
Every morning before going to school, Ariq would stand in front of their bookshelf in the living room. He would focus his sights on one book. It was kept on the top shelf. His mom would always read it to him when he was feeling sad. And lately, he'd always been feeling sad.

He would stare at it and try to think of a way to get to the top of the shelf and retrieve the book. He'd thought about asking his dad for help but his dad had been spending more time in his office.
He was on his own for this one and he was okay with that. He saw it as a challenge he needed to overcome.
Ariq drew up plans on how he would do it. First, he planned on using the ladder they kept in the shed at home. He ran to the shed and found their ladder. The success of his plan hinged on that ladder.

He had his hands on the ladder and tried to carry it.
Immediately, he realized that the plan was a failure.
The ladder was too heavy for him to carry.
This wouldn't do. So, he left the shed defeated.
He went to bed that night determined to come up with a new plan that would work.
His next plan was to use his mom's old trampoline. Using it would allow him to jump high enough, reach the top of the shelf and grab the book.

He dragged the trampoline in front of their shelf.
He looked up at the ceiling then at the trampoline and then back at the ceiling again before deciding that this plan wouldn't work.
He was worried that he would jump too high and go through their ceiling.
After the unsuccessful trampoline plan, he stayed up late that night making a new plan.
Ariq decided to execute his new plan early in the morning. His new plan was to scale the shelf until he got to the top where he could just take the book. He didn't think scaling the shelf would be hard. He'd just have to hold on to the sides a little tighter so that he wouldn't fall off.

When he got the book,
he decided that he would just jump. He just needed a soft landing spot. He ran to the bedroom and took out the mattress and placed it in front of the shelf.
He took a deep breath and began scaling the bookshelf.
It wasn't the easy climb he expected.
It was hard holding on to the edges with his hands and the tip of his toes.
Both his hands and toes began to hurt.
He was about to let go which signaled the end of the plan.

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Every morning before going to school, Ariq would stand in front of their bookshelf in the living room. He would focus his sights on one book. It was kept on the top shelf. His mom would always read it to him when he was feeling sad. And lately, he'd always been feeling sad.

He would stare at it and try to think of a way to get to the top of the shelf and retrieve the book. He'd thought about asking his dad for help but his dad had been spending more time in his office.
He was on his own for this one and he was okay with that. He saw it as a challenge he needed to overcome.
Ariq drew up plans on how he would do it. First, he planned on using the ladder they kept in the shed at home. He ran to the shed and found their ladder. The success of his plan hinged on that ladder.

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