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The Little Girl with a Big Name

     There once was a little girl who loved her name very much. Mommy and 

Daddy had many names picked out for her. The name they finally picked out 

was perfect.The little girl was only five years old. She learned how to print 

her name when she was only four and one half years old. She spelled her name 

with great pride. 

      Her name was ‘Penelope Anne’.

      Penelope’s name looked so long but it was very easy for her to print. 

Everywhere you would look the name ‘Penelope’ was written in pencil or even in 

crayon. Mommy was so proud that Penelope could print her name. She was not 

happy that she printed her name on the doors and the walls. 

     Mommy would always make sure there was plenty of drawing paper, pencils 

and crayons for Penelope to make pretty pictures and also print her name. One 

day Penelope asked her mommy a very interesting question.

     ‘Mommy, can I have a bigger name? I think that if I had a bigger name it 

would be cool’ she asked with a very serious voice.

     ‘Now why would you want to change your name? Penelope Anne is a very 

beautiful name for a beautiful little girl’ mommy replied with a big grin.

     ‘I can spell my name now. I am getting bigger mommy. I will be six years old 

soon.’ Penelope seriously replied.

      ‘Penelope Anne’ is your name. Do you not think that your name is big 

enough? If you had to choose a bigger name what would you like to be called? 

Mommy asked.

     ‘I think I would like to be named ‘Penelope Anne,Leigh, Lynn Mary, Gail 

Redmond’ replied Penelope with a deep sigh.

     ‘Well! I see you have thought about this a lot. I am very impressed. I have 

an idea Penelope. Okay, are you going to listen to me now? Mommy requested.

     ‘Yes Mommy. I promise I will pay attention. Please tell me your good idea’ 

Penelope said excitedly’

     ‘Let’s call you ‘Penelope Anne, Leigh, Lynn, Mary, Gail for as long as you 

would like. There is one thing that I would like you to do first. I want you to 

print your big new name three times on this paper. I do not want to hear that 

you do not want to do it. After all you will have to print your big new name, 

sometimes, as you grow older. Do you understand what I am asking you to do 

Penelope?’ mommy asked with a slight grin on her face.

      ‘I will get my pencil and paper right now. Can you print my new name first 

on the paper? I will copy them. I am so excited having my new name. I hope 

you will be able to call me my new long name Mommy’ Penelope said as she 

jumped with joy.

     Penelope pulled up a chair to the kitchen table. She laid out her new 

sharpened pencils and some new sheets of white paper. Mommy printed 

Penelope’s big new name on a separate piece of paper and placed it in front of 

her.  

      Penelope watched her mommy’s pencil create so many letters.

      ‘Penelope Anne, Leigh, Lynn, Mary, Gail’ was truly a very, very big name.

      Penelope was filled with great determination. She was happy that she 

would have the biggest name in her whole class. The kitchen was silent.The 

only sound that filled the room was the humming sound from the fridge.

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