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When Gertrude Grew Great
Gertrude was just an average kid with an average life.At home,she helped out just enough to slide by.At school,she did just enough homework to stay out of 1 .She had straight C's in all of her classes.
One day Gertrude's teacher stopped her after class."Gertrude,"he said,"I've seen the work you do in class,and some of it is 2 ."Gertrude knew there were moments when she did try a little harder than what everyone 3 ,like when she took extra time with her homework to make it look fancy.But she didn't really believe that she could change.She had done just enough to 4 for so long.In fact,she was scared by the thought of having the power to become whatever she wanted.
That night,Gertrude had a dream.It was ten years into the future.She could not find an average job,because even the average jobs were5 by above-average workers.Gertrude wanted her own place,her own life.A voice spoke in the dream:"The present is nothing more than the6 of the choices made in the past.
The future will only be the results of the choices we make today."Gertrude began crying,because she knew she had helped7 the world where she lived,and the choices she made had produced the options she had.
The next day,she tried harder in school,and she felt8 than usual.She helped more around the house,and she felt better than typical.Soon the pattern of Success 9 that of being normal and Gertrude even became great at failing by learning from her mistakes.Ten years later,Gertrude lived in an average sized house
and she was just the average adult.But her 10 was above average,because her life was hers.
