Pim chose a pair of blue glasses.
Three days later, he got his glasses. He put them on in the shop. The sign on the wall was sharp and clear. He read every word.
He walked home with his mother. At the corner, he stopped. He looked up at a tree.
He could see every leaf. Each one had thin white lines. Pim stood there for a long time and counted them.
