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This poem explores the art of summarizing stories and ideas, encouraging students to express thoughts concisely and creatively.
In this poem, Auntie Grace wants a story. Little Mace begins to tell one, but Auntie Grace keeps asking her to make it shorter. Mace happily makes the story shorter and shorter. The poem shows us in a fun way how to say something in fewer words.
Auntie Grace asks little Mace to tell her a story. As Mace tells it, Auntie keeps saying, 'Make it shorter.' Mace happily makes the story shorter each time. The poem teaches us to say things in short and simple words.
The poem tells us that we can say a story or an idea in fewer, shorter words.