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Ringgg! Hannah and Kaylie walked into Mr. 

Smith’s second grade class. The two of 

them had been best friends for as long as 

they could remember. They giggled as they 

skipped in the classroom, ready to learn. 

Today, Mr. Smith was teaching 

subtraction. “17-6 = what?” Mr. Smith 

asked the class. Just as the kids were 

about to respond, someone walked in the 

room. 

A small girl with brown hair stood in the 

doorway and stared quietly at the floor. 

Next to her stood a woman with a bright, 

smiling face. Springsteen Elementary School 

never got new students. Hannah looked at 

Kaylie, and her brown eyes were dancing 

with curiosity. 

Mr. Smith warmly announced, “Class, this 

is our new student, Lily. She can sit in the 

empty seat next to Hannah.” Hannah’s 

heart sped up; she wondered what Lily was 

like. Lily followed the tall lady to the 

desk.

Lily sat down next to Hannah, still looking 

scared. The woman with her whispered to 

Hannah. “Hello, Hannah. I’m Mrs. Jones. This 

is Lily’s first day at school, and she’s really 

nervous. I’m here because I translate 

everything using sign language. Lily’s deaf.”

Hannah was so surprised, she couldn’t even 

speak! Hannah had never met someone that 

was deaf, and she wondered how she was 

supposed to talk to her. Mrs. Jones could 

tell Hannah was a little nervous, so she 

calmly said, “It’s okay. Here, say something 

to Lily and I’ll translate.” 

Hannah slowly said, “Hi Lily. How are you?” 

Mrs. Jones made a bunch of quick movements 

with her hands, and Lily seemed to understand 

because she made hand movements back. Mrs. 

Jones responded, “Lily says thanks for letting 

her sit next to you! She said she’s a little bit 

scared to be in a new school because she 

doesn’t know anyone.

Even though Hannah was still a little 

uncertain, she said, “Tell Lily not to be 

worried! She can sit with my friends and I at 

lunch.” Once Mrs. Jones translated it, Lily’s 

face lit up. She seemed so happy she had 

made a friend!

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